Datu Saudi Ampatuan
Datu Saudi Ampatuan, officially the Municipality of Datu Saudi Ampatuan, is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,060 people.
Etymology
The municipality was named in honor of the former mayor of Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur, Datu Saudi Uy Ampatuan who died due to a bomb explosion on December 24, 2002, at Datu Piang Avenue of the said municipality.History
Datu Saudi Ampatuan was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 151 on July 1, 2003, carved out of the municipality of Datu Piang.On July 30, 2009, upon the ratification of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Acts No. 225 and MMAA 222, the municipalities of Shariff Saydona Mustapha and Datu Salibo, respectively, were created from a total of 5 entire barangays and a portion of one barangay from Datu Saudi Ampatuan, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang, Datu Unsay, Mamasapano, and Shariff Aguak.
Datu Saudi Ampatuan mayor Samsudin Dimaukom, publicly accused by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte of involvement in the illegal drug trade, was killed on October 28, 2016, along with nine others, by Philippine police at a highway checkpoint in what police describe as an anti-drug operation.
Geography
Barangays
Datu Saudi Ampatuan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.- Dapiawan
- Elian
- Gawang
- Kabengi
- Kitango
- Kitapok
- Madia
- Salbu
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Poverty Incidence of