Pikit

Pikit
Municipality of Pikit
Pikit Public Market and Terminal
Pikit Public Market and Terminal
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Official seal of Pikit
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Map of Cotabato with Pikit highlighted
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Pikit is located in Philippines
Pikit
Pikit
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°03′N 124°40′E / 7.05°N 124.67°E / 7.05; 124.67
CountryPhilippines
RegionSoccsksargen
ProvinceCotabato
District 1st district
FoundedJune 17, 1913
CharteredSeptember 29, 1949
Barangays42 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorSumulong K. Sultan
 • Vice MayorMuhyryn D. Sultan-Casi
 • RepresentativeJoselito S. Sacdalan
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate29,794 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total277.269 km2 (107.054 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Highest elevation
154 m (505 ft)
Lowest elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total67,024
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
 • Households
15,718
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
40.58
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 450.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 509.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 389.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 68.01 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCotabato Electric Cooperative (COTELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9409
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)64
Native languagesMaguindanao
Hiligaynon
Cebuano
Ilianen
Tagalog
Websitewww.pikit-cotabatoprov.gov.ph

Pikit, officially the Municipality of Pikit (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Pikit, Jawi: ايڠد نو ڤيكت; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Pikit; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pikit; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pikit) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 67,024 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Pikit | (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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.