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Cotabato or formerly but still colloquially known as North Cotabato (Hiligaynon: Aminhan Cotabato; Maguindanaon: Utara Kutawatu, Jawi: اوتار كوتوات; Cebuano: Amihanang Cotabato; Cebuano: Amihanang Cotabato; Ilocano: Amianan a Cotabato; Filipino: Hilagang Cotabato), officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Kidapawan. Some of its municipalities are under the jurisdiction of the nearby Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.