Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat

Esperanza
Municipality of Esperanza
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiاسڤيرنس
Municipal Hall
Municipal Hall
Flag of Esperanza
Official seal of Esperanza
Map of Sultan Kudarat with Esperanza highlighted
Map of Sultan Kudarat with Esperanza highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Esperanza is located in Philippines
Esperanza
Esperanza
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°43′00″N 124°31′00″E / 6.7167°N 124.5167°E / 6.7167; 124.5167
CountryPhilippines
RegionSoccsksargen
ProvinceSultan Kudarat
District 2nd district
FoundedNovember 22, 1973
Barangays19 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Esperanza[*]Charles Federic R. Ploteña
 • Vice MayorLalaine Villaruel-Suhanda
 • RepresentativeHoracio P. Suansing Jr.
 • Electorate41,848 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total324.29 km2 (125.21 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Highest elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Lowest elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total74,696
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
 • Households
19,309
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
29.43
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 245.4 million (2020), 102.6 million (2012), 113.9 million (2013), 129.5 million (2014), 152.2 million (2015), 177.2 million (2016), 196.3 million (2017), 210.7 million (2018), 218.4 million (2019), 266.8 million (2021), 363.2 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 598.9 million (2020), 165 million (2012), 187.9 million (2013), 215.2 million (2014), 256.2 million (2015), 324.9 million (2016), 385.7 million (2017), 454.3 million (2018), 471 million (2019), 749.4 million (2021), 1,405 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 179.8 million (2020), 85.15 million (2012), 93.43 million (2013), 114.1 million (2014), 104.7 million (2015), 110.2 million (2016), 131.9 million (2017), 154.5 million (2018), 179.3 million (2019), 265.4 million (2021), 72.4 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 139.9 million (2020), 17.22 million (2012), 17.62 million (2013), 31.67 million (2014), 39.65 million (2015), 4.868 million (2016), 58.24 million (2017), 88.11 million (2018), 62.32 million (2019), 288.6 million (2021), 653.9 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9806
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)64
Native languagesHiligaynon
Maguindanao
Tagalog
Websitewww.lgu-esperanza.gov.ph

Esperanza, officially the Municipality of Esperanza (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Esperanza; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Ispiransa, Jawi: ايڠد نو اسڤيرنس); Tagalog: Bayan ng Esperanza, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 74,696 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Esperanza | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.