Bangsamoro Facts for Kids

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Bangsamoro

بانجسامورو (Arabic)
باڠسامورو (Tausug)

Autonomous Region

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Filipino: Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Bangsamoro sa Muslim Mindanao
Arabic: منطقة بانجسامورو ذاتية الحكم فى مسلمى مينداناو

Left to right, top to bottom: Bulingan Falls, Lamitan, Basilan; Sulu Provincial Capitol; Panampangan Island, Sapa-sapa, Tawi-Tawi; Polloc Port, Parang, Maguindanao; Lanao Lake at Marawi City; and PC Hill, Cotabato City

Flag

Seal

Anthem: Bangsamoro Hymn

Location in the Philippines

Country

Philippines

Regional center

Cotabato City (de facto)

Time zone

UTC+08:00 (PST)

Provinces

Basilan (except Isabela City)
Lanao del Sur
Maguindanao
Sulu
Tawi-Tawi

Cities

Cotabato City
Lamitan
Marawi

Municipalities

116

Barangays

2,590 (including 63 in the Special Geographic Area in Cotabato)

The Bangsamoro is an autonomous region in the southern Philippines. It is officially named the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM.

It replaced the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in 2019.

The region includes Lake Lanao, one of the 17 most ancient lakes in the world. The Sulu archipelago region includes the Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary (a UNESCO tentative site), Bongao Peak, and the Basilan Rainforest.

Images for kids

A view of Cotabato City as seen in February 2018
Approximate historical extent of the Muslim sultanates of Sulu, Maguindanao and Lanao
Voters look for their names at a precinct in Marawi during the January 21 BOL plebiscite.
President Rodrigo Duterte sounds the agung during the inauguration of Bangsamoro. He is joined by Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim.
Marawi
Ginakit boat of the Maguindanao people
Bacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur
Daru Jambangan (Palace of Flowers) in Maimbung, Sulu before it was destroyed by a typhoon in 1932.
Jolo, Sulu
Inaul, a Maguindanaon woven cloth.
Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
A Moro brass lantaka or swivel gun.
19th century illustration of a lanong, the main warships used by the Iranun and Banguingui people
Tausūg horsemen in Sulu, taken on December 30, 1899.
Sarimanok statue of the Maranao
Yards of Yakan people's cloths
A Sama-Bajau lepa houseboat (c. 1905)
Pis siyabit (headscarf) of the Tausūgs
Palapa, a culturally important spicy condiment of the Maranao people
Tausūg dancers in traditional attire.
A kutiyapi of the Maguindanao people
A malong bearing okir designs.
Moro blades made from Basilan "basih" (iron)
Pastil, a traditional Maguindanaon food.
Lami-Lamihan Festival
A Maranao kulintang ensemble with okir carvings

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