Pigcawayan

Pigcawayan
Municipality of Pigcawayan
Pigcawayan Municipal hall
Pigcawayan Municipal hall
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Official seal of Pigcawayan
Map of Cotabato with Pigcawayan highlighted
Map of Cotabato with Pigcawayan highlighted
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Pigcawayan is located in Philippines
Pigcawayan
Pigcawayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°17′N 124°26′E / 7.28°N 124.43°E / 7.28; 124.43
CountryPhilippines
RegionSoccsksargen
ProvinceCotabato
District 1st district
FoundedOctober 20, 1953[1]
Barangays40 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJuanito C. Agustin
 • Vice MayorNiel Jake V. Casi
 • RepresentativeJoselito S. Sacdalan
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate32,207 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
289.98 km2 (111.96 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Highest elevation
382 m (1,253 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total
52,744
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Households
13,631
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
41.11
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 241.4 million (2020), 107.8 million (2012), 114.3 million (2013), 127.9 million (2014), 144.2 million (2015), 162.8 million (2016), 186.8 million (2017), 201.4 million (2018), 218.5 million (2019), 263.4 million (2021), 360.2 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 405.9 million (2020), 136.3 million (2012), 152.2 million (2013), 151.5 million (2014), 197.5 million (2015), 284.9 million (2016), 301.5 million (2017), 323.5 million (2018), 378.9 million (2019), 443.3 million (2021), 514.4 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 198.3 million (2020), 9.06 million (2012), 102.4 million (2013), 106 million (2014), 117.8 million (2015), 133.6 million (2016), 147.7 million (2017), 164.4 million (2018), 182.2 million (2019), 196.9 million (2021), 264.4 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 91.35 million (2020), 35.9 million (2012), 50.64 million (2013), 35.07 million (2014), 55.55 million (2015), 110.2 million (2016), 97.86 million (2017), 99.11 million (2018), 90.01 million (2019), 89.83 million (2021), 96.56 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCotabato Electric Cooperative (COTELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9412
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)64
Native languagesMaguindanao
Hiligaynon
Cebuano
Iranun
Tagalog
Websitewww.pigcawayan.gov.ph

Pigcawayan, officially the Municipality of Pigcawayan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Pigkawayan, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ڤيڬكاوين; Iranun: Inged a Pigkawayan, ايڠايد ا ڤيڬكاوين; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Pigkawayan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pigkawayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pigkawayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,744 people.[4]

It is sometimes spelled Pigkawayan.

  1. ^ "Declaring Monday, October 21, 2024, as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Municipality of Pigcawayan, Province of North Cotabato". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Municipality of Pigcawayan | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.