Kidapawan | |
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City of Kidapawan | |
Nickname(s): City of Fruits and Highland Springs[1] | |
Motto(s): "Nakapangyayari ang Sambayanan" (The People are Sovereign) | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°00′30″N 125°05′22″E / 7.00833°N 125.08944°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Soccsksargen |
Province | Cotabato |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | July 23, 1914 |
Chartered | August 18, 1947 |
Cityhood | February 12, 1998 |
Barangays | 40 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Jose Paolo M. Evangelista |
• Vice Mayor | Melvin E. Lamata Jr |
• Representative | Rudy S. Caoagdan |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 91,167 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 358.47 km2 (138.41 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,933 m (9,623 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
Population (2020)[4] | |
• Total | 160,791 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 39,891 |
Demonym(s) | Kidapaweño Kidapawanon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 20.83 |
• Revenue | ₱1,077,760,493.58 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,863 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 915.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱652,401,030.28 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Cotabato Electric Cooperative (COTELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9400 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Cebuano Tagabawa Obo Ilianen Tagalog Maguindanaon |
Website | kidapawancity |
Kidapawan, officially the City of Kidapawan (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Kidapawan; Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Kidapawan; Maguindanaon: Kuta nu Kidapawan; Obo Monuvu: Ingod to Kidapawan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Kidapawan), is a component city and the capital of the province of Cotabato, Philippines.
Currently classified as a 3rd income class city, it is set to be reclassified to 1st income class by 1 January 2025.[6] Moreover, according to the 2020 Census, it has a population of 160,791 people making it the most populous in the province.[4]
It is located at the foot of Mount Apo, the country's highest mountain.