It was created under
Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 112 on July 19, 2001, carved out of the municipality of
General Salipada K. Pendatun. The first appointed mayor was Bai Zulaika Pendatun-Langkuno, however, her appointment was recalled by then
ARMM Governor
Nur Misuari to give way for her cousin Datu Conte Mangelen, son of the then Congressman Datu Luminog Mangelen of
Cotabato Province. ==Geography==