South Cotabato
Cotabato del Sur | |
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Province of South Cotabato | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | سلاتن كوتوات |
Nickname: Land of the Dreamweavers | |
Coordinates: 6°10′N 125°00′E / 6.17°N 125°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Soccsksargen |
Founded | July 18, 1966 |
Capital | Koronadal |
Largest city | General Santos |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
• Governor | Reynaldo S. Tamayo Jr. (PFP) |
• Vice Governor | Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. (PFP) |
• Legislature | South Cotabato Provincial Board |
Area | |
• Total | 3,935.95 km2 (1,519.68 sq mi) |
• Rank | 32nd out of 81 |
(excluding General Santos) | |
Highest elevation | 2,286 m (7,500 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 975,476 |
• Rank | 29th out of 81 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
• Rank | 41st out of 81 |
(excluding General Santos) | |
Divisions | |
• Independent cities | 1
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Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9500–9513 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)83 |
ISO 3166 code | PH-SCO |
Spoken languages | |
Income classification | 1st class |
Website | www |
South Cotabato (Hiligaynon: Bagatnan Cotabato; Cebuano: Habagatang Cotabato; Ilocano: Abagatan a Cotabato; Maguindanaon: Salatan Kutawatu, Jawi: سلاتن كوتوات; Filipino: Timog Cotabato[3]), officially the Province of South Cotabato, and since 2019, South Cotabato was renamed in the Province as Cotabato del Sur , is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal (the regional center of Soccsksargen), and it borders Sultan Kudarat to the north and west, Sarangani to the south and northeast, and Davao del Sur to the far northeast. To the southeast lies Sarangani Bay.
General Santos, the only coastal city/town located on the shores of Sarangani Bay, is the largest city in both the province and the region (by population), but is governed independently from the province. The province of Sarangani used to be part of South Cotabato until it was made an independent province in 1992.