Senator Ninoy Aquino, officially the Municipality of Senator Ninoy Aquino (abbreviated as SNA; ; ; ; , Jawi: ايڠايد نو سناتور نينوي اكينو), is a municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 48,003 people.
History
Senator Ninoy Aquino was established on February 17, 1989, through Republic Act No. 6712. The municipality is named after former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., who was assassinated in 1983.
The creation of the municipality involved transferring several barangays from neighboring municipalities: Buenaflores, Bugso, Kiadsam, Kadi, Kulaman, Malegdeg and Sewod from the municipality of Kalamansig and Langgal from the municipality of Bagumbayan to form the new municipality. The seat of government of the municipality is designated at Barangay Kulaman.
Geography
Barangays
Senator Ninoy Aquino is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Banali
- Basag
- Buenaflores
- Bugso
- Buklod
- Gapok
- Kadi
- Kapatagan
- Kiadsam
- Kuden
- Kulaman
- Lagubang
- Langgal
- Limuhay
- Malegdeg
- Midtungok
- Nati
- Sewod
- Tacupis
- Tinalon
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
- Senator Ninoy Aquino Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Senator Ninoy Aquino Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
- [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System