Province of Maguindanao del Sur
Maguindanao del Sur is one of the province in the Philippines situated in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in the island of Mindanao.
Ampatuan
Maguindanao del SurAmpatuan
Ampatuan is an interior agricultural town known for its peaceful farming communities, rich corn production, and local trade routes. Its rolling terrain features green hills, fertile farming valleys, and river streams. The town maintains an active agricultural community focused on sustainable harvesting.
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Buluan
Maguindanao del SurBuluan
Buluan is a historic lakeside town famous for its rich cultural heritage and scenic wetlands surrounding the large Buluan Lake. Its flat lakeshore terrain supports active agricultural farming and local trade.
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Datu Abdullah Sangki
Maguindanao del SurDatu Abdullah Sangki
Datu Abdullah Sangki is an agricultural town known for its peaceful farming villages, rich crop production, and local trade. Its flat to rolling terrain is surrounded by green agricultural fields and river streams. The town serves as an active farming community focused on sustainable harvesting.
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Datu Anggal Midtimbang
Maguindanao del SurDatu Anggal Midtimbang
Datu Anggal Midtimbang is an interior agricultural town known for its peaceful farming villages, rich crop fields, and local market trade. It features lush green fields supported by river irrigation and quiet rural neighborhoods. Its flat lowland terrain provides a calm, community-centered environment.
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Datu Hoffer Ampatuan
Maguindanao del SurDatu Hoffer Ampatuan
Datu Hoffer Ampatuan is an interior agricultural town known for its peaceful farming communities, traditional crop harvests, and quiet rural charm. Its rolling terrain features green crop fields and gentle river streams. The town maintains a close-knit lifestyle centered around sustainable agriculture.
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Datu Montawal
Maguindanao del SurDatu Montawal (Pagagawan)
Datu Montawal is a riverside agricultural municipality known for its peaceful farming communities, rich corn harvests, and local trade. Its flat lowland terrain sits alongside wide river networks that nourish the surrounding fields. The town serves as an active agricultural link for nearby rural districts.
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Datu Paglas
Maguindanao del SurDatu Paglas
Datu Paglas is an agricultural municipality famous for its vast commercial Cavendish banana plantations and large-scale agricultural investments. It features modern packing facilities, green farm fields, and active community markets. Its flat to rolling landscape serves as a key economic farming hub.
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Datu Piang
Maguindanao del SurDatu Piang (Dulawan)
Datu Piang is a deeply historic town famous for housing the centuries-old National Cultural Treasure known as the Mindanao Mother Church or Rio Grande de Mindanao watch tower roots. Its flat riverside terrain preserves a rich Islamic and colonial history.
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Datu Salibo
Maguindanao del SurDatu Salibo
Datu Salibo is an interior agricultural town known for its peaceful farming villages, traditional rice production, and local community markets. Its flat lowland terrain is surrounded by fertile marshland river systems. The municipality offers a quiet, community-centered environment rooted in agriculture.
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Datu Saudi-Ampatuan
Maguindanao del SurDatu Saudi-Ampatuan
Datu Saudi-Ampatuan is an agricultural municipality known for its quiet rural communities, traditional crop harvests, and local market trade. Its flat lowland terrain features fertile farming valleys surrounded by gentle green hills. The town maintains an active agricultural lifestyle focused on sustainable crop harvesting.
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Datu Unsay
Maguindanao del SurDatu Unsay
Datu Unsay is an interior agricultural municipality known for its peaceful farming communities, rich crop fields, and local trade routes. Its rolling terrain features fertile agricultural valleys surrounded by green hills. The town maintains a calm rural setting focused on traditional farming.
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General Salipada K. Pendatun
Maguindanao del SurGeneral Salipada K. Pendatun
General Salipada K. Pendatun is an inland agricultural municipality named after a prominent historical leader, known for its rich rice and corn production. Its flat lowland terrain is supported by major river irrigation.
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Guindulungan
Maguindanao del SurGuindulungan
Guindulungan is an interior agricultural town known for its peaceful rural setting, traditional farming practices, and local trade routes. Its rolling terrain features green hills, river streams, and fertile crop fields. The municipality maintains a quiet countryside atmosphere focused on sustainable farming.
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Mamasapano
Maguindanao del SurMamasapano
Mamasapano is known for its strong Maguindanaon and Islamic cultural heritage, with traditional crafts, food, and community celebrations forming an important part of local life. The town became widely known after the 2015 Mamasapano clash, one of the most significant and controversial events in recent Philippine history. It lies in a broad, low-lying landscape shaped by rivers, rice fields, and wetlands.
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Mangudadatu
Maguindanao del SurMangudadatu
Mangudadatu is a predominantly agricultural municipality where rice, corn, and other crops are grown across wide fertile plains. It was named after Esmael Mangudadatu, whose political career became closely linked with the history of the area in the late 2000s. Rivers and lowland fields shape much of the town and support its farming communities.
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Pagalungan
Maguindanao del SurPagalungan
Pagalungan is known for its wide rice fields and its location near the Mindanao River, one of the major river systems in Mindanao. It once served as the capital of the former undivided Cotabato province from 1966 to 1973, giving the town an important place in regional history. Rivers, floodplains, and agricultural land dominate the surrounding landscape.
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Paglat
Maguindanao del SurPaglat
Paglat is a quiet agricultural municipality known for rice farming and the traditional communities that live across its rural landscape. The town has a predominantly lowland setting with rivers and fertile fields supporting local livelihoods. Its peaceful countryside offers a glimpse of everyday life away from larger urban centers.
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Pandag
Maguindanao del SurPandag
Pandag is known for its wide agricultural plains, rice fields, and rivers that support farming communities. The town also has a strong Maguindanaon cultural identity reflected in local traditions and community life. Its mostly flat terrain makes agriculture one of its defining features.
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Rajah Buayan
Maguindanao del SurRajah Buayan
Rajah Buayan is named after Rajah Buayan, a historic title associated with one of the major pre-colonial sultanates of Mindanao. The municipality is primarily agricultural, with rice fields and other crops spread across its low-lying plains. Rivers and fertile land give the town a largely rural character.
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Shariff Aguak
Maguindanao del SurShariff Aguak (Maganoy)
Shariff Aguak is known for the Masjid Dimaukom, popularly called the Pink Mosque, which has become one of the area's most recognizable landmarks. The town also has natural attractions such as the Marguez Hot and Cold Spring and Blue Lagoon. Its name honors Shariff Aguak, a historic Muslim leader, while its surrounding plains support agriculture.
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Shariff Saydona Mustapha
Maguindanao del SurShariff Saydona Mustapha
Shariff Saydona Mustapha is known for its Maguindanaon cultural heritage and predominantly agricultural communities. Rice fields, waterways, and fertile lowlands form much of the landscape, with farming providing an important source of livelihood. The municipality was created in 2006 and was named after Shariff Saydona Mustapha, a respected religious and political figure.
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South Upi
Maguindanao del SurSouth Upi
South Upi is known for the culture of the Teduray people, one of the Indigenous communities with deep roots in the area. The municipality is characterized by forests, rivers, waterfalls, and mountain landscapes that offer strong potential for nature and cultural tourism. A 2025 Bangsamoro Parliament bill proposed renaming the municipality Teduray to further recognize its indigenous identity, but the proposed name change still requires the legal process for approval.
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Sultan sa Barongis
Maguindanao del SurSultan sa Barongis (Lambayong)
Sultan sa Barongis is a quiet inland municipality known for its agricultural plains and rivers. It was formerly called Lambayong before being renamed Sultan sa Barongis, reflecting the area's traditional leadership and history. Rice fields, waterways, and low rolling terrain define much of its countryside.
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Talayan
Maguindanao del SurTalayan
Talayan is known for its agricultural communities, Maguindanaon traditions, and wide river plains. The town has a largely rural landscape where rice farming remains an important livelihood. Its low elevation and network of waterways also create broad views across the surrounding countryside.
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