Organization of Cotabato Municipalities

The reorganization is issued upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Cotabato.
The recommendation is required to be concurred in by the Secretary of the Interior.
The order is issued pursuant to Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.
The order organizes municipal districts except the municipal districts of Gambar, Kalanganan, and Tumbao.

The order organizes all, except three, municipal districts in the Province of Cotabato into ten independent municipalities.
The order annexes the three municipal districts of Gambar, Kalanganan, and Tumbao to the municipality of Cotabato.
The order increases the number of municipalities in the province of Cotabato from three to thirteen.

Ten independent municipalities are created under the names: Pagalungan, Parang, Nuling, Kiamba, Buluan, Kidapawan, Kabakan, Koronadal, Buayan, and Dinaig.
Each newly created municipality has a seat of government as follows:
- Pagalungan — seat at Pagalungan
- Parang — seat at Parang
- Nuling — seat at Nuling (km. 12-13)
- Kiamba — seat at Kiamba
- Buluan — seat at Buluan
- Kidapawan — seat at Kidapawan
- Kabakan — seat at Kabakan
- Koronadal — seat at Marbel
- Buayan — seat at DadíaAgas
- Dinaig — seat at Upi
The municipal districts of Gambar, Kalanganan, and Tumbao are annexed to the municipality of Cotabato.
The territories reorganized include:
- All municipal districts in the Province of Cotabato, except the three named districts
- the province’s unexplored areas
- certain barrios or sitios of the municipality of Dulawan

The municipality of Pagalungan consists of the territory comprised in the municipal districts of Pikit-Pagalungan, Silik, and Balatikan.
The municipality of Pagalungan boundary in the Kabakan area is defined to begin from the northeast corner of the municipal district of Pikit-Pagalungan, then follow a straight line northwesterly, crossing the National highway and the Pulangi River to the junction of the Maridagao and Malitubog Rivers.
The municipality of Parang consists of the territory comprised in the municipal districts of Parang, Bugasan, Buldun, and Basira and the island of Bongo.
The municipality of Nuling consists of the territory comprised in the municipal districts of Nuling, GubpaAgan, and Balut.
The municipality of Kiamba consists of the territory comprised in the municipal districts of Kiamba, Kling, and Lebak.
The municipality of Buluan consists of the territory comprised in the municipal districts of Buluan and Liguasan, and the barrios or sitios of Lambayong and Barurao of the municipality of Dulawan.

The boundary separating the municipality of Buluan from the municipality of Dulawan begins from Butilen, following the crest of Reina Regente mountain Range to Pidsandawan along the Dansalan River.
The boundary continues following the Dansalan River to Sapakan, thence following the Alah River to a point at Kapingkong.
The boundary then follows a straight line eastward from Kapingkong, passing through San Felipe and crossing the National highway to the unexplored territory of Malasila, where it intersects the Cotabato-Davao boundary on the east.
The municipality of Kidapawan consists of the territory comprised in the municipal district of Kidapawan, plus the unexplored region north of that municipal district, bounded by:
- the Davao province boundary on the east
- Bukidnon province on the north
- the Pulangi River on the west
- and including Mlang, which is stated as part of the municipal district of Buluan.
The boundary between Kidapawan and Kabakan begins from the northeast corner of the municipal district of Liguasan, runs direct to Km. 105 on the Cotabato-Davao road, then follows a straight line to the point where the old boundaries of the municipal districts of Kabakan and Kidapawan meet in the north along the Pulangi river.

The municipality of Kabakan consists of the territory comprised in the municipal districts of Kabakan, Carmen, Kitubud, and Banisilan.
The municipality of Koronadal consists of the territory comprised in the municipal districts of Koronadal and Sebu, together with the southern tip of the unexplored territory of Malasila that has not been included in the territory of the municipality of Buluan.
The municipality of Buayan consists of the territory comprised in the municipal districts of Buayan and Glan.
The municipality of Dinaig consists of the territory comprised in the municipal districts of Dinaig, Awang, and Salaman.
The territory of the municipality of Cotabato consists of its present territory plus the territories comprised in the municipal districts of Kalanganan, Tumbao, and Gambar.
The municipality of Cotabato is bounded:
- on the north by the Rio Grande River and Libungan River and Labas Lake
- on the east by the municipalities of Dulawan and Midsayap
- on the south by the Tamontaka River and the Butiren River to its headwaters at Talayan
- on the west by the Illana Bay.
The municipality of Dulawan consists of its present territory minus the barrios or sitios of Lambayong and Barurao.

The order states that it shall take effect on this date.
The order is signed at the city of Manila on August 18, 1947.
The President is Manuel Roxas.
The order is issued by the President, with Emilio Abello signing as Chief of the Executive Office.