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Kabacan North Cotabato

 

1st class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to LGPMS (as of 2009), it has a population of 78,465 people in 15,646 households. The town is predominantly composed of rice farms made possible by the influx of Ilocano speaking people from northern Philippines. A state university also exist in the town – The University of Southern Mindanao. It is strategically located between the cities of Cotabato and Davao from west to east and the cities of Cagayan de Oro from the north and General Santos from the south.

Date of Creation EO 82 / August 18, 1947
Income Class 1st Class
Population (2007 census) 73,991
No. of Barangays 24
Congressional District 1st District
Land Area 44,809 hectares
No. of Households (2007) 15,859
Climate dry and rainy season all year round
Annual Income (2008) PhP 81,037.000.00
Population Growth Rate 2.47%
Major Crops Rice, Corn, Pomelo, Mango, Coconut
Major Festivals Kapagayan Festival (foundation day)
Major Dialects Spoken
Ilocano, Maguindanaon, Cebuano, Ilonggo, HIligaynon, Tagalog, Maranao
and Manobo.
Barangays
Aringay, Bangilan, Bannawag, Buluan, Cuyapon, Dagupan, Katidtuan,
Kayaga, Kilagasan, Magatos, Malamote, Malanduague, Nanga-an, Osias,
Paatan Lower, Paatan Upper, Pedtad, Pisan, Poblacion, Salapungan,
Sanggadong, Simbuhay, Simone, Tamped

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