Tantangan

Tantangan
Municipality of Tantangan
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiتنتاڠن
Flag of Tantangan
Official seal of Tantangan
Map of South Cotabato with Tantangan highlighted
Map of South Cotabato with Tantangan highlighted
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Tantangan is located in Philippines
Tantangan
Tantangan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°37′N 124°45′E / 6.62°N 124.75°E / 6.62; 124.75
CountryPhilippines
RegionSoccsksargen
ProvinceSouth Cotabato
District 2nd district
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorBenjamin V. Figueroa Jr.
 • Vice MayorTimee Joy T. Gonzales
 • RepresentativeFerdinand L. Hernandez
 • Electorate28,911 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total113.10 km2 (43.67 sq mi)
Elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Highest elevation
1,121 m (3,678 ft)
Lowest elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total45,744
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Households
11,794
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
21.33
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 164.5 million (2020), 62.39 million (2012), 73.81 million (2013, 2014), 94.4 million (2015), 102.2 million (2016), 120.2 million (2017), 129.7 million (2018)
 • Assets₱ 359.2 million (2020), 100.3 million (2012), 97.81 million (2013, 2014), 155 million (2015), 192.7 million (2016), 229.7 million (2017), 353.5 million (2018)
 • Expenditure₱ 161.3 million (2020), 57.09 million (2012), 72.74 million (2013, 2014), 73.35 million (2015), 83.95 million (2016), 108.6 million (2017)
 • Liabilities₱ 142.9 million (2020), 45.76 million (2012), 44.65 million (2013, 2014), 82.26 million (2015), 84.38 million (2016), 114.2 million (2017), 175.3 million (2018)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySouth Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9510
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)83
Native languagesHiligaynon
Cebuano
Maguindanao
Blaan
Tagalog
Websitewww.tantanganscot.gov.ph

Tantangan, officially the Municipality of Tantangan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tantangan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tantangan; Ilocano: Ili ti Tantangan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Tantangan, Jawi: ايڠد نو تنتاڠن; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tantangan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45,744 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Tantangan | (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.
  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.