Datu Blah T. Sinsuat
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat
داتو بلاه تي سينسوات | |
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| Municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat | |
Map of Maguindanao del Norte with Datu Blah T. Sinsuat highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°55′22″N 123°58′06″E / 6.92278°N 123.96833°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro |
| Province | Maguindanao del Norte |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | July 15, 2006 |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Datu Marshall I. Sinsuat |
| • Vice Mayor | Raida T. Sinsuat |
| • Representative | Sittie Shahara "Dimple" I. Mastura |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 13,912 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 147.21 km2 (56.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,016 m (3,333 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 28,243 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,741 |
| Economy | |
| • Poverty incidence | 48.11 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 238.3 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 202.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 131.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 1.367 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9602 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| Native languages | Maguindanao Tiruray Tagalog |
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Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, officially the Municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Datu Blah T. Sinsuat; Iranun: Inged a Datu Blah T. Sinsuat; Tagalog: Bayan ng Datu Blah T. Sinsuat) and commonly known by its proposed name West Upi, is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,243 people.
Formerly a part of the town of Upi, Datu Blah T. Sinsuat became another municipality after a plebiscite on July 15, 2006, and pursuant to the Muslim Mindanao Act No. 198 of the ARMM. On October 28, it became a new municipality of the newly created Shariff Kabunsuan province until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008. The orphaned municipality was absorbed by the province of Maguindanao.
This municipality is named after Datu Blah T. Sinsuat (1908-1981), Maguindanao's delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention and Cotabato's Lone District Representative to the 2nd Congress of the Philippines.