By March 2020, these barangays were designated as a Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro region.[3]
On August 17, 2023, the bills consolidating the SGA barangays into eight municipalities were approved by the Bangsamoro Parliament,[4] The particular bill creating Kadayangan was Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 130.[5]
A plebiscite was held on April 13, 2024, and voters approved all eight bills reconstituting the SGA barangays to eight municipalities including Kadayangan, where 6,292 voted in favor of its creation while 80 voted against. The Bangsamoro regional government will provide P2.5 million in funding for the municipal government until it gets its share of income from the National Tax Allotment.[6] Kadayangan was created from seven barangays of Midsayap.[5]
Geography
Barangays
Kadayangan is politically subdivided into seven barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Central Labas
Kapinpilan
Malingao
Mudseng
Sambulawan
Tugal
Tumbras
Demographics
Population census of Kadayangan
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
2020
25,573
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Government
Officers-in-charge (OIC) was selected by BARMM Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim to fill positions in the municipal government pending regular elections in 2025. The municipality remains under the jurisdiction of the Special Geographic Area pending the creation of a new province.[7][8]
Duma Madi Mascud is the OIC mayor of Kadayangan since July 9, 2024,[9]