Buluan
Buluan
بولوان | |
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| Municipality of Buluan | |
Portion of Poblacion | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Maguindanao del Sur with Buluan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Buluan | |
Buluan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°42′55″N 124°47′08″E / 6.715406°N 124.785447°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Maguindanao del Sur |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | August 8, 1947 |
| Barangays | 7 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Babydats D. Mangudadatu |
| • Vice Mayor | Rhamla M. Kadalim |
| • Representative | Mohamad P. Paglas Sr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 24,078 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 699.50 km2 (270.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 60,931 |
| • Density | 87.107/km2 (225.60/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,847 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 26.85 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 293.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 173.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 261.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 12.1 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9616 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| Native languages | Maguindanao Iranun Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Buluan, officially the Municipality of Buluan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Buluan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Buluan), is a municipality and capital of the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 60,931 people.
The town was recognized by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the former Maguindanao province as the new (de jure) provincial capital in 2014, a move seen as the solution to the decades-old issue of Maguindanao's lack of a permanent provincial capitol due to local clan politics. Republic Act No. 11550 officially designated Buluan as the capital of Maguindanao del Sur.