Shariff Saydona Mustapha
# Shariff Saydona Mustapha

Shariff Saydona Mustapha, officially the Municipality of Shariff Saydona Mustapha (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Shariff Saydona Mustapha; Iranun: Inged a Shariff Saydona Mustapha; Tagalog: Bayan ng Shariff Saydona Mustapha), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,080 people.

It was created out of 4 barangays from the municipality of Shariff Aguak, 4 entire barangays and a portion of one barangay from Mamasapano, 2 barangays from Datu Unsay, one barangay from Datu Piang, and 3 entire barangays and a portion of one barangay from Datu Saudi-Ampatuan by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 225 (as amended by MMAA Act No. 252), which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on July 30, 2009.

Shariff Saydona Mustapha was an Arab missionary from Mecca and a paternal uncle of Shariff Kabungsuwan of Johore (the first Sultan of Maguindanao). He arrived in Mainland Mindanao in the mid-15th century. He is the ancestor of the Ampatuan, Mangacop, Masukat and Sangki clans of Maguindanao.

## Geography

### Barangays

Shariff Saydona Mustapha is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

* Bakat
* Dale-Bong
* Dasawao
* Datu Bakal
* Datu Kilay
* Duguengen
* Ganta
* Inaladan
* Libutan
* Linantangan
* Nabundas
* Pagatin
* Pagatin (Pagatin I)
* Pamalian
* Pikeg
* Pusao

### Climate

Climate data for Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 32 (89) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 14 (0.6) | 15 (0.6) | 18 (0.7) | 33 (1.3) | 42 (1.7) | 44 (1.7) | 42 (1.7) | 30 (1.2) | 31 (1.2) | 28 (1.1) | 17 (0.7) | 333 (13.2) |
| Average rainy days | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 146.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||
