Central Mindanao 3584530 81548809 2006-10-15T07:00:13Z Howard the Duck 703949 expanded redirect '''Central Mindanao''' was a [[Regions of the Philippines|region]] of the [[Philippines]], located in central [[Mindanao]], and was officially designated as '''Region XII'''. Prior to the creation of the [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]], these provinces comprised the region: * [[Lanao del Norte]] * [[Lanao del Sur]] * [[Maguindanao]] * [[North Cotabato]] * [[Sultan Kudarat (province)|Sultan Kudarat]] With the creation of ARMM, Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao were removed from the region, leaving Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat as constituent provinces. With the addition of [[South Cotabato]] and [[Sarangani]], the region was renamed as [[SOCCSKSARGEN]] and Central Mindanao as a political entity ceased to exist, although the "Central Mindanao" name lives on as a description to the provinces populated by [[Muslim Filipino]]s. {{Philippines-geo-stub}} [[Category:Defunct regions of the Philippines]]