Cotabato

Cotabato City , officially the City of Cotabato ( Maguindanaon : Kuta Wato ; Cebuano : Dakbayan sa Cotabato ; Filipino : Lungsod ng Cotabato ), is a city in the Philippines in the province of Maguindanao . According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 299,438. [3] Although Cotabato City is the regional center of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) but the city is administratively part of the Soccsksargen region, which is composed of the provinces of South Cotabato , (North) Cotabato , Sultan Kudarat , and Sarangani , as well as the highly urbanized city of General Santos . Cotabato City is an independent component city, not subject to regulation from the Provincial Government of Maguindanao where it is geographically located. The Philippine Statistics Authority also list Cotabato City as statistically independent. For geographical and legislative purposes, it is grouped with the province of Maguindanao but still does not belong to the ARMM. [6] Cotabato City is distinct from and should not be confused with the province of Cotabato . The city was chartered by the virtue of Republic Act No. 2364. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotabato_City