Municipality of Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao

Shariff Aguak (formerly Maganoy) is municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Maguindanao. On July 30, 2009, upon the ratification of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Acts No. 225 (as amended by MMAA 252) and MMAA 220, the municipalities of Shariff Saydona Mustapha and Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, respectively, were created from a total of 13 barangays from Shariff Aguak, in addition to other barangays from Datu Piang, Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Datu Unsay and Mamasapano.