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Also known as North Cotabato, Province of Cotabato, Province of North Cotabato

Cotabato, formerly and still commonly referred to as North Cotabato and officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Kidapawan, the most populous in the province. Some of its municipalities are under the jurisdiction of the nearby Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.

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Cotabato
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North Cotabato
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Other
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Jawi
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اوتار كوتوات
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(from top: left to right) Mount Apo Rainforest, Paniki Falls in Kidapawan, Kidapawan City Hall, Our Lady Mediatrix of All Grace Cathedral, Lake Venado, and Cotabato Provincial Capitol
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Location in the Philippines
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Country
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Region
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Foundation
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Capital
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Governor
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Emmylou T. Mendoza (NP)
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Vice Governor
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Rochella Marie T. Taray (Lakas-CMD)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Lalawigan ng Cotabato
Population
1286142
Area
9008.90
Official website
cotabatoprov.gov.ph
Households
308443
Dialing code
64
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Commons category
Cotabato
postal code
9400–9417
electorate
797609
poverty incidence
23.60
inception
1973-11-22
total assets
14080216001.62
fiscal/tax revenue
4557804035.59
total liabilities
993402755.14
total expenditure
2012059269.61
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24 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Maguindanao Sultanate
  • Spanish invasion
  • American rule
  • Japanese invasion
  • Postwar Era
  • During the Marcos dictatorship
  • Post-1986
  • Geography
  • Administrative divisions
  • Reduction due to the establishment of the Bangsamoro
  • Demographics
  • Religion
  • Catholicism
  • Islam
  • Others
  • Economy
  • Government
  • Elected provincial officials
  • Notable people
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Cotabato, formerly and still commonly referred to as North Cotabato and officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Kidapawan, the most populous in the province. Some of its municipalities are under the jurisdiction of the nearby Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.

==Etymology== The name Kuta Watu in Maguindanaon (or Kota Batu in Malay) means "stone fortress".

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