Datu Anggal Midtimbang
Datu Anggal Midtimbang, officially the Municipality of Datu Anggal Midtimbang, is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,224 people.
Etymology
The name originated from Datu Anggal Midtimbang, the father of Datu Udzag Midtimbang, the first mayor and the founder of Talayan, Maguindanao del Sur; Datu Midpantao Sr., the former mayor of the municipality of Guindulungan; and Datu Ali Midtimbang Sr., the former mayor of Talayan.History
During the second regular session of the fifth legislative assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the regional legislature created Datu Anggal Midtimbang out of three barangays of Talayan and four from Talitay, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 207, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on December 30, 2006.The ARMM law creating the municipality provides that its administrative center shall be established in barangay Brar.
Geography
Barangays
Datu Anggal Midtimbang is politically subdivided into 7 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.- Adaon
- Brar
- Mapayag
- Midtimbang
- Nunangan
- Tugal
- Tulunan
Climate