Cotabato or North 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 barangays are under the jurisdiction of the nearby Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. The name Kuta Watu in Maguindanaon (or Kota Batu in Malay) means "Stone Fortress". (Read more)