The municipality was renamed from Balimbing to Panglima Sugala as per Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No.

7, enacted on July 4, 1991, and approved by the Regional Governor on September 9, 1991.

[6] Panglima Sugala is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.

Poverty Incidence of Panglima Sugala Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17]

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