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Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur

South-eastern Asia

Buluan is a municipality and the capital of Maguindanao del Sur province, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Established on August 8, 1947 under Executive Order No. 82, it had a 2024 census population of 60,931 across 699.50 square kilometers. Buluan was designated the province capital under Republic Act No. 11550, and the provincial council recognized it as such in 2014, resolving a decades old absence of a permanent provincial capitol tied to local clan politics.

Facts
Population
60,931 1
Area (sq km)
699.5 1
Founding Year
1947 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
17 1
Latitude
6.715406 degrees north 1
Longitude
124.785447 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Buluan, Maguindanao - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    According to the 2024 census, it had a population of 60,931.
  • Infobox, Area
    699.50 km2 (270.08 square miles)
  • Infobox: established_date
    August 8, 1947
  • Infobox, Elevation
    Current elevation: 17 meters (56 feet)
  • Infobox, Coordinates
    6.715406 N
  • Infobox, Coordinates [longitude]
    124.785447 E
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 6.7154,124.7854
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 16.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 6.75, 124.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 6.75, 124.75
6.75 124.75 Af
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4. GeoNames: Damawato - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1715889, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.73 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1715889, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.73 km)
6.7 124.78333 P PPL PH 12 71 2268 18 Asia/Manila
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Wikidata: Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur
Wikidata Q212280, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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