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Cotabato (kōtäbä`tō), city (1990 pop. 127,065), Maguindanao prov., W Mindanao, the Philippines, near the mouth of the Mindanao River on Moro Gulf. It has long been a Muslim center. Its port serves a vast, fertile farm area which, as the object of a government colonization program, has had a great population increase since World War II. Cotabato prov. is a focus of coffee cultivation and has important pineapple and peanut crops. Rubber is also produced, and lumbering is a major industry. The provincial capital is Pagalungan. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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10, a bomb exploded in Kidapawan near Cotabato City, killing eight people and wounding 60, while another exploded on a bus in North Cotabato, killing six and wounding 10. The Pope expressed this conviction when he met with a group of bishops from the Philippine provinces of Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Davao, Lipa, Ozamis and Zamboanga on September 25. MAKING MINDANAO: Cotabato and Davao in the Formation of the Philippine Nation-State. |
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