Cotabato
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.
Key facts
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- Cotabato
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- North Cotabato
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- Jawi
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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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Article
24 sectionsContents
- 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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