When the
Bangsamoro was created in 2019 to supplant the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 63 barangays in the province of
Cotabato were grouped with the newer autonomous region in the
second part of the plebiscite held in February 6. The mother municipalities and Cotabato province remained part of
Soccsksargen. On October 23, 2019, a clash between government forces and suspected members of the
ISIL-affiliated
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Barangay Tumbras left 7 people dead. By March 2020, these barangays were designated as a
Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro region. On August 17, 2023, the bills consolidating the SGA barangays into eight municipalities were approved by the
Bangsamoro Parliament, The particular bill creating Kadayangan was Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 42. A plebiscite was held on April 13, 2024, and voters approved all eight bills reconstituting the SGA barangays to eight municipalities including Kadayangan, where 6,292 voted in favor of its creation while 80 voted against. The Bangsamoro regional government will provide P2.5 million in funding for the municipal government until it gets its share of income from the National Tax Allotment. Kadayangan was created from seven barangays of
Midsayap. ==Geography==