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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Barangays" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Barangays"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Barangays</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Barangays-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demographics-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 Demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="General Santos" 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-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="General Santos" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="General Santos" 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/General_Santos" title="General Santos – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="General Santos" 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/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="General Santos" 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/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="General Santos" 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/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="General Santos" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3" title="جنرال سانتوس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جنرال سانتوس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="General Santos" 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%A0%9C%EB%84%88%EB%9F%B4%EC%82%B0%ED%86%A0%EC%8A%A4" title="제너럴산토스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="제너럴산토스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="General Santos" 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/Kota_General_Santos" title="Kota General Santos – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kota General Santos" 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/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="General Santos" 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/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="General Santos" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="გენერალ-სანტოსი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="გენერალ-სანტოსი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heneralsantosa" title="Heneralsantosa – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Heneralsantosa" 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/Cheneral_Santosas" title="Cheneral Santosas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Cheneral Santosas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="გენერალ-სანტოსი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="გენერალ-სანტოსი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="General Santos" 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/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="General Santos" 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%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8D%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%82%B9" title="ジェネラル・サントス – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジェネラル・サントス" 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/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="General Santos" 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-pag mw-list-item"><a href="https://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Pangasinan" lang="pag" hreflang="pag" data-title="General Santos" 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/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="General Santos" 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/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="General Santos" 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%A5%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%81" title="Хенераль-Сантос – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Хенераль-Сантос" 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/General_Santos_City" title="General Santos City – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="General Santos City" 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-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Santos" title="General Santos – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="General Santos" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" 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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Highly urbanized city in South Cotabato, Philippines</div> <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">For the person whom the city is named after, see <a href="/wiki/Paulino_Santos" title="Paulino Santos">Paulino Santos</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/General_Santos_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="General 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.ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">General Santos</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines#Legal_classification" title="Cities of the Philippines">Highly urbanized city</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow ib-settlement-official"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">City of General Santos</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Other transcription(s)</th></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Jawi_script" title="Jawi script">Jawi</a></th><td class="infobox-data">جنرل سنتوس</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;width:250px;display:table;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:2px 0 0 2px"><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:Gensan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Aerial view of urban GenSan"><img alt="Aerial view of urban GenSan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Gensan.jpg/250px-Gensan.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Gensan.jpg/375px-Gensan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Gensan.jpg/500px-Gensan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3639" data-file-height="2562" /></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:Robinsons_Place_General_Santos_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Robinsons Place GenSan"><img alt="Robinsons Place GenSan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Robinsons_Place_General_Santos_-_panoramio.jpg/124px-Robinsons_Place_General_Santos_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Robinsons_Place_General_Santos_-_panoramio.jpg/186px-Robinsons_Place_General_Santos_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Robinsons_Place_General_Santos_-_panoramio.jpg/248px-Robinsons_Place_General_Santos_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grill_-_BBQ_in_General_Santos_City.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Barbecue grill stalls at Tiongson Arcade"><img alt="Barbecue grill stalls at Tiongson Arcade" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Grill_-_BBQ_in_General_Santos_City.jpg/124px-Grill_-_BBQ_in_General_Santos_City.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Grill_-_BBQ_in_General_Santos_City.jpg/186px-Grill_-_BBQ_in_General_Santos_City.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Grill_-_BBQ_in_General_Santos_City.jpg/248px-Grill_-_BBQ_in_General_Santos_City.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></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:Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="General Santos highway"><img alt="General Santos highway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg/250px-Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg/375px-Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Gen_Santos_city_3.jpg/500px-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%">Aerial view of urban GenSan; Robinsons Place GenSan; Barbecue grill stalls at Tiongson Arcade; General Santos highway</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_General_Santos,_South_Cotabato_(2022-present).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of General Santos"><img alt="Flag of General Santos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_General_Santos%2C_South_Cotabato_%282022-present%29.png/120px-Flag_of_General_Santos%2C_South_Cotabato_%282022-present%29.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_General_Santos%2C_South_Cotabato_%282022-present%29.png/180px-Flag_of_General_Santos%2C_South_Cotabato_%282022-present%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_General_Santos%2C_South_Cotabato_%282022-present%29.png/240px-Flag_of_General_Santos%2C_South_Cotabato_%282022-present%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Santos_City_seal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of General Santos"><img alt="Official seal of General Santos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/General_Santos_City_seal.jpg/80px-General_Santos_City_seal.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/General_Santos_City_seal.jpg/119px-General_Santos_City_seal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/General_Santos_City_seal.jpg/159px-General_Santos_City_seal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="956" data-file-height="960" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><i>Tuna Capital of the Philippines</i><sup id="cite_ref-PIAGovPH-DTI_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PIAGovPH-DTI-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Anthem: <i>Himno ng Heneral Santos</i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>: General Santos Hymn)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ph_locator_south_cotabato_general_santos.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Map of South Cotabato with General Santos highlighted"><img alt="Map of South Cotabato with General Santos highlighted" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Ph_locator_south_cotabato_general_santos.png/250px-Ph_locator_south_cotabato_general_santos.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Ph_locator_south_cotabato_general_santos.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="250" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Map of South Cotabato with General Santos highlighted</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">OpenStreetMap</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" 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.pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Philippines_location_map_(square).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="General Santos is located in Philippines"><img alt="General Santos is located in Philippines" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Philippines_location_map_%28square%29.svg/250px-Philippines_location_map_%28square%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Philippines_location_map_%28square%29.svg/375px-Philippines_location_map_%28square%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Philippines_location_map_%28square%29.svg/500px-Philippines_location_map_%28square%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1332" data-file-height="1332" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:89.231%;left:64.942%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="General Santos"><img alt="General Santos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>General Santos</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=General_Santos&params=6.12_N_125.17_E_region:PH_type:city(697315)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">6°07′N</span> <span class="longitude">125°10′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">6.12°N 125.17°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">6.12; 125.17</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></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/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">Soccsksargen</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(geographically only)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines#District_representation" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_Santos%27_at-large_congressional_district" class="mw-redirect" title="General Santos' at-large congressional district">Lone district of General Santos</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Date_of_establishment" class="mw-redirect" title="Date of establishment">Founded</a></th><td class="infobox-data">August 18, 1947</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cityhood</th><td class="infobox-data">July 8, 1968</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highly urbanized city</th><td class="infobox-data">September 5, 1988</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data">General <a href="/wiki/Paulino_Santos" title="Paulino Santos">Paulino Santos</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">Barangays</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b></b>26 (see <a href="#Barangays">Barangays</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Panlungsod" title="Sangguniang Panlungsod">Sangguniang Panlungsod</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Lorelie G. Pacquiao</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Vice_Mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Mayor">Vice Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Rosalita T. Nuñez</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">Representative</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Loreto B. Acharon</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Panlungsod" title="Sangguniang Panlungsod">City Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left; border:none; padding: 0;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Members</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; text-align:left;display:none;white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis;max-width:15em;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div style="border-style:solid none;border-width:thin;border-color:Gainsboro;background-color:#e6e6e6;text-align:center;width:95%;font-variant:small-caps;"></div></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Jose Orlando R. Acharon</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Jose Edmar J. Yumang</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Dominador S. Lagare Jr.</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Maria Lourdes F. Casabuena</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Vandyke B. Congson</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Elizabeth B. Bagonoc</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Richard L. Atendido</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Jonathan T. Blando</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Froebel Kan M. Balleque</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Virginia T. Llido</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Jane G. Rivera</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Edgar C. Acharon</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Philippines#Qualification" title="Elections in the Philippines">Electorate</a></th><td class="infobox-data">360,232 voters (<a href="/wiki/Philippine_general_election,_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine general election, 2022">2022</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-popcen2015_r3_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popcen2015_r3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<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">492.86 km<sup>2</sup> (190.29 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">197 m (646 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">869 m (2,851 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lowest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">0 m (0 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-PSA20–12_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<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">697,315</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,400/km<sup>2</sup> (3,700/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Household" title="Household">Households</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">175,345</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Gensanon</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_Philippines" title="Economy of the Philippines">Economy</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">Gross domestic product</a> (GDP)</th><td class="infobox-data">₱129.015 billion (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-gdpsoccsksargen2022_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gdpsoccsksargen2022-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> $2.279 billion (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-imfdec2022phptousd_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imfdec2022phptousd-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_the_Philippines#Income_classification" title="Municipalities of the Philippines">Income class</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1st city income class</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Measuring_poverty" title="Measuring poverty">Poverty incidence</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="width:100px;display:inline;"><div role="img" style="border-color:none;box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa;border-radius:0.2em; height: 1.0em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: olivedrab; width: 9.90%; height: 100%;"></div></div>9.90</div>% (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Revenue" title="Revenue">Revenue</a></th><td class="infobox-data">₱ 2,931 million (2020)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Assets" class="mw-redirect" title="Assets">Assets</a></th><td class="infobox-data">₱ 8,093 million (2020)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Expenditure" class="mw-redirect" title="Expenditure">Expenditure</a></th><td class="infobox-data">₱ 3,557 million (2020)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Liability_(financial_accounting)" title="Liability (financial accounting)">Liabilities</a></th><td class="infobox-data">₱ 1,983 million (2020)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Service provider<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_electric_distribution_utilities_in_the_Philippines" title="List of electric distribution utilities in the Philippines">Electricity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">South Cotabato 2 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 2)</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/List_of_ZIP_codes_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ZIP codes in the Philippines">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">9500</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/"><abbr title="Philippine Standard Geographic Code">PSGC</abbr></a></span></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code"><span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/barangays/126303000&regcode=12&provcode=63">126303000</a></span></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/International_direct_dialing" title="International direct dialing">IDD</a><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>:<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_Philippines" title="Telephone numbers in the Philippines">area code</a> </span></span></th><td class="infobox-data">+63 (0)83</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_the_Philippines" title="Languages of the Philippines">Native languages</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Hiligaynon<br /> Cebuano<br /> Tboli<br /> Blaan<br /> Tagalog <br /> Maguindanaon</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gensantos.gov.ph/">www<wbr />.gensantos<wbr />.gov<wbr />.ph</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>General Santos</b>, officially the <b>City of General Santos</b><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and abbreviated as <b>GenSan</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines#Legal_classification" title="Cities of the Philippines">highly urbanized city</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">Soccsksargen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 697,315 people making it the most populous city in Soccsksargen Region.<sup id="cite_ref-PSA20–12_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is located on the island of <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a>, it is the <a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_the_Philippines#Cities" title="Extreme points of the Philippines">southernmost</a> and 15th-most populous city in the Philippines. It is the regional center for commerce and industry of the <a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">Soccsksargen</a> region, and it is also the only coastal as well as the largest city in the province of <a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a> wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a> but administered independently of it. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2></div> <p>The city was named after Gen. <a href="/wiki/Paulino_Santos" title="Paulino Santos">Paulino Santos</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Commanding_General_of_the_Philippine_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Commanding General of the Philippine Army">Commanding General of the Philippine Army</a> and the settlement's leading pioneer. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <p>The nomadic <a href="/wiki/B%27laan_people" class="mw-redirect" title="B'laan people">B'laan people</a> are the original inhabitants of present-day General Santos, and traces of their early settlements of the area are found in the city's place names, which are derived from their vocabulary. Their name for the city, <i>Dadiangas</i>, is from the <i><a href="/wiki/Ziziphus_spina-christi" title="Ziziphus spina-christi">Ziziphus spina-christi</a></i> tree that was once abundant in the area and is now a protected species under Republic Act 8371 or the Indigenous Peoples Right Act of 2007. The B'laan now lives alongside the city's new generation of settlers and other immigrants. </p><p>Beforehand, the B'laan would were forced upland into the surrounding hills after the Muslims settle in the area under the rule of the <a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Maguindanao" title="Sultanate of Maguindanao">Sultanate of Maguindanao</a>. </p><p>After the fall of Maguindanao, <a href="/wiki/Datu_Uto" title="Datu Uto">Datu Uto</a> of <a href="/wiki/Rajah_Buayan" title="Rajah Buayan">Buayan</a> expanded his domain south towards <a href="/wiki/Sarangani_Bay" title="Sarangani Bay">Sarangani Bay</a>. Dadiangas remained as a port under the <a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Buayan" title="Sultanate of Buayan">Sultanate of Buayan</a> until the American era. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Waves_of_migration">Waves of migration</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Monument_of_Gen._Paulino_Santos.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Monument_of_Gen._Paulino_Santos.jpg/220px-Monument_of_Gen._Paulino_Santos.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Monument_of_Gen._Paulino_Santos.jpg/330px-Monument_of_Gen._Paulino_Santos.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Monument_of_Gen._Paulino_Santos.jpg/440px-Monument_of_Gen._Paulino_Santos.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4314" data-file-height="2880" /></a><figcaption>Statue of General <a href="/wiki/Paulino_Santos" title="Paulino Santos">Paulino Santos</a> for whom the city is named after</figcaption></figure> <p>Organized under the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_the_Philippines" title="Commonwealth of the Philippines">Commonwealth Government</a> headed by <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Manuel_L._Quezon" title="Manuel L. Quezon">Manuel L. Quezon</a>, General <a href="/wiki/Paulino_Santos" title="Paulino Santos">Paulino Santos</a> led the relocation of 62 Christian settlers from Luzon to the shores of Sarangani Bay aboard the <a href="/wiki/Steam_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Steam ship">steam ship</a> “Basilan” of <i>Compañia Maritima</i> on February 27, 1939. The 62 pioneers, mostly agricultural and trade graduates, were the first large batch of settlers to land in the area with the mission to industriously cultivate the region. After this first influx of pioneers, more Christians from <a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> subsequently migrated into the area, gradually driving some of the B'laan residents to the hills and mountains, where they have lost their livelihood and somewhat displaced <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_people" title="Maguindanao people">Maguindanaon</a> living in the area. </p><p>In March 1939, the first formal settlement in the city was established in Alagao, which is now known as Barangay Lagao. Lagao was known then as the "Municipal District of Buayan" under the jurisdiction of the deputy governor of the Municipal District of Glan, until it officially became an independent Municipal District of Buayan on October 1, 1940, appointing Datu Sharif Zainal Abedin, an Arab <i><a href="/wiki/Filipino_mestizo" class="mw-redirect" title="Filipino mestizo">mestizo</a></i> married to a daughter of a very influential <i><a href="/wiki/Datu" title="Datu">datu</a></i> of lower Buayan, as the first district municipal mayor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_World_War">Second World War</h3></div> <p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the Municipal District of Buayan become one of the last frontiers between the combined American and Filipino forces and troops from the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a>. Retreating Imperial Japanese forces made Klaja Karsts Land their last ground for defence, constructing round cement bunkers and tunnels. These bunkers can still be seen at Sitio Guadalupe; most of the tunnels, however, have since been damaged and even destroyed by treasure hunters and land developers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Renaming_and_elevation_to_city_status">Renaming and elevation to city status</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">Cities of the Philippines</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Highway_cor._Santiago_Blvd._-_panoramio_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/National_Highway_cor._Santiago_Blvd._-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/220px-National_Highway_cor._Santiago_Blvd._-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/National_Highway_cor._Santiago_Blvd._-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/330px-National_Highway_cor._Santiago_Blvd._-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/National_Highway_cor._Santiago_Blvd._-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/440px-National_Highway_cor._Santiago_Blvd._-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="750" /></a><figcaption>National Highway corner Santiago Boulevard</figcaption></figure> <p>A year after the Philippines regained full sovereignty from the United States on July 4, 1946, the Municipality of Buayan became a 4th class regular municipality by virtue of the Executive Order Number 82, dated August 18, 1947, by President <a href="/wiki/Manuel_Roxas" title="Manuel Roxas">Manuel Roxas</a>, absorbing the Municipal District of Glan, whose low income bracket at the time disqualified it for the honour. Dadiangas was the seat of government for the Municipality of Buayan electing Irineo Santiago as its first Municipal Mayor on a local election that was held on November 11, 1947. Mayor Santiago was formally inducted on January 1, 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Six years later, in June 1954, the Municipality of Buayan was renamed General Santos as a tribute to the leading pioneer via Act No. 1107<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> authored by Congressman Luminog Mangelen of Cotabato Province. </p><p>From 1963 to 1967, the municipality's economy experienced a boom under Mayor Lucio A. Velayo, as several large agri-based and multinational firms such as <a href="/wiki/Dole_Food_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Dole Food Company">Dole Philippines</a>, General Milling Corporation and UDAGRI expanded into the area. Although it was then qualified to become a fourth class city from being a municipality, the residents rejected a move by Congressman Salipada Pendatun to convert the Municipality of Buayan into a city and to rename it ’’Rajah Buayan’’. </p><p>On July 8, 1968, the Municipality of General Santos was converted into a city upon the approval of Republic Act No. 5412, authored by Congressman James L. Chiongbian. It was inaugurated on September 5 of that year, with Antonio C. Acharon became the new city's first mayor. On September 5, 1988, a decade after its inauguration as a chartered city, GenSan was declared a highly urbanized city of South Cotabato. </p><p>Even after becoming a <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines#Independent_cities" title="Cities of the Philippines">highly urbanized city</a> independent from South Cotabato in 1988, General Santos remained part of the province's congressional representation. The city only gained a separate representative with the passage of Republic Act No. 11243 on March 11, 2019,<sup id="cite_ref-ra11243_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ra11243-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which segregated General Santos from the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_South_Cotabato#1987–2022" title="Legislative districts of South Cotabato">first congressional district</a> of <a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a> to be its <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_General_Santos" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislative districts of General Santos">3rd congressional district</a>. On September 15, 2021, House Bill No. 10021 authored by Representative Ferdinand Hernandez, that officially mandate General Santos as a lone district,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> separate from South Cotabato was passed on third and final reading. </p><p>In April 2001, Mayor Adelbert W. Antonino, an ally of deposed president <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Estrada" title="Joseph Estrada">Joseph Estrada</a>, coordinated with various mayors and governors to bring their respective constituents to <a href="/wiki/EDSA" title="EDSA">Epifanio delos Santos Avenue</a> in <a href="/wiki/Metro_Manila" title="Metro Manila">Metro Manila</a> to <a href="/wiki/EDSA_III" title="EDSA III">protest</a> the arrest of Estrada.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_General_Santos.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_General_Santos.png/220px-Flag_of_General_Santos.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_General_Santos.png/330px-Flag_of_General_Santos.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_General_Santos.png/440px-Flag_of_General_Santos.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="560" /></a><figcaption>Former flag of General Santos (2019-2022)</figcaption></figure> <p>General Santos lies at the southern part of the Philippines. The city is southeast of Manila, southeast of Cebu and southwest of Davao. </p><p>The city is bounded by municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Sarangani_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarangani Province">Sarangani Province</a>, namely <a href="/wiki/Alabel" title="Alabel">Alabel</a> in the east, and <a href="/wiki/Maasim" title="Maasim">Maasim</a> in the south. General Santos is likewise bounded by the <a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a> municipality of <a href="/wiki/Polomolok" title="Polomolok">Polomolok</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sarangani_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarangani Province">Sarangani Province</a> municipality of <a href="/wiki/Malungon" title="Malungon">Malungon</a> in the north, and the municipality of <a href="/wiki/T%27boli" class="mw-redirect" title="T'boli">T'boli</a> in the west. </p><p>General Santos occupies the whole of South Cotabato's coastline. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for General Santos (1991–2020, extremes 1949–2020) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF1B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.5<br />(99.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.0<br />(100.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.9<br />(102.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.0<br />(102.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF0E00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.4<br />(102.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF1400; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.5<br />(101.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.0<br />(98.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.0<br />(98.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF2200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.5<br />(97.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.0<br />(98.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.0<br />(98.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF1B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.5<br />(99.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">39.0<br />(102.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF3F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.3<br />(90.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.9<br />(91.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.0<br />(93.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.3<br />(93.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.5<br />(92.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.2<br />(90.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.7<br />(89.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.7<br />(89.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.2<br />(90.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF3D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.6<br />(90.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.8<br />(91.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF3D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.6<br />(90.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3C00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">32.7<br />(90.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.9<br />(82.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.5<br />(83.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.5<br />(83.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.7<br />(81.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2<br />(81.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.3<br />(81.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.7<br />(81.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.9<br />(82.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.8<br />(82.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.9<br />(82.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF8205; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.6<br />(72.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.6<br />(74.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.1<br />(73.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFA851; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.1<br />(62.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(63.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br />(62.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.3<br />(64.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.7<br />(65.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA246; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.9<br />(64.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(63.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFA54B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.5<br />(63.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.0<br />(64.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA042; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.2<br />(64.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.3<br />(64.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.0<br />(64.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">16.9<br />(62.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #6EFF6E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96.9<br />(3.81) </td> <td style="background: #A8FFA8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.0<br />(2.09) </td> <td style="background: #ACFFAC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.3<br />(2.18) </td> <td style="background: #ABFFAB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.1<br />(2.13) </td> <td style="background: #93FF93; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.2<br />(2.84) </td> <td style="background: #62FF62; color:#000000;" class="notheme">101.9<br />(4.01) </td> <td style="background: #6CFF6C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98.1<br />(3.86) </td> <td style="background: #76FF76; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91.3<br />(3.59) </td> <td style="background: #7EFF7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.3<br />(3.28) </td> <td style="background: #6AFF6A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">99.6<br />(3.92) </td> <td style="background: #87FF87; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.5<br />(3.05) </td> <td style="background: #8FFF8F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.9<br />(2.95) </td> <td style="background: #85FF85; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">958.1<br />(37.72) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9 </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7 </td> <td style="background: #B4B4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6 </td> <td style="background: #B2B2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6 </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">106 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0000CF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">79 </td> <td style="background: #0000DB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">76 </td> <td style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">75 </td> <td style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">75 </td> <td style="background: #0000D3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">78 </td> <td style="background: #0000C4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">82 </td> <td style="background: #0000C0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">83 </td> <td style="background: #0000C4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">82 </td> <td style="background: #0000C8; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">81 </td> <td style="background: #0000C8; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">81 </td> <td style="background: #0000CB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">80 </td> <td style="background: #0000CF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">79 </td> <td style="background: #0000CF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">79 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Atmospheric,_Geophysical_and_Astronomical_Services_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration">PAGASA</a><sup id="cite_ref-PAGASAnormals_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAGASAnormals-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PAGASAextremes_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAGASAextremes-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>General Santos has a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_wet_and_dry_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical wet and dry climate">tropical wet and dry climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a>). With an average annual rainfall of less than 1,000 millimetres (39 in), it is one of the driest places in the Philippines. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Barangays">Barangays</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ph_fil_General_Santos.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Ph_fil_General_Santos.png/240px-Ph_fil_General_Santos.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="332" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Ph_fil_General_Santos.png/360px-Ph_fil_General_Santos.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Ph_fil_General_Santos.png/480px-Ph_fil_General_Santos.png 2x" data-file-width="2809" data-file-height="3881" /></a><figcaption>Political map of General Santos</figcaption></figure> <p>General Santos is politically subdivided into 26 <a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">barangays</a>.<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><sup id="cite_ref-nscb-area_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nscb-area-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each barangay consists of <a href="/wiki/Purok" title="Purok">puroks</a> while some have <a href="/wiki/Sitios" class="mw-redirect" title="Sitios">sitios</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ul><li>Apopong</li> <li>Baluan</li> <li>Batomelong</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buayan" class="mw-redirect" title="Buayan">Buayan</a></li> <li>Bula</li> <li>Calumpang</li> <li>City Heights</li> <li>Conel</li> <li>Dadiangas East</li> <li>Dadiangas North</li> <li>Dadiangas South</li> <li>Dadiangas West</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatima,_General_Santos" class="mw-redirect" title="Fatima, General Santos">Fatima</a></li> <li>Katangawan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labangal" class="mw-redirect" title="Labangal">Labangal</a></li> <li>Lagao (1st & 3rd)</li> <li>Ligaya</li> <li>Mabuhay</li> <li>Olympog</li> <li>San Isidro (Lagao 2nd)</li> <li>San Jose</li> <li>Siguel</li> <li>Sinawal</li> <li>Tambler</li> <li>Tinagacan</li> <li>Upper Labay</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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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:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Population census of General Santos</caption><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">33</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">9,787</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+46.15%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1939 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">14,115</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.76%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1948 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">32,019</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+9.53%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">84,988</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.47%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">85,861</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.10%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1975 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">91,154</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.21%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">149,396</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+10.38%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">250,389</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+5.30%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1995 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">327,173</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+5.14%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">411,822</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+5.06%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2007 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">529,542</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.53%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">538,086</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.58%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2015 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">594,446</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.92%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">697,315</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.19%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a><sup id="cite_ref-PSA15–12_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA15–12-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NSO10–12_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSO10–12-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NSO07-12_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSO07-12-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LWUA-PopulationData_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LWUA-PopulationData-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>There are two major languages spoken in the city, with <a href="/wiki/Cebuano_language" title="Cebuano language">Cebuano</a> being widely spoken and being used by the local media outlets in the city (television, radio, and newspapers), followed by <a href="/wiki/Hiligaynon_language" title="Hiligaynon language">Hiligaynon</a>, which is used mainly by settlers who came from the provinces of <a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Kudarat" title="Sultan Kudarat">Sultan Kudarat</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Cotabato" class="mw-redirect" title="North Cotabato">North Cotabato</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao" title="Maguindanao">Maguindanao</a>, as well as immigrants from the provinces of <a href="/wiki/Negros_Occidental" title="Negros Occidental">Negros Occidental</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iloilo" title="Iloilo">Iloilo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guimaras" title="Guimaras">Guimaras</a>. Other languages spoken within the city include <a href="/wiki/Blaan_language" title="Blaan language">B'laan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tboli_language" title="Tboli language">T'boli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_language" title="Maguindanao language">Maguindanaon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ilocano_language" title="Ilocano language">Ilocano</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kapampangan_language" title="Kapampangan language">Kapampangan</a>. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3></div> <div class="notheme barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religion in General Santos (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-:0_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Religion</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">percentage</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_the_Philippines" title="Catholic Church in the Philippines">Roman Catholic</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Gold; width:65%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">65%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other Christian, including Protestants</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Red; width:20.5%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">20.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_the_Philippines" title="Islam in the Philippines">Islam</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Green; width:9.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">9.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Iglesia_ni_Cristo" title="Iglesia ni Cristo">Iglesia ni Cristo</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Purple; width:3.3%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">3.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Grey; width:1.4%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.4%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <p>The predominant religion in the city is <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_the_Philippines" title="Christianity in the Philippines">Christianity</a>, with the largest denomination being the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism in the Philippines">Catholic Church</a>, comprising almost 90% of the population.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> About 9% of the population belongs to <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_the_Philippines" title="Islam in the Philippines">Islam</a>, mostly <a href="/wiki/Sunnites" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunnites">Sunnites</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PSA_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2></div> <p style="margin-left: 20px;"><b>Poverty incidence of General Santos</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:98px;height:121px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="General Santos: 16.7"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:60.5px;top:55px;height:164px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="General Santos: 22.5"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:113.5px;top:78px;height:141px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="General Santos: 19.3"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:166.5px;top:48px;height:171px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="General Santos: 23.48"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:219.5px;top:112px;height:107px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="General Santos: 14.74"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:272.5px;top:147px;height:72px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="General Santos: 9.9"></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:173px;padding:0 2px">5</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:183px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:137px;padding:0 2px">10</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:147px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:100px;padding:0 2px">15</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:110px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:63px;padding:0 2px">20</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:73px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:27px;padding:0 2px">25</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:37px;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">30</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 /> 16.70</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 /> 22.50</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 /> 19.30</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 /> 23.48</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 /> 14.74</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 /> 9.90</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-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The city's major economic activity is primarily anchored in two sectors namely the agro-industry and <a href="/wiki/Fishing_industry" title="Fishing industry">fishing industry</a>. </p> <ul><li><b>Agro-industry</b>: Endowed with rich volcanic soil, ample and well distributed rainfall all throughout the year and a typhoon-free climate, General Santos produces export quality high valued crops such as <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">corn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut">coconut</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pineapple" title="Pineapple">pineapple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asparagus" title="Asparagus">asparagus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banana" title="Banana">banana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a>. It also yields quality exotic fruits, vegetables and cut flowers. The city is also a top producer and exporter of quality livestock such as <a href="/wiki/Poultry" title="Poultry">poultry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pig" title="Pig">hogs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cattle" title="Cattle">cattle</a>. But with the continuing growth in population and economy in the passing of time, a number of the city's agricultural lands have gradually been converted into built up areas in order to address the relatively growing need of dwelling and viable spaces.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen_Santos_city_5.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Gen_Santos_city_5.jpg/220px-Gen_Santos_city_5.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Gen_Santos_city_5.jpg/330px-Gen_Santos_city_5.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Gen_Santos_city_5.jpg/440px-Gen_Santos_city_5.jpg 2x" data-file-width="584" data-file-height="438" /></a><figcaption>Fishport Complex in Barangay Tambler</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>Fishing industry</b>: General Santos is the largest producer of <a href="/wiki/Sashimi" title="Sashimi">sashimi</a>-grade <a href="/wiki/Tuna" title="Tuna">tuna</a> in the Philippines. Thus, as early as 1970, it was nicknamed "Tuna Capital of the Philippines". The city also accounts for the second-largest daily total catch of <a href="/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">fish</a> in the country after <a href="/wiki/Navotas" title="Navotas">Navotas</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Capital_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="National Capital Region">National Capital Region</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_industry" title="Fishing industry">fishing industry</a> in yields a total daily capacity of 750 metric tons of fish catch, and employs about 7,800 workers. General Santos is home to seven tuna processing plants. The Fishport Complex in Barangay Tambler has a 750 metres (2,460 ft) quay and a 300 metres (980 ft) wharf for 2,000 GT reefer carriers. The fish port is equipped with modern facilities that comply with international standards on fish catch handling. Locals in the city boast that fish and seafood do not come fresher than what is found in their locality.</li></ul> <p>General Santos registered 1,365 new medium to large enterprises in 2011. An aggregate investment involved is estimated PHP 1.202 billion. Top industry for new investment in 2011 was as follows: Hotel and Restaurant-31%; Wholesale & Retail Trade-20%; Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal & Household Goods, Real Estate & Renting Business Activities-17%; Other Community, Social & Personal Services-8%; Financial Intermediation-5%; Manufacturing-5%; Fishing-3%; ICT-3 % </p><p>As of 2000, there are 59 banks serving the city. This composed of 46 commercial banks, 5 savings banks, 7 rural banks and 1 cooperative bank. Aside from this, there are 48 lending institutions as well as 49 pawnshops providing emergency loan assistance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shopping">Shopping</h3></div> <p>General Santos is the shopping capital of the <a href="/wiki/Soccksargen" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccksargen">Soccksargen</a> region. Residents from nearby towns and provinces visit the city to do shopping and enjoy life and leisure activities. There are several huge shopping malls in the city, notable ones are <a href="/wiki/KCC_Malls" title="KCC Malls">KCC Mall of Gensan</a>, <a href="/wiki/SM_City_General_Santos" title="SM City General Santos">SM City General Santos</a>, Robinsons Place GenSan, Gaisano Mall of GenSan, RD Plaza (Fitmart), Veranza Mall, and the newest addition to the city which is RD City Mall located at Barangay Mabuhay, Unitop Shopping Mall in Barangay Dadingas West and AllHome (soon in Barangay Katangawan, Circumferential Road). SM Savemore has two branches in the city and another branch will be built within the downtown area. There are also news about building an Ayala Mall and Puregold. These malls are home to both national and international brands of retail merchandises as well as restaurants and cafes. There are many merchandise and large groceries owned by local and foreign Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean businessmen in the city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2></div> <dl><dt>Communication</dt></dl> <p>Modern and state-of-the-art communication facilities at par with global standards are readily available and are provided in General Santos by major telecommunication companies in the country. These include voice, data, internet and network solutions, among others, in both wired and mobile forms. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3></div> <p>GenSan and the whole of Soccsksargen can be reached by air, land, or sea. </p> <dl><dt>Air transportation</dt></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GES_Tarmac.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/GES_Tarmac.jpg/220px-GES_Tarmac.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/GES_Tarmac.jpg/330px-GES_Tarmac.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/GES_Tarmac.jpg/440px-GES_Tarmac.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="717" /></a><figcaption>Airliners disembarking at General Santos International Airport</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/General_Santos_International_Airport" title="General Santos International Airport">General Santos International Airport</a> is the largest airport in <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has a 3,227-metre concrete runway<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> capable of handling wide-bodied jets like <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A340" title="Airbus A340">Airbus A340</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boeing_747" title="Boeing 747">Boeing 747</a>. It was also called Rajah Buayan Airport in the 1990s, and Tambler Airport in 2008, before being renamed to its current name. Flights to and from <a href="/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport" title="Ninoy Aquino International Airport">Manila</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iloilo_International_Airport" title="Iloilo International Airport">Iloilo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mactan%E2%80%93Cebu_International_Airport" title="Mactan–Cebu International Airport">Cebu</a> are currently being operated in the airport by <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Airlines" title="Philippine Airlines">Philippine Airlines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cebu_Pacific" title="Cebu Pacific">Cebu Pacific</a>. General Santos International Airport is the second busiest airport in Mindanao and 9th busiest airport in the Philippines. </p> <dl><dt>Sea transportation</dt></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_port_of_general_santos.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Aerial_view_of_port_of_general_santos.jpg/220px-Aerial_view_of_port_of_general_santos.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Aerial_view_of_port_of_general_santos.jpg/330px-Aerial_view_of_port_of_general_santos.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Aerial_view_of_port_of_general_santos.jpg/440px-Aerial_view_of_port_of_general_santos.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of <a href="/wiki/Port_of_General_Santos" title="Port of General Santos">Makar Wharf</a>, the main international sea port of General Santos</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Makar_Wharf" class="mw-redirect" title="Makar Wharf">Makar Wharf</a> is the main international sea port of the city and is one of the finest sea ports in the country. It is located in Barangay Labangal, away from the central business district. With a 740 metres (2,430 ft) docking length and a 19 metres (62 ft) width, the wharf can accommodate up to nine ship berthing positions all at the same time.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The port is replete with modern facilities such as container yards, storage and weighing bridges.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several shipping companies operate regular inter-island ferry service to and from other major ports in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. <a href="/wiki/Negros_Navigation" title="Negros Navigation">Negros Navigation</a>, <a href="/wiki/SuperFerry" title="SuperFerry">SuperFerry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sulpicio_Lines" class="mw-redirect" title="Sulpicio Lines">Sulpicio Lines</a> provide these inter-island shipping routes while numerous <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesian</a> shipping lines operate international ferry service between General Santos and neighboring ports in <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> carrying both passenger and cargo loads. </p> <dl><dt>Land transportation</dt></dl> <p>Commuting in and around General Santos is a fast and convenient ride. More than 400 passenger <a href="/wiki/Buses" class="mw-redirect" title="Buses">buses</a>, public utility vans and <a href="/wiki/Jeepneys" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeepneys">jeepneys</a> wield routes within the city and neighboring provinces like in <a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cotabato" title="Cotabato">Cotabato</a>, <a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">Davao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tacurong" title="Tacurong">Tacurong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pagadian" title="Pagadian">Pagadian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cagayan_de_Oro" title="Cagayan de Oro">Cagayan de Oro</a> and others. Three-wheeled motorized cabs known as <a href="/wiki/Tricycle" title="Tricycle">tricycles</a> are the city's main mode of public transport and have been on the road since the pioneering times. Air-conditioned <a href="/wiki/Taxicab" class="mw-redirect" title="Taxicab">taxis</a> also ply the city streets offering commuters a choice of a more comfortable mode of transportation. </p><p>Maintained by the City Engineers' Office, the city's major road networks are paved and endowed with safety road marks, signs and signals to ensure a secure and efficient traffic flow within the city. The <a href="/wiki/Pan-Philippine_Highway" title="Pan-Philippine Highway">Pan-Philippine Highway</a> links the city by land to other major cities in Mindanao and to the rest of the country. </p><p>The General Santos Terminal—popularly known as Bulaong Terminal; located in Barangay Dadiangas North is the city's main integrated land transport terminal. The terminal serves as the city's gateway for land travelers. <a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus">Buses</a> and other forms of public mass transportation—to and from various parts of Mindanao such as <a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tacurong" title="Tacurong">Tacurong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cotabato_City" title="Cotabato City">Cotabato</a>, <a href="/wiki/Davao_City" title="Davao City">Davao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kidapawan" title="Kidapawan">Kidapawan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Digos" title="Digos">Digos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pagadian" title="Pagadian">Pagadian</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cagayan_de_Oro" title="Cagayan de Oro">Cagayan de Oro</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utilities">Utilities</h3></div> <dl><dt>Power</dt> <dd>Majority of the city's power supply is being serviced by the second district of South Cotabato Electric Cooperative <i>(SOCOTECO-II)</i>. The said power distributor acquires the majority of its power needs for the city's consumption from the <a href="/wiki/National_Transmission_Corporation" title="National Transmission Corporation">National Transmission Corporation</a> (TransCo) while other sources are drawn from various Independent Power Producers <i>(IPP)</i> from nearby power plants and barges.</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Water</dt> <dd>Majority of the households and other entities in the city are provided and serviced with clean, safe and potable water supply from deep well sources by General Santos City Water District (GSCWD). Potable water sources in other far flung and remote parts of the city where cannot be reached by the local water utility service are being served by their individual Barangay Water And Sanitation systems.</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Waste management</dt> <dd>In a bid to achieve an efficient and sustainable management of non-hazardous waste the city produces every single day, the finalization and construction of the city's waste water treatment facility is currently underway at the corner of P. Acharon and I. Santiago Boulevards.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The said location is adjacent to the city public market and is the former site of the city's <i>Fish Landing</i>. The facility will include settling ponds and anaerobic reactors, among others.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>Likewise is the finalization stage for the construction of a multi-million peso solid waste management and disposal system in Barangay Sinawal. The new and modern solid waste management facility will replace the existing city dumpsite in Barangay Siguel.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Security_and_civil_defense">Security and civil defense</h3></div> <p>The Philippine National Police, a military task force has been formed to protect the city from terrorist attacks and other crime. Task Force GenSan is affiliated with the Philippine Army and headed by an army colonel. 8 Police Stations are built on each barangay to keep the safeness and a peaceful order in city. Agencies and Organizations are forming a good and peaceful will to group an order in a city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health_services">Health services</h3></div> <p>The average life expectancy of Gensanon is 70 for females and 65 for males. There are 19 hospitals, with more than 2,200 beds in the city including General Santos Doctors Hospital, St. Elizabeth Hospital, <a href="/wiki/SOCSARGEN_County_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="SOCSARGEN County Hospital">SOCSARGEN County Hospital</a>, Mindanao Medical Center, R.O Diagan Cooperative Hospital, GenSan Medical Center, Sarangani Bay Specialists Medical Center, General Santos City District Hospital and the newly inaugurated Dadiangas Medical Center servicing a care for the people. In addition, there is an ongoing construction of ACE Medical Center to add more hospital bed capacity and medical services in the city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NDDU_GSC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/NDDU_GSC.jpg/220px-NDDU_GSC.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/NDDU_GSC.jpg/330px-NDDU_GSC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/NDDU_GSC.jpg/440px-NDDU_GSC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="427" /></a><figcaption>Notre Dame of Dadiangas University, a <a href="/wiki/Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic">Catholic</a> institution run by the <a href="/wiki/Marist_Brothers" title="Marist Brothers">Marist Brothers</a> or FMS (Fratres Maristae a Scholis)</figcaption></figure> <p>Aside from more than 50 Private Schools, such as The Quantum Academy, and the <a href="/wiki/Ramon_Magsaysay_Memorial_Colleges" title="Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges">Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges</a>, and more than 100 public schools, General Santos hosts three universities. These are the <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_of_Dadiangas_University" title="Notre Dame of Dadiangas University">Notre Dame of Dadiangas University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mindanao_State_University_%E2%80%93_General_Santos_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Mindanao State University – General Santos City">Mindanao State University – General Santos City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Era_University" title="New Era University">New Era University – General Santos Branch</a>. It also houses colleges such as the Doña Lourdes Institute of Technology. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Santo_Tomas_General_Santos" title="University of Santo Tomas General Santos">General Santos campus</a> of the country's oldest academic institution, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Santo_Tomas" title="University of Santo Tomas">University of Santo Tomas</a>, located in Barangay Ligaya, officially opened its first operations in school year 2024-2025. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notre_Dame_of_St._Therese_of_the_Child_Jesus">Notre Dame of St. Therese of the Child Jesus</h3></div> <p>Notre Dame of St. Therese of the Child Jesus (NDST; formerly Canonico Antonio Institute, Inc.) is a private educational institution. It offers <a href="/wiki/Primary_education" title="Primary education">primary education</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middle_school" title="Middle school">junior high school</a> and <a href="/wiki/Secondary_school" title="Secondary school">senior high school</a>, in adherence to the <a href="/wiki/K%E2%80%9312" title="K–12">K-12 education</a> system as <a href="/wiki/Education_in_the_Philippines" title="Education in the Philippines">implemented in the Philippines</a>. The school is administered by the <a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discepole_di_Santa_Teresa_del_Bambino_Ges%C3%B9" class="extiw" title="it:Discepole di Santa Teresa del Bambino Gesù">Disciples of St. Therese of the Child Jesus</a> (DST), a Catholic religious congregation. The school's campus is located along Purok Nopol Road, Sitio Nupol, Barangay Conel in General Santos. </p><p>In 1992, Jovita Onez, a devout Catholic Christian from General Santos donated one hectare of land to the DST congregation. The Mother General at that time, accepted the donation and decided to establish a convent and school in the said place. The construction of the new convent started in 1999. Both buildings were finally established in 2001 with all its furnishings and were officially blessed and opened on January 3, 2001. By the following months, the DST Sisters were accepting enrollees for preschool and primary education. The school had officially set into operation on the opening of the academic year of the same year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2></div> <p>Notable media publications in the city are the SusStar General Santos, Periodiko Banat, Sapol, and other local newspapers. <a href="/wiki/Brigada_Mass_Media_Corporation" title="Brigada Mass Media Corporation">Brigada Newspaper General Santos</a> is the most popular newspaper company in the city. </p><p>There are several television stations in the city that are owned and operated by broadcasting networks—<a href="/wiki/ABS-CBN_General_Santos_(DXZT-TV)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABS-CBN General Santos (DXZT-TV)">ABS-CBN 3 Soccsksargen</a> (now defunct), <a href="/wiki/DXBG-TV" title="DXBG-TV">GMA 8 Soccsksargen</a>, <a href="/wiki/DXER-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="DXER-TV">TV5 Channel 12 Gensan</a>, GMA News TV 26, <a href="/wiki/DXAC-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="DXAC-TV">ABS-CBN Sports+Action Channel 36</a> (now defunct), <a href="/wiki/DXYM-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="DXYM-TV">Brigada News TV 39</a>. Most of these television networks reaches as far as Davao Region and Northern Mindanao; and caters the whole <a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">Soccsksargen Region</a>. Major and other minor cable and satellite television companies are also operating in the city. Most of the FM and AM radio stations are operating in the city 24 hours a day such as <a href="/wiki/DXBC-FM" title="DXBC-FM">MOR 92.7 General Santos</a> (now defunct), <a href="/wiki/DXYM" title="DXYM">89.5 Brigada News FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/DXCK" title="DXCK">iFM 91.9</a>, <a href="/wiki/DXTS" title="DXTS">94.3 Yes! FM General Santos</a>, <a href="/wiki/DXVI" class="mw-redirect" title="DXVI">Radyo5 97.5 News FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/DXWK" title="DXWK">K101.5 Love Radio GenSan</a>, <a href="/wiki/DXCJ" title="DXCJ">Barangay 102.3 GenSan</a> and others. </p><p>There are three local newscasts programs in General Santos: <i><a href="/wiki/TV_Patrol_Socsksargen" class="mw-redirect" title="TV Patrol Socsksargen">TV Patrol Socsksargen</a> (<a href="/wiki/ABS-CBN_General_Santos_(DXZT-TV)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABS-CBN General Santos (DXZT-TV)">ABS-CBN 3 Soccsksargen</a>) (now defunct), <a href="/wiki/DXBG-TV" title="DXBG-TV">GMA Soccsksargen Flash Bulletin</a> (GMA 8 Soccsksargen) now part as <a href="/wiki/One_Mindanao" title="One Mindanao">One Mindanao</a> Flagship Newscast, Balita38 (EGTV Channel 46) and Ronda Brigada (<a href="/wiki/DXYM-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="DXYM-TV">Brigada News TV channel 39</a>).</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_personalities">Notable personalities</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_General_Santos" title="Category:People from General Santos">Category:People from General Santos</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Benedict" class="mw-redirect" title="Sebastian Benedict">Sebastian Benedict</a> (Baeby Baste) of <i><a href="/wiki/Eat_Bulaga!" title="Eat Bulaga!">Eat Bulaga!</a></i>, child actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Anderson" title="Gerald Anderson">Gerald Anderson</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethel_Booba" title="Ethel Booba">Ethel Booba</a>, TV personality</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melai_Cantiveros" title="Melai Cantiveros">Melai Cantiveros-Francisco</a>, actress, host, big winner of <i><a href="/wiki/Pinoy_Big_Brother:_Double_Up" title="Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up">Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nonito_Donaire" title="Nonito Donaire">Nonito Donaire</a>, professional boxer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolando_Navarrete" title="Rolando Navarrete">Rolando Navarrete</a>, professional boxer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jinkee_Pacquiao" title="Jinkee Pacquiao">Jinkee Pacquiao</a>, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_Pacquiao" title="Manny Pacquiao">Manny Pacquiao</a>, professional boxer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Perasol" title="Bo Perasol">Bo Perasol</a>, head coach <a href="/wiki/UAAP" class="mw-redirect" title="UAAP">UAAP</a> basketball of <a href="/wiki/Ateneo_de_Manila_University" title="Ateneo de Manila University">Ateneo de Manila University</a> Blue Eagles</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamcey_Supsup" class="mw-redirect" title="Shamcey Supsup">Shamcey Supsup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miss_Universe_2011" title="Miss Universe 2011">Miss Universe 2011</a> Pageant 3rd Runner-up and National Director of Miss Universe Philippines</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zendee_Rose_Tenerefe" class="mw-redirect" title="Zendee Rose Tenerefe">Zendee Rose Tenerefe</a>, singer, <a href="/wiki/YouTube_fame" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube fame">YouTube personality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racso_Jugarap" title="Racso Jugarap">Racso Jugarap</a>, international artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/XB_Gensan" class="mw-redirect" title="XB Gensan">XB Gensan</a>, dance group, Grand Champion, Showtime Season 1</li> <li>Kolette Madelo, 3rd big placer of <i><a href="/wiki/Pinoy_Big_Brother:_Gen_11" title="Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11">Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_cities">Sister cities</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local">Local</h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Quezon_City" title="Quezon City">Quezon City</a>, since October 12, 1994<sup id="cite_ref-QuezonCityGovPH-SisterCities_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QuezonCityGovPH-SisterCities-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iloilo_City" title="Iloilo City">Iloilo City</a>, since 1980<sup id="cite_ref-PanayNews-SisterCities_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PanayNews-SisterCities-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga</a>, Camarines Sur<sup id="cite_ref-SPGenSantosPH-Renewing_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPGenSantosPH-Renewing-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotabato_City" title="Cotabato City">Cotabato City</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a></b>, Australia<sup id="cite_ref-SisterCitiesAustralia_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SisterCitiesAustralia-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Jersey_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Jersey City">Jersey City</a></b>, USA<sup id="cite_ref-GenSanMagazine-Jersey_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GenSanMagazine-Jersey-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Inquirer-JerseyCity_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inquirer-JerseyCity-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Monterrey" title="Monterrey">Monterrey</a></b>, Mexico<sup id="cite_ref-GenSanMagazine-Jersey_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GenSanMagazine-Jersey-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Hadano,_Kanagawa" title="Hadano, Kanagawa">Hadano, Kanagawa</a></b>, Japan<sup id="cite_ref-GenSanMagazine-Jersey_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GenSanMagazine-Jersey-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:City_Hall,_General_Santos_City,_Philippines.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="General Santos City Hall"><img alt="General Santos City Hall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/City_Hall%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_Philippines.JPG/180px-City_Hall%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_Philippines.JPG" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/City_Hall%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_Philippines.JPG/270px-City_Hall%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_Philippines.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/City_Hall%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_Philippines.JPG/360px-City_Hall%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_Philippines.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">General Santos City Hall</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Amandari_Cove_lake_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Amarandi Cove Lake"><img alt="Amarandi Cove Lake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Amandari_Cove_lake_-_panoramio.jpg/180px-Amandari_Cove_lake_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Amandari_Cove_lake_-_panoramio.jpg/270px-Amandari_Cove_lake_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Amandari_Cove_lake_-_panoramio.jpg/360px-Amandari_Cove_lake_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Amarandi Cove Lake</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KCC_Mall_of_Gensan_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="KCC Mall General Santos"><img alt="KCC Mall General Santos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/KCC_Mall_of_Gensan_-_panoramio.jpg/180px-KCC_Mall_of_Gensan_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/KCC_Mall_of_Gensan_-_panoramio.jpg/270px-KCC_Mall_of_Gensan_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/KCC_Mall_of_Gensan_-_panoramio.jpg/360px-KCC_Mall_of_Gensan_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">KCC Mall General Santos</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen_Santos_city_4.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pioneer Avenue"><img alt="Pioneer Avenue" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Gen_Santos_city_4.jpg/180px-Gen_Santos_city_4.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Gen_Santos_city_4.jpg/270px-Gen_Santos_city_4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Gen_Santos_city_4.jpg/360px-Gen_Santos_city_4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="584" data-file-height="438" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Pioneer Avenue</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lagao,_General_Santos_City,_South_Cotabato,_Philippines_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="SM City General Santos"><img alt="SM City General Santos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Lagao%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_South_Cotabato%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio.jpg/180px-Lagao%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_South_Cotabato%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Lagao%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_South_Cotabato%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio.jpg/270px-Lagao%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_South_Cotabato%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Lagao%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_South_Cotabato%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio.jpg/360px-Lagao%2C_General_Santos_City%2C_South_Cotabato%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">SM City General Santos</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <style 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class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Cebuano_language" title="Cebuano language">Cebuano</a>: <i lang="ceb">Dakbayan sa Heneral Santos</i>; <a href="/wiki/Hiligaynon_language" title="Hiligaynon language">Hiligaynon</a>: <i lang="hil">Dakbanwa sang Heneral Santos</i>; <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_language" title="Maguindanao language">Maguindanao</a>: <i>Ingud nu Heneral Santos</i>; <a href="/wiki/Blaan_language" title="Blaan language">Blaan</a>: <i>Banwe Dadiangas</i>; <a href="/wiki/Tboli_language" title="Tboli language">Tboli</a>: <i>Benwu Dadiangas</i>; <a href="/wiki/Filipino_language" title="Filipino language">Filipino</a>: <i>Lungsod ng Heneral Santos</i></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Cotabato"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:South_Cotabato" title="Template talk:South Cotabato"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:South_Cotabato" title="Special:EditPage/Template:South Cotabato"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_Province_of_South_Cotabato" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><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, 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href="/wiki/Norala" title="Norala">Norala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polomolok" title="Polomolok">Polomolok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santo_Ni%C3%B1o,_South_Cotabato" title="Santo Niño, South Cotabato">Santo Niño</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surallah" title="Surallah">Surallah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampakan" title="Tampakan">Tampakan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tantangan" title="Tantangan">Tantangan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%27Boli,_South_Cotabato" title="T'Boli, South Cotabato">T'Boli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tupi,_South_Cotabato" title="Tupi, South Cotabato">Tupi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines#Classification" title="Cities of the Philippines">Component City</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines#Independent_cities" title="Cities of the Philippines">Highly Urbanized City</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">General Santos</a> <small>(<i>Administratively independent from the province but grouped under South Cotabato by the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://psa.gov.ph/">Philippine Statistics Authority</a>.</i>)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Soccsksargen_(Region_XII)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible info 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XII)</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div><a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato"><b>SO</b>uth <b>C</b>otabato</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cotabato" title="Cotabato"><b>C</b>otabato</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>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink"><b>GEN</b>eral Santos</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Regions_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Regions in the Philippines">Regional center</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Socsksargen.png" 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title="Davao City">Davao City</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">General Santos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iligan" title="Iligan">Iligan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iloilo_City" title="Iloilo City">Iloilo City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lapu-Lapu_City" title="Lapu-Lapu City">Lapu-Lapu City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Pi%C3%B1as" title="Las Piñas">Las Piñas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucena" title="Lucena">Lucena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makati" title="Makati">Makati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malabon" title="Malabon">Malabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandaluyong" title="Mandaluyong">Mandaluyong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandaue" title="Mandaue">Mandaue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marikina" title="Marikina">Marikina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muntinlupa" title="Muntinlupa">Muntinlupa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navotas" title="Navotas">Navotas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olongapo" 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cotabato_City" title="Cotabato City">Cotabato City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dagupan" title="Dagupan">Dagupan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur" title="Naga, Camarines Sur">Naga, Camarines Sur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ormoc" title="Ormoc">Ormoc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santiago,_Isabela" title="Santiago, Isabela">Santiago</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">Component cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alaminos,_Pangasinan" title="Alaminos, Pangasinan">Alaminos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antipolo" title="Antipolo">Antipolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bacoor" title="Bacoor">Bacoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bago,_Negros_Occidental" title="Bago, Negros Occidental">Bago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bais,_Negros_Oriental" title="Bais, Negros Oriental">Bais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balanga,_Bataan" title="Balanga, Bataan">Balanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baliwag" title="Baliwag">Baliwag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batac" title="Batac">Batac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batangas_City" title="Batangas City">Batangas City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayawan" title="Bayawan">Bayawan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baybay" title="Baybay">Baybay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayugan" title="Bayugan">Bayugan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bi%C3%B1an" title="Biñan">Biñan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bislig" title="Bislig">Bislig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bogo,_Cebu" title="Bogo, Cebu">Bogo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borongan" title="Borongan">Borongan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabadbaran" title="Cabadbaran">Cabadbaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabanatuan" title="Cabanatuan">Cabanatuan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabuyao" title="Cabuyao">Cabuyao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadiz,_Negros_Occidental" title="Cadiz, Negros Occidental">Cadiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calaca,_Batangas" title="Calaca, Batangas">Calaca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calamba,_Laguna" title="Calamba, Laguna">Calamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calapan" title="Calapan">Calapan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calbayog" title="Calbayog">Calbayog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candon" title="Candon">Candon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canlaon" title="Canlaon">Canlaon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carcar" title="Carcar">Carcar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmona,_Cavite" title="Carmona, Cavite">Carmona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catbalogan" title="Catbalogan">Catbalogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cauayan,_Isabela" title="Cauayan, Isabela">Cauayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavite_City" title="Cavite City">Cavite City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danao,_Cebu" title="Danao, Cebu">Danao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dapitan" title="Dapitan">Dapitan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dasmari%C3%B1as" title="Dasmariñas">Dasmariñas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digos" title="Digos">Digos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dipolog" title="Dipolog">Dipolog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumaguete" title="Dumaguete">Dumaguete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador,_Misamis_Oriental" title="El Salvador, Misamis Oriental">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Escalante,_Negros_Occidental" title="Escalante, Negros Occidental">Escalante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gapan" title="Gapan">Gapan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Trias" title="General Trias">General Trias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gingoog" title="Gingoog">Gingoog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guihulngan" title="Guihulngan">Guihulngan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himamaylan" title="Himamaylan">Himamaylan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilagan" title="Ilagan">Ilagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imus" title="Imus">Imus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iriga" title="Iriga">Iriga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isabela,_Basilan" title="Isabela, Basilan">Isabela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabankalan" title="Kabankalan">Kabankalan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kidapawan" title="Kidapawan">Kidapawan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Carlota,_Negros_Occidental" title="La Carlota, Negros Occidental">La Carlota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamitan" title="Lamitan">Lamitan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laoag" title="Laoag">Laoag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legazpi,_Albay" title="Legazpi, Albay">Legazpi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligao" title="Ligao">Ligao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lipa,_Batangas" title="Lipa, Batangas">Lipa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maasin" title="Maasin">Maasin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mabalacat" title="Mabalacat">Mabalacat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaybalay" title="Malaybalay">Malaybalay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malolos" title="Malolos">Malolos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marawi" title="Marawi">Marawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masbate_City" title="Masbate City">Masbate City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mati,_Davao_Oriental" title="Mati, Davao Oriental">Mati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meycauayan" title="Meycauayan">Meycauayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mu%C3%B1oz,_Nueva_Ecija" title="Muñoz, Nueva Ecija">Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naga,_Cebu" title="Naga, Cebu">Naga, Cebu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oroquieta" title="Oroquieta">Oroquieta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozamiz" title="Ozamiz">Ozamiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pagadian" title="Pagadian">Pagadian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palayan" title="Palayan">Palayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panabo" title="Panabo">Panabo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passi,_Iloilo" title="Passi, Iloilo">Passi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roxas_City" title="Roxas City">Roxas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagay,_Negros_Occidental" title="Sagay, Negros Occidental">Sagay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samal,_Davao_del_Norte" title="Samal, Davao del Norte">Samal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Carlos,_Negros_Occidental" title="San Carlos, Negros Occidental">San Carlos, Negros Occidental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Carlos,_Pangasinan" title="San Carlos, Pangasinan">San Carlos, Pangasinan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Fernando,_La_Union" title="San Fernando, La Union">San Fernando, La Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Fernando,_Pampanga" title="San Fernando, Pampanga">San Fernando, Pampanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_Nueva_Ecija" title="San Jose, Nueva Ecija">San Jose, Nueva Ecija</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_del_Monte" title="San Jose del Monte">San Jose del Monte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Pablo,_Laguna" title="San Pablo, Laguna">San Pablo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Pedro,_Laguna" title="San Pedro, Laguna">San Pedro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Rosa,_Laguna" title="Santa Rosa, Laguna">Santa Rosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santo_Tomas,_Batangas" title="Santo Tomas, Batangas">Santo Tomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silay" title="Silay">Silay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sipalay" title="Sipalay">Sipalay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon_City" title="Sorsogon City">Sorsogon City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surigao_City" title="Surigao City">Surigao City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabaco" title="Tabaco">Tabaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabuk,_Kalinga" title="Tabuk, Kalinga">Tabuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacurong" title="Tacurong">Tacurong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagaytay" title="Tagaytay">Tagaytay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagbilaran" title="Tagbilaran">Tagbilaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagum" title="Tagum">Tagum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talisay,_Cebu" title="Talisay, Cebu">Talisay, Cebu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talisay,_Negros_Occidental" title="Talisay, Negros Occidental">Talisay, Negros Occidental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanauan,_Batangas" title="Tanauan, Batangas">Tanauan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tandag" title="Tandag">Tandag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangub" title="Tangub">Tangub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanjay" title="Tanjay">Tanjay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarlac_City" title="Tarlac City">Tarlac City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tayabas" title="Tayabas">Tayabas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toledo,_Cebu" title="Toledo, Cebu">Toledo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trece_Martires" title="Trece Martires">Trece Martires</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuguegarao" title="Tuguegarao">Tuguegarao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urdaneta,_Pangasinan" title="Urdaneta, Pangasinan">Urdaneta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valencia,_Bukidnon" title="Valencia, Bukidnon">Valencia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorias" title="Victorias">Victorias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vigan" title="Vigan">Vigan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <style 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Philippines">Name</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">Region</a> </th> <th>Pop.</th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Davao_City_skyline_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Davao City"><img alt="Davao City" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Davao_City_skyline_02.jpg/120px-Davao_City_skyline_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Davao_City_skyline_02.jpg/180px-Davao_City_skyline_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Davao_City_skyline_02.jpg/240px-Davao_City_skyline_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Davao_City" title="Davao City">Davao City</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zamboanga_City_from_Garden_Orchid_Hotel.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Zamboanga City"><img alt="Zamboanga City" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Zamboanga_City_from_Garden_Orchid_Hotel.jpg/120px-Zamboanga_City_from_Garden_Orchid_Hotel.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Zamboanga_City_from_Garden_Orchid_Hotel.jpg/180px-Zamboanga_City_from_Garden_Orchid_Hotel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Zamboanga_City_from_Garden_Orchid_Hotel.jpg/240px-Zamboanga_City_from_Garden_Orchid_Hotel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1577" data-file-height="528" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_City" title="Zamboanga City">Zamboanga City</a> </td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Davao_City" title="Davao City">Davao City</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">Davao Region</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,776,949</td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">11</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Panabo" title="Panabo">Panabo</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">Davao Region</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">209,230 </td> <td rowspan="11" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CAG_Skyline_Jan_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cagayan de Oro"><img alt="Cagayan de Oro" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/CAG_Skyline_Jan_2018.jpg/120px-CAG_Skyline_Jan_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/CAG_Skyline_Jan_2018.jpg/180px-CAG_Skyline_Jan_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/CAG_Skyline_Jan_2018.jpg/240px-CAG_Skyline_Jan_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3810" data-file-height="1776" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Cagayan_de_Oro" title="Cagayan de Oro">Cagayan de Oro</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gensan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="General Santos"><img alt="General Santos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Gensan.jpg/120px-Gensan.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Gensan.jpg/180px-Gensan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Gensan.jpg/240px-Gensan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3639" data-file-height="2562" /></a></span><br /><a class="mw-selflink selflink">General Santos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_City" title="Zamboanga City">Zamboanga City</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_Peninsula" title="Zamboanga Peninsula">Zamboanga Peninsula</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">977,234</td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">12</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Marawi" title="Marawi">Marawi</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">Bangsamoro</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">207,010 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Cagayan_de_Oro" title="Cagayan de Oro">Cagayan de Oro</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">Northern Mindanao</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">728,402</td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">13</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Koronadal" title="Koronadal">Koronadal</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">Soccsksargen</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">195,398 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">General Santos</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">Soccsksargen</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">697,315</td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">14</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Malaybalay" title="Malaybalay">Malaybalay</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">Northern Mindanao</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">190,712 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Butuan" title="Butuan">Butuan</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Caraga_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Caraga Region">Caraga Region</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">372,910</td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">15</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Digos" title="Digos">Digos</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">Davao Region</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">188,376 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Iligan" title="Iligan">Iligan</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">Northern Mindanao</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">363,115</td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">16</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Polomolok" title="Polomolok">Polomolok</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">Soccsksargen</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">172,605 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Cotabato_City" title="Cotabato City">Cotabato City</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">Bangsamoro</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">325,079</td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">17</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Surigao_City" title="Surigao City">Surigao City</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Caraga_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Caraga Region">Caraga Region</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">171,107 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tagum" title="Tagum">Tagum</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">Davao Region</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">296,202</td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">18</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kidapawan" title="Kidapawan">Kidapawan</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Soccsksargen" title="Soccsksargen">Soccsksargen</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">160,791 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Valencia,_Bukidnon" title="Valencia, Bukidnon">Valencia</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">Northern Mindanao</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">216,546</td> <td class="largestCities-cell-background" style="text-align:center;">19</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mati,_Davao_Oriental" title="Mati, Davao Oriental">Mati</a></td> <td 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title="Imus">Imus</a> (496,794)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angeles_City" title="Angeles City">Angeles City</a> (462,928)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iloilo_City" title="Iloilo City">Iloilo City</a> (457,626)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marikina" title="Marikina">Marikina</a> (456,059)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Trias" title="General Trias">General Trias</a> (450,583)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasay" title="Pasay">Pasay</a> (440,656)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandaluyong" title="Mandaluyong">Mandaluyong</a> (425,758)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Rosa,_Laguna" title="Santa Rosa, Laguna">Santa Rosa</a> (414,812)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bi%C3%B1an" title="Biñan">Biñan</a> (407,437)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarlac_City" title="Tarlac City">Tarlac City</a> (385,398)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malabon" title="Malabon">Malabon</a> (380,522)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lipa,_Batangas" title="Lipa, Batangas">Lipa</a> (372,931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butuan" title="Butuan">Butuan</a> (372,910)</li> <li><a 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Occidental">Cadiz</a> (158,544)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilagan" title="Ilagan">Ilagan</a> (158,258)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danao,_Cebu" title="Danao, Cebu">Danao</a> (156,321)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_Nueva_Ecija" title="San Jose, Nueva Ecija">San Jose (Nueva Ecija)</a> (150,917)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagay,_Negros_Occidental" title="Sagay, Negros Occidental">Sagay</a> (148,894)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santiago,_Isabela" title="Santiago, Isabela">Santiago</a> (148,580)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mati,_Davao_Oriental" title="Mati, Davao Oriental">Mati</a> (147,547)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urdaneta,_Pangasinan" title="Urdaneta, Pangasinan">Urdaneta</a> (144,577)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cauayan,_Isabela" title="Cauayan, Isabela">Cauayan</a> (143,403)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calapan" title="Calapan">Calapan</a> (145,786)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabaco" title="Tabaco">Tabaco</a> (140,961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozamis" class="mw-redirect" title="Ozamis">Ozamis</a> (140,443)</li> 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