Upi, Shariff Kabunsuan
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| Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Shariff Kabunsuan |
| District | Lone District of Shariff Kabunsuan |
| Barangays | 23 |
| Income Class: | 3rd class municipality |
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| Population
Total (2007) |
38,225 |
Upi (also known as North Upi) is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Shariff Kabunsuan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 51,141 people in 9,975 households.
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[edit] Mayor
The current mayor of North Upi is MR. Ramon Piang, a former principal of Notre Dame of Upi, a local high school manage by the Catholic church.
[edit] Etymology
According to popular belief, Upi came from the word "upi"(Tiruray name for yam), a popular root crop cultivated by the local "Tirurays". According to oral history, when Capt. Edwards first arrived in this cool, serene town, he found a local villager tending his root crops, when ask about the town's name, the villager mistakenly said that its upi, thinking that the foreigner is asking for the crop's name.
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[edit] Barangays
Upi is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.
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