[3] It was created under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No.

[5] The first appointed mayor during its creation as a new municipality was Hadji Datu Antao Midtimbang, Sr., a well known religious leader who also served as mayor of Talayan and as vice governor of Maguindanao Province.

Guindulungan is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.

Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Poverty Incidence of Guindulungan Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16]