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</li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-History-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle History subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Central_Mindanao" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Central_Mindanao"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Central Mindanao</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Central_Mindanao-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Soccsksargen" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Soccsksargen"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Soccsksargen</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Soccsksargen-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Koronadal_as_new_regional_center" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Koronadal_as_new_regional_center"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Koronadal as new regional center</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Koronadal_as_new_regional_center-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Special_Cotabato_barangays_and_Cotabato_City_exit" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Special_Cotabato_barangays_and_Cotabato_City_exit"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Special Cotabato barangays and Cotabato City exit</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Special_Cotabato_barangays_and_Cotabato_City_exit-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Musical_heritage" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Musical_heritage"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Musical heritage</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Musical_heritage-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Government</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label 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href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCCSKSARGEN" title="SOCCSKSARGEN – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="SOCCSKSARGEN" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCCSKSARGEN" title="SOCCSKSARGEN – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="SOCCSKSARGEN" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindanao_Central" title="Mindanao Central – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Mindanao Central" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%86%8C%ED%81%AC%EC%82%AC%EB%A5%B4%EC%A0%A0_%EC%A7%80%EB%B0%A9" title="소크사르젠 지방 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="소크사르젠 지방" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8" title="सोकसारजेन – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="सोकसारजेन" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCCSKSARGEN" title="SOCCSKSARGEN – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="SOCCSKSARGEN" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soksksarhena" title="Soksksarhena – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Soksksarhena" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCCSKSARGEN" title="SOCCSKSARGEN – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="SOCCSKSARGEN" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD" title="Сокксксарген – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Сокксксарген" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCCSKSARGEN" title="SOCCSKSARGEN – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="SOCCSKSARGEN" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9" title="ソクサージェン地方 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ソクサージェン地方" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCCSKSARGEN" title="SOCCSKSARGEN – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="SOCCSKSARGEN" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCCSKSARGEN" title="SOCCSKSARGEN – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="SOCCSKSARGEN" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pag mw-list-item"><a href="https://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Pangasinan" lang="pag" hreflang="pag" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Pangasinan" data-language-local-name="Pangasinan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangasinan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%9E%D0%9A%D0%9A%D0%A1%D0%9A%D0%A1%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%A5%D0%95%D0%9D" title="СОККСКСАРХЕН – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="СОККСКСАРХЕН" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCCSKSARGEN" title="SOCCSKSARGEN – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="SOCCSKSARGEN" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Soccsksargen" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D" title="சொக்ஸ்சர்ஜென் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="சொக்ஸ்சர்ஜென்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Asik-Asik_Falls%2C_Alamada%2C_Cotabato%2C_Philippines.jpg/124px-Asik-Asik_Falls%2C_Alamada%2C_Cotabato%2C_Philippines.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Asik-Asik_Falls%2C_Alamada%2C_Cotabato%2C_Philippines.jpg/186px-Asik-Asik_Falls%2C_Alamada%2C_Cotabato%2C_Philippines.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Asik-Asik_Falls%2C_Alamada%2C_Cotabato%2C_Philippines.jpg/248px-Asik-Asik_Falls%2C_Alamada%2C_Cotabato%2C_Philippines.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Placid_Lake_of_Lake_Sebu.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="The Placid Lake of Lake Sebu"><img alt="The Placid Lake of Lake Sebu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/The_Placid_Lake_of_Lake_Sebu.JPG/124px-The_Placid_Lake_of_Lake_Sebu.JPG" decoding="async" width="124" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/The_Placid_Lake_of_Lake_Sebu.JPG/186px-The_Placid_Lake_of_Lake_Sebu.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/The_Placid_Lake_of_Lake_Sebu.JPG/248px-The_Placid_Lake_of_Lake_Sebu.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3072" /></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Koronadal City Hall"><img alt="Koronadal City Hall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg/124px-Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg/186px-Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg/248px-Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="584" data-file-height="438" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div style="font-size:95%">Left to right, top to bottom: <a href="/wiki/Sarangani_Bay" title="Sarangani Bay">Sarangani Bay</a>; shoreline of <a href="/wiki/Lebak,_Sultan_Kudarat" class="mw-redirect" title="Lebak, Sultan Kudarat">Lebak, Sultan Kudarat</a>; <a href="/wiki/Asik-Asik_Falls" title="Asik-Asik Falls">Asik-Asik Falls</a> in <a href="/wiki/Alamada,_Cotabato" class="mw-redirect" title="Alamada, Cotabato">Alamada, North Cotabato</a>; <a href="/wiki/Lake_Sebu" title="Lake Sebu">Lake Sebu</a>; and <a href="/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos">General Santos</a>, the Commerce and Industrial Center of Region 12</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SOCCSKSARGEN_in_Philippines.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in the Philippines"><img alt="Location in the Philippines" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/SOCCSKSARGEN_in_Philippines.svg/250px-SOCCSKSARGEN_in_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/SOCCSKSARGEN_in_Philippines.svg/375px-SOCCSKSARGEN_in_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/SOCCSKSARGEN_in_Philippines.svg/500px-SOCCSKSARGEN_in_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1871" data-file-height="2468" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location in the Philippines</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Soccsksargen&params=6.5_N_124.85_E_region:PH_type:city(4360974)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">6°30′N</span> <span class="longitude">124°51′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">6.5°N 124.85°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">6.5; 124.85</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Island_groups_of_the_Philippines" title="Island groups of the Philippines">Island group</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Regional center</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cotabato_City" title="Cotabato City">Cotabato City</a> <small>(until 2004)</small> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a> <small>(since 2004)</small></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos">General Santos</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">22,513.30 km<sup>2</sup> (8,692.43 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (<a href="/wiki/Mount_Apo" title="Mount Apo">Mount Apo</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,450 m (8,040 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020 census)<sup id="cite_ref-PSA15–12_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA15–12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">4,360,974</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">190/km<sup>2</sup> (500/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B8" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+8">UTC+8</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philippine_Standard_Time" title="Philippine Standard Time">PST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">PH-12</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">Provinces</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;"><div>4</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Cotabato" title="Cotabato">Cotabato del Norte</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">Cotabato del Sur</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Sarangani" title="Sarangani">Sarangani</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Kudarat" title="Sultan Kudarat">Sultan Kudarat</a> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">Independent cities</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;"><div>1</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos">General Santos</a> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">Component cities</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;"><div>3</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Kidapawan" title="Kidapawan">Kidapawan</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Tacurong" title="Tacurong">Tacurong</a> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_the_Philippines" title="Municipalities of the Philippines">Municipalities</a></th><td class="infobox-data">45</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">Barangays</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1,095</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">Cong. districts</a></th><td class="infobox-data">10</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_the_Philippines" title="Languages of the Philippines">Languages</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output 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("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hiligaynon_language" title="Hiligaynon language">Hiligaynon</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_language" title="Maguindanao language">Maguindanaon</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Cebuano_language" title="Cebuano language">Cebuano</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Iranun_language" title="Iranun language">Iranun</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sarangani_language" title="Sarangani language">Sarangani</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tboli_language" title="Tboli language">Tboli</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Blaan_language" title="Blaan language">Blaan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Cotabato_Manobo_language" title="Cotabato Manobo language">Dulangan Manobo</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Obo_language" title="Obo language">Obo</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tagabawa_language" title="Tagabawa language">Tagabawa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tiruray_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruray language">Teduray</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ilianen_language" title="Ilianen language">Ilianen</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Karay-a_language" title="Karay-a language">Karay-a</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ilocano_language" title="Ilocano language">Ilocano</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Filipino_language" title="Filipino language">Filipino</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_Philippines_by_GDP" title="List of regions of the Philippines by GDP">GDP</a> (2023)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philippine_peso" title="Philippine peso">₱</a>620.38 billion<br /><a href="/wiki/USD" class="mw-redirect" title="USD">$</a>11.15 billion<sup id="cite_ref-grdp_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grdp-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Growth rate</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> (3.5%)<sup id="cite_ref-grdp_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grdp-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.685 (<span style="color:orange;">Medium</span>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">HDI rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Philippine_provinces_and_regions_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index">14th in the Philippines</a> (2019)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Soccsksargen</b> (officially stylized in <a href="/wiki/All_caps" title="All caps">all caps</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-GovPH-EO36_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GovPH-EO36-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="tl-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Tagalog" title="Help:IPA/Tagalog">[sokˈsardʒɛn]</a></span>), formerly known as <b>Central Mindanao</b>, is an <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">administrative region</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, designated as <b>Region XII</b>. Located in south-central <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a>, its name is an <a href="/wiki/List_of_geographic_names_derived_from_acronyms_and_initialisms" class="mw-redirect" title="List of geographic names derived from acronyms and initialisms">acronym</a> that stands for the region's four <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">provinces</a> and one highly urbanized city (<a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato"><b>So</b>uth <b>C</b>otabato or Cotabato del Sur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cotabato" title="Cotabato"><b>C</b>otabato del Norte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Kudarat" title="Sultan Kudarat"><b>S</b>ultan <b>K</b>udarat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sarangani" title="Sarangani"><b>Sar</b>angani</a> and <a href="/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos"><b>Gen</b>eral Santos</a>). The regional center is in <a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a>, located in the province of Cotabato del Sur, and the center of commerce and industry is General Santos, which is the most populous city in the region. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region is bounded on the north by the province of <a href="/wiki/Bukidnon" title="Bukidnon">Bukidnon</a> in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">Northern Mindanao</a>, on the east by the <a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">Davao Region</a>, on the northwest and west by the <a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">Bangsamoro</a> region, and on the southwest by the <a href="/wiki/Celebes_Sea" title="Celebes Sea">Celebes Sea</a>. The region also shares a maritime border with <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo">Gorontalo</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a> provinces of <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>. </p><p>The region has extensive coastlines, valleys and mountain ranges. Known for its river system, the region is the <a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">drainage basin</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a>, particularly at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cotabato_Basin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cotabato Basin (page does not exist)">Cotabato Basin</a>, a large <a href="/wiki/Depression_(geology)" title="Depression (geology)">depression</a> surrounded by mountain ranges on three sides.<sup id="cite_ref-ThePhilippineIslandWorld_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ThePhilippineIslandWorld-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HumanHelminthiases_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HumanHelminthiases-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within the basin runs the <a href="/wiki/Mindanao_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Mindanao River">Rio Grande de Mindanao</a>, the longest river in Mindanao and the second longest in the Philippines. The river empties into <a href="/wiki/Illana_Bay" title="Illana Bay">Illana Bay</a> of the larger <a href="/wiki/Moro_Gulf" title="Moro Gulf">Moro Gulf</a> to the west of Cotabato City. </p><p>At the south of the basin lie the <a href="/wiki/Tiruray_Highlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruray Highlands">Tiruray Highlands</a>, a moderately high mountain range blocking the basin from the southern coastline.<sup id="cite_ref-ThePhilippineIslandWorld_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ThePhilippineIslandWorld-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Southeast of the mountains lies <a href="/wiki/Sarangani_Bay" title="Sarangani Bay">Sarangani Bay</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administrative_divisions">Administrative divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Socsksargen.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Socsksargen.png/220px-Socsksargen.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="260" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Socsksargen.png/330px-Socsksargen.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Socsksargen.png/440px-Socsksargen.png 2x" data-file-width="1846" data-file-height="2183" /></a><figcaption>Map of Region XII</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Provinces">Provinces</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Provinces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Soccsksargen comprises 4 <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">provinces</a>, 1 <i>highly urbanized</i> <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">city</a>, 3 <i>component</i> cities, 45 <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_the_Philippines" title="Municipalities of the Philippines">municipalities</a> and 1,195 <a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">barangays</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;background-color:#FDFDFD;text-align:center;font-size:90%;border:1pt solid grey;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan="2" class="unsortable">Province <span style="font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">or</span> <abbr title="Independent component city or highly urbanized city; administered independently from any province">City</abbr></span> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable">Capital </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" colspan="2">Population <span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span><sup id="cite_ref-PSA20–12_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–12-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan="2">Area<sup id="cite_ref-NSCBProvince_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCBProvince-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NSCBCity_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCBCity-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan="2">Density </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable">Cities </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Municipalities">Muni.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Barangays">Barangay</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;" colspan="2"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;" colspan="2"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;">km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable">sq mi </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;">/km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable">/sq mi </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Vlag_Fil_Cotabato.gif/23px-Vlag_Fil_Cotabato.gif" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Vlag_Fil_Cotabato.gif/35px-Vlag_Fil_Cotabato.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Vlag_Fil_Cotabato.gif/46px-Vlag_Fil_Cotabato.gif 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="216" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cotabato" title="Cotabato">Cotabato</a> </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kidapawan" title="Kidapawan">Kidapawan City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001292408971961245♠" style="display:none"></span>29.2%</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,275,185 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,008.90 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,478.36 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">150 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">390 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>480 <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sarangani" title="Sarangani">Sarangani</a> </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alabel,_Sarangani" class="mw-redirect" title="Alabel, Sarangani">Alabel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001128170285285546♠" style="display:none"></span>12.8%</td> <td style="text-align:right">558,946 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,601.25 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,390.45 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">150 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">390 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>141 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/South_Cotabato_Flag.png/23px-South_Cotabato_Flag.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/South_Cotabato_Flag.png/35px-South_Cotabato_Flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/South_Cotabato_Flag.png/46px-South_Cotabato_Flag.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a> </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001223683570880199♠" style="display:none"></span>22.4%</td> <td style="text-align:right">975,476 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,935.95 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,519.68 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">230 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">600 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>199 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Vlag_Fil_SultanKudarat.gif/23px-Vlag_Fil_SultanKudarat.gif" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Vlag_Fil_SultanKudarat.gif/35px-Vlag_Fil_SultanKudarat.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Vlag_Fil_SultanKudarat.gif/46px-Vlag_Fil_SultanKudarat.gif 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="216" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sultan_Kudarat" title="Sultan Kudarat">Sultan Kudarat</a> </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Isulan,_Sultan_Kudarat" class="mw-redirect" title="Isulan, Sultan Kudarat">Isulan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001195840185793783♠" style="display:none"></span>19.6%</td> <td style="text-align:right">854,052 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,298.34 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,045.70 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">150 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">390 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>249 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;border-right:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_General_Santos.png/23px-Flag_of_General_Santos.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_General_Santos.png/35px-Flag_of_General_Santos.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_General_Santos.png/46px-Flag_of_General_Santos.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="560" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos">General Santos</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;border-left:0;">† </td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001159899279150206♠" style="display:none"></span>16.0%</td> <td style="text-align:right">697,315 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">492.86 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">190.29 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,200 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,100 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;">Total </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">4,360,964 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">22,786.08 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">8,797.75 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">200 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">520 </th> <th scope="col">5 </th> <th scope="col">45 </th> <th scope="col">1,095 <sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:left;background-color:#F2F2F2;border-top:double grey;"> <td colspan="12" style="padding-left:1em;"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FDFDFD; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> † </span> <a href="/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos">General Santos</a> is a <i>highly urbanized city</i>; figures are excluded from <a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a>.</li></ul></div>Figures <i>exclude</i> the 63 barangays under the <a href="/wiki/Special_Geographic_Area" title="Special Geographic Area">Special Geographic Area</a>, which are geographically situated in Cotabato but under the administration of <a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">Bangsamoro</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Governors_and_vice_governors">Governors and vice governors</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Governors and vice governors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="140">Province </th> <th width="150">Image </th> <th width="235">Governor </th> <th width="120" colspan="2">Political Party </th> <th width="150">Vice Governor </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Cotabato" title="Cotabato">Cotabato</a></div> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gov_Mendoza.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Gov_Mendoza.png/115px-Gov_Mendoza.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Gov_Mendoza.png/172px-Gov_Mendoza.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Gov_Mendoza.png/230px-Gov_Mendoza.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emmylou_Tali%C3%B1o-Mendoza" title="Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza">Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #98fb98;" data-sort-value="Nacionalista Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Nacionalista_Party" title="Nacionalista Party">Nacionalista</a> </td> <td>Efren Piñol </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Province_of_Sarangani_-_Official_Seal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Province_of_Sarangani_-_Official_Seal.png/75px-Province_of_Sarangani_-_Official_Seal.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Province_of_Sarangani_-_Official_Seal.png/113px-Province_of_Sarangani_-_Official_Seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Province_of_Sarangani_-_Official_Seal.png/150px-Province_of_Sarangani_-_Official_Seal.png 2x" data-file-width="2042" data-file-height="2042" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Sarangani" title="Sarangani">Sarangani</a></div> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gov_Pacquiao.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Gov_Pacquiao.png/115px-Gov_Pacquiao.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Gov_Pacquiao.png/172px-Gov_Pacquiao.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Gov_Pacquiao.png/230px-Gov_Pacquiao.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td> <td>Rogelio Pacquiao </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #f77f00;" data-sort-value="People's Champ Movement"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Champ_Movement" title="People's Champ Movement">PCM</a> </td> <td>Elmer de Peralta </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ph_seal_south_cotabato.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Ph_seal_south_cotabato.png/75px-Ph_seal_south_cotabato.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Ph_seal_south_cotabato.png/113px-Ph_seal_south_cotabato.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Ph_seal_south_cotabato.png/150px-Ph_seal_south_cotabato.png 2x" data-file-width="1530" data-file-height="1509" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a></div> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gov_Tamayo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Gov_Tamayo.png/115px-Gov_Tamayo.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Gov_Tamayo.png/172px-Gov_Tamayo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Gov_Tamayo.png/230px-Gov_Tamayo.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reynaldo_Tamayo_Jr." title="Reynaldo Tamayo Jr.">Reynaldo Tamayo Jr.</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0D5F31;" data-sort-value="Partido Federal ng Pilipinas"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Partido_Federal_ng_Pilipinas" title="Partido Federal ng Pilipinas">PFP</a> </td> <td>Arthur Yusay Pingoy </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Sultan_Kudarat" title="Sultan Kudarat">Sultan Kudarat</a></div> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gov_Mangudadatu.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gov_Mangudadatu.png/115px-Gov_Mangudadatu.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gov_Mangudadatu.png/172px-Gov_Mangudadatu.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gov_Mangudadatu.png/230px-Gov_Mangudadatu.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td> <td>Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B0E0E6;" data-sort-value="Lakas-CMD"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Lakas-CMD" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakas-CMD">Lakas</a> </td> <td>Raden Camlian Sakaluran </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Component_cities">Component cities</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Component cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kidapawan" title="Kidapawan">Kidapawan</a> — the only city of <a href="/wiki/Cotabato" title="Cotabato">Cotabato</a> province</li> <li>† <a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a> — the political regional center of Soccsksargen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacurong" title="Tacurong">Tacurong</a> — only city of Sultan Kudarat</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Highly_urbanized_city">Highly urbanized city</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Highly urbanized city"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos">General Santos</a></i> — a highly urbanized city, it serves as the center of the Metropolitan and Regional Center for trade and industry of Soccsksargen.</li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#BFF5FF; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> † </span> <span style="font-size:95%;">Regional center</span></li></ul></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>City </th> <th>Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th>Population<br />as of 2020 </th> <th>Tax collection<br />as of 2012<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Allotment" title="Internal Revenue Allotment">IRA</a><br />as of 2015 </th> <th>Income class </th></tr> <tr> <td>1. </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos">General Santos</a></b> </td> <td>492.86 </td> <td>697,315 </td> <td>P1.175 billion </td> <td>Php 1,086.25 million </td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr> <td>2. </td> <td style="text-align:left;background-color:#BFF5FF;border-right:0;">† <b><a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a></b> </td> <td>277.00 </td> <td>195,398 </td> <td>P917 million<br />(including South Cotabato) </td> <td>Php 504.77 million </td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td>3. </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kidapawan" title="Kidapawan">Kidapawan</a></b> </td> <td>358.47 </td> <td>160,791 </td> <td>P554 million<br />(including Cotabato Province) </td> <td>Php 509.68 million </td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td>4. </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tacurong" title="Tacurong">Tacurong</a></b> </td> <td>153.40 </td> <td>109,319 </td> <td>P555 million<br />(including Sultan Kudarat Province) </td> <td>Php 350.57 million </td> <td>4th </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The oldest civilization in the region is located in <a href="/wiki/Maitum,_Sarangani" class="mw-redirect" title="Maitum, Sarangani">Maitum, Sarangani</a>, where the <a href="/wiki/Maitum_Anthropomorphic_Pottery" class="mw-redirect" title="Maitum Anthropomorphic Pottery">Maitum Anthropomorphic Pottery</a> were found. The jars have been declared as National Cultural Treasures, and are subject to the high protections ensured by Philippine and international laws. </p><p>From the middle of the 14th century to 1905, the <a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Buayan" title="Sultanate of Buayan">Sultanate of Buayan</a> dominated the Soccsksargen region, influencing the local datus in the area as well as having General Santos City under its direct control as a port. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Central_Mindanao">Central Mindanao</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Central Mindanao"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region used to be named <i>Central Mindanao</i>. Prior to the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Region_in_Muslim_Mindanao" title="Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao">Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao</a> (ARMM), it comprised the following provinces: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maguindanao" title="Maguindanao">Maguindanao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Cotabato" class="mw-redirect" title="North Cotabato">North Cotabato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultan_Kudarat" title="Sultan Kudarat">Sultan Kudarat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Norte" title="Lanao del Norte">Lanao del Norte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanao_del_Sur" title="Lanao del Sur">Lanao del Sur</a></li></ul> <p>With the creation of ARMM, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao (excluding <a href="/wiki/Cotabato_City" title="Cotabato City">Cotabato City</a>), and Sultan Kudarat were removed from the region, leaving Lanao del Norte and Cotabato, and <a href="/wiki/Iligan" title="Iligan">Iligan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marawi" title="Marawi">Marawi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cotabato_City" title="Cotabato City">Cotabato City</a> as constituent provinces and cities.<sup id="cite_ref-PSA-CentralMindanao2000Census_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA-CentralMindanao2000Census-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lanao del Norte and Iligan were later transferred to <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">Northern Mindanao</a>, while Marawi became part of the ARMM. </p><p>On December 18, 1998, Sultan Kudarat was transferred back to Central Mindanao through Republic Act No. 8744.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Soccsksargen">Soccsksargen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Soccsksargen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2001, <i>Executive Order No. 36</i> was signed by President <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Macapagal_Arroyo" title="Gloria Macapagal Arroyo">Gloria Macapagal Arroyo</a> transferring <a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sarangani" title="Sarangani">Sarangani</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos">General Santos</a> (also known as the <i>SocSarGen</i> District), from <a href="/wiki/Southern_Mindanao" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Mindanao">Southern Mindanao</a> to Region XII, and renaming the region, from <i>Central Mindanao</i>, to <i>Soccsksargen</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-GovPH-EO36_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GovPH-EO36-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NSCB-SouthernMindanao-Davao_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCB-SouthernMindanao-Davao-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Koronadal_as_new_regional_center">Koronadal as new regional center</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Koronadal as new regional center"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By virtue of Executive Order No. 304 signed by then President <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Macapagal_Arroyo" title="Gloria Macapagal Arroyo">Gloria Macapagal Arroyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a> was named as the regional political and socio-economic center of Soccsksargen on March 30, 2004. Regional departments, bureaus and offices were ordered to move from <a href="/wiki/Cotabato_City" title="Cotabato City">Cotabato City</a>, the former regional center of the region. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_Cotabato_barangays_and_Cotabato_City_exit">Special Cotabato barangays and Cotabato City exit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Special Cotabato barangays and Cotabato City exit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Traditionally resisting efforts for inclusion to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao despite serving as the government center of the ARMM, the <a href="/wiki/2019_Bangsamoro_Autonomous_Region_creation_plebiscite" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region creation plebiscite">January 21, 2019 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region creation plebiscite</a> resulted in the surprise ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law in Cotabato City. This means the city may now formally serve as the capital of the region and the offices of the former ARMM will be retained for use by the <a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro_Autonomous_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangsamoro Autonomous Region">Bangsamoro Regional Government</a> and now formally no longer constitutes part of the Soccsksargen Region. </p><p>In addition to Cotabato City, <a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro_barangays_in_Cotabato" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangsamoro barangays in Cotabato">63 barangays in Cotabato province</a> opted to join Bangsamoro, thus exiting the region as well. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:auto;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Population census of Soccsksargen</caption><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="padding:0 0.5em"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:auto"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate. Executive Order 135 §6 states that for "census years" (years divisible by 10) the reference date would be May 1st, but for all other years, the reference date is to be the "middle of the year". This means that growth rates, although correct, are not necessarily simple year-on-year comparisons.">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1903 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">34,729</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1918 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">67,561</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.54%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1939 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">124,035</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.94%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1948 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">147,037</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.91%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">567,032</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+11.90%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:auto"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate. Executive Order 135 §6 states that for "census years" (years divisible by 10) the reference date would be May 1st, but for all other years, the reference date is to be the "middle of the year". This means that growth rates, although correct, are not necessarily simple year-on-year comparisons.">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,125,779</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+7.09%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1975 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,297,981</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.90%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,638,856</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.77%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,272,888</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.33%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1995 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,700,187</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.28%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:auto"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate. Executive Order 135 §6 states that for "census years" (years divisible by 10) the reference date would be May 1st, but for all other years, the reference date is to be the "middle of the year". This means that growth rates, although correct, are not necessarily simple year-on-year comparisons.">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,058,320</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.71%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2007 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,571,347</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.16%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,837,785</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.65%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2015 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,245,838</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.94%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,360,974</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.53%</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Data includes Cotabato City, which is now part of Bangsamoro.<br />Source: Philippine Statistics Authority<sup id="cite_ref-PSA15–12_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA15–12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1034237262">.mw-parser-output .stack{box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .stack>div{margin:1px;overflow:hidden}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-left{float:left;clear:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-right{float:right;clear:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-left{float:left;clear:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-right{float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-left{float:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-right{float:right;margin-left:1em}}</style><div class="stack mw-stack stack-left"><div><p style="margin-left: 20px;"><b>Poverty incidence of Soccsksargen</b></p> <table style="font-size:85%;"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="padding-top:10px;margin-top:1em;max-width:420px;" class="chart noresize"> <div style="position:relative;min-height:300px;min-width:420px;max-width:420px;"> <div style="float:right;position:relative;min-height:220px;min-width:320px;max-width:320px;border-left:1px black solid;border-bottom:1px black solid;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:7.5px;top:53px;height:166px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Soccsksargen: 37.9"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:60.5px;top:51px;height:168px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Soccsksargen: 38.31"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:113.5px;top:23px;height:196px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Soccsksargen: 44.74"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:166.5px;top:52px;height:167px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Soccsksargen: 38.15"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:219.5px;top:96px;height:123px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Soccsksargen: 28.23"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:272.5px;top:126px;height:93px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Soccsksargen: 21.4"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;height:220px;min-width:100px;max-width:100px;"> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:166px;padding:0 2px">10</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:176px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:122px;padding:0 2px">20</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:132px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:78px;padding:0 2px">30</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:88px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:34px;padding:0 2px">40</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:44px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:-10px;padding:0 2px">50</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:0px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;top:220px;left:100px;width:320px;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:1px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2006 <br /> 37.90</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:26.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:54px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2009 <br /> 38.31</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:79.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:107px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2012 <br /> 44.74</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:132.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:160px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2015 <br /> 38.15</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:185.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2018 <br /> 28.23</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:238.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:266px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2021 <br /> 21.40</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:291.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <p style="margin-left: 20px;"> <b>Source:</b> <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Veranza_Mall_2-storey_bridge_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Veranza_Mall_2-storey_bridge_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Veranza_Mall_2-storey_bridge_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Veranza_Mall_2-storey_bridge_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-Veranza_Mall_2-storey_bridge_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Veranza_Mall_2-storey_bridge_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-Veranza_Mall_2-storey_bridge_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="750" /></a><figcaption>2 storey bridge connecting KCC mall of Gensan and Veranza mall</figcaption></figure> <p>The region contributes to the national GDP with 2.6% with 5% growth compared to 2016. 18.3% of <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP).<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <p>In the most recent contest during the 2024 Philippine Coffee Quality Competition, it showcased Region 12's development as a dominant force in coffee quality. Renowned for its superb beans, the region wowed both enthusiasts and experts with its distinct flavors, superior farming techniques, and commitment to quality. The event demonstrated Region 12's ability to produce coffee that stands out in both national and international markets, establishing its position as a premier producer of high-quality coffee. This newfound reputation promises to raise the region's prominence in the coffee industry, attracting more buyers and lovers from around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_heritage">Musical heritage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Musical heritage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cotabato_City_Hall_Museum_Exhibit_5.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Cotabato_City_Hall_Museum_Exhibit_5.jpg/220px-Cotabato_City_Hall_Museum_Exhibit_5.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Cotabato_City_Hall_Museum_Exhibit_5.jpg/330px-Cotabato_City_Hall_Museum_Exhibit_5.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Cotabato_City_Hall_Museum_Exhibit_5.jpg/440px-Cotabato_City_Hall_Museum_Exhibit_5.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4160" data-file-height="3120" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_people" title="Maguindanao people">Maguindanaon</a> Kulintang exhibited in <a href="/wiki/Old_Cotabato_City_Hall_Museum" title="Old Cotabato City Hall Museum">Old Cotabato City Hall Museum</a></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Kulintang" title="Kulintang">Kulintang</a></div> <p>The artistic cultural heritage of the native <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_people" title="Maguindanao people">Maguindanao people</a>, among other regional groups—both <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Muslims</a> and <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholics</a>—revolves around <i><a href="/wiki/Kulintang" title="Kulintang">kulintang</a></i> music, a specific type of <a href="/wiki/Gong" title="Gong">gong</a> music. Unique to the Soccsksargen, elements of kulintang may be loosely compared to <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>’s <i><a href="/wiki/Gamelan" title="Gamelan">gamelan</a></i> music, and other related traditional performance arts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cotabato" title="Cotabato">Cotabato</a> – Gov. <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Catamco" title="Nancy Catamco">Nancy A. Catamco</a> (<a href="/wiki/PDP%E2%80%93Laban" class="mw-redirect" title="PDP–Laban">PDP-Laban</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a> – Gov. <a href="/wiki/Reynaldo_Tamayo_Jr." title="Reynaldo Tamayo Jr.">Reynaldo S. Tamayo Jr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Partido_Federal_ng_Pilipinas" title="Partido Federal ng Pilipinas">Partido Federal ng Pilipinas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Partido_Federal_ng_Pilipinas" title="Partido Federal ng Pilipinas">PFP</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultan_Kudarat" title="Sultan Kudarat">Sultan Kudarat</a> – Gov. <a href="/wiki/Suharto_Mangudadatu" title="Suharto Mangudadatu">Datu Suharto "Teng" T. Mangudadatu</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Unity_Party_(Philippines)" title="National Unity Party (Philippines)">NUP</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarangani" title="Sarangani">Sarangani</a> – Gov. Ruel D. Pacquiao (<a href="/wiki/People%27s_Champ_Movement" title="People's Champ Movement">PCM</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos">General Santos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">HUC</a>) – Mayor Lorelie "Lor" Pacquiao</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main pages: <a href="/wiki/Cotabato#Notable_people" title="Cotabato">Cotabato § Notable people</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sarangani#Notable_people" title="Sarangani">Sarangani § Notable people</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato#Notable_people" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato § Notable people</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_Santos#Notable_personalities" title="General Santos">General Santos § Notable personalities</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_General_Santos" title="Category:People from General Santos">Category:People from General Santos</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soccsksargen&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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