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South Cotabato

South Cotabato
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiسلاتن كوتوات
Flag of South Cotabato
Official seal of South Cotabato
Nickname: 
Land of the Dreamweavers
Location in the Philippines
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Map
Coordinates: 6°10′N 125°00′E / 6.17°N 125°E / 6.17; 125
CountryPhilippines
RegionSoccsksargen
FoundedJuly 18, 1966
CapitalKoronadal
Largest cityGeneral Santos
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Panlalawigan
 • GovernorReynaldo S. Tamayo Jr. (PFP)
 • Vice GovernorArthur Y. Pingoy Jr. (PFP)
 • LegislatureSouth Cotabato Provincial Board
Area
 • Total
3,935.95 km2 (1,519.68 sq mi)
 • Rank32nd out of 81
 (excluding General Santos)
Highest elevation2,286 m (7,500 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Total
975,476
 • Rank29th out of 81
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
  • Rank41st out of 81
 (excluding General Santos)
Divisions
 • Independent cities
1
 • Component cities
 • Municipalities
 • Barangays
 • Districts
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9500–9513
IDD:area code+63 (0)83
ISO 3166 codePH-SCO
Spoken languages
Income classification1st class
Websitewww.southcotabato.gov.ph

South Cotabato,[a] officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal (also the regional center of Soccsksargen), and it borders Sultan Kudarat to the north and west, Sarangani to the south and northeast, and Davao del Sur to the far northeast. To the southeast lies Sarangani Bay.

General Santos, the only coastal city/town located on the shores of Sarangani Bay, is the largest city in both the province and the region (by population), but is governed independently from the province. The province of Sarangani used to be part of South Cotabato until it was made an independent province in 1992.

  1. ^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mapa ng mga Wika (Rehiyon) - Rehiyon XII" (in Filipino). Commission on the Filipino Language. Retrieved September 23, 2021.


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