Soccsksargen

Soccsksargen Region XII (Central Mindanao)
Region
Left to right, top to bottom: Sarangani Bay; shoreline of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat; Asik-Asik Falls in Alamada, North Cotabato; Lake Sebu; and General Santos, the Commerce and Industrial Center of Region 12
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 6°30′N 124°51′E / 6.5°N 124.85°E / 6.5; 124.85
Country	Philippines
Island group	Mindanao
Regional center	Cotabato City (until 2004) Koronadal (since 2004)
Largest city	General Santos
Area
• Total	22,513.30 km2 (8,692.43 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mount Apo)	2,450 m (8,040 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	4,360,974
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-12
Provinces	4 Cotabato del Norte Cotabato del Sur Sarangani Sultan Kudarat
Independent cities	1 General Santos
Component cities	3 Kidapawan Koronadal Tacurong
Municipalities	45
Barangays	1,095
Cong. districts	10
Languages	Hiligaynon Maguindanaon Cebuano Iranun Sarangani Tboli Blaan Dulangan Manobo Obo Tagabawa Teduray Ilianen Karay-a Ilocano Tagalog Filipino English
GDP (2023)	₱620.38 billion $11.15 billion[2]
Growth rate	(3.5%)[2]
HDI	0.685 (Medium)
HDI rank	14th in the Philippines (2019)

Soccsksargen (officially stylized in all caps;^[3] [sokˈsardʒɛn]), formerly known as Central Mindanao, is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region XII. Located in south-central Mindanao, its name is an acronym that stands for the region's four provinces and one highly urbanized city (South Cotabato or Cotabato del Sur, Cotabato del Norte, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos). The regional center is in Koronadal, located in the province of Cotabato del Sur, and the center of commerce and industry is General Santos, which is the most populous city in the region.