Isulan

Isulan
Municipality of Isulan
Isulan Roundabout
Isulan Roundabout
Flag of Isulan
Official seal of Isulan
Nickname: 
Oil Palm Capital of the Philippines
Motto: 
Buylog Isulan!
Map of Sultan Kudarat with Isulan highlighted
Map of Sultan Kudarat with Isulan highlighted
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Isulan is located in Philippines
Isulan
Isulan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°38′N 124°36′E / 6.63°N 124.6°E / 6.63; 124.6
CountryPhilippines
RegionSoccsksargen
ProvinceSultan Kudarat
District 1st district
FoundedAugust 30, 1957
Barangays17 (see Barangays)
Government
[3]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Isulan[*]Marites K. Pallasigue (suspended)
Arnold H. Armada (acting)[1]
 • Vice MayorCarlo Apiado
 • RepresentativeBai Rihan M. Sakaluran
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate58,908 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
541.25 km2 (208.98 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Highest elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Lowest elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[5]
 • Total
97,490
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Households
22,547
Demonym(s)Isulanen
Isulanon
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
20.57
% (2021)[6]
 • Revenue₱ 418.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 716.7 million (2020, 2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 328.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 271.9 million (2020, 2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9805
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)64
Native languagesMaguindanao
Hiligaynon
Tagalog
Websitewww.isulan.gov.ph

Isulan, officially the Municipality of Isulan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Isulan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Isulan, Jawi: ايڠد نو اسولن; Tagalog: Bayan ng Isulan), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 97,490 people.[5]

  1. ^ "Sultan Kudarat governor suspends town mayor for more than a year". Rappler. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "2019 Election Results:Isulan, Sultan Kudarat". GMA News. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ Municipality of Isulan | (DILG)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.