| Sarangani | |||||
| Translit Lang1: | Other | ||||
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Jawi | ||||
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | سرڠان | ||||
| Seal Size: | 100x80px | ||||
| Anthem: | Sarangani, Land of Beauty | ||||
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| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||||
| Established Date: | November 28, 1992 | ||||
| Seat Type: | Capital | ||||
| Leader Title: | Governor | ||||
| Leader Name: | Rogelio D. Pacquiao (PCM) | ||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Governor | ||||
| Leader Name1: | Elmer T. de Peralta (PCM) | ||||
| Leader Name2: | Steve Solon (PCM) | ||||
| Leader Title3: | Legislature | ||||
| Leader Name3: | Sarangani Provincial Board | ||||
| Area Footnotes: | [1] | ||||
| Area Rank: | 37th out of 81 | ||||
| Elevation Max M: | 2,083 | ||||
| Elevation Max Point: | Mount Busa | ||||
| Population Rank: | 55th out of 81 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
| Population Density Rank: | 58th out of 81 | ||||
| Demographics Type1: | Divisions | ||||
| Demographics1 Title1: | Independent cities | ||||
| Demographics1 Info1: | 0 | ||||
| Demographics1 Title2: | Component cities | ||||
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0 | ||||
| Demographics1 Title3: | Municipalities | ||||
| Demographics1 Title4: | Barangays | ||||
| Demographics1 Info4: | 142 | ||||
| Demographics1 Title5: | Districts | ||||
| Demographics1 Info5: | Legislative district of Sarangani | ||||
| Timezone: | PST | ||||
| Utc Offset: | +8 | ||||
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Spoken languages | ||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Income classification | ||||
| Blank Info Sec2: | 2nd class | ||||
| Seat1: | Glan | ||||
| Seat1 Type: | Largest Municipality | ||||
Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani (ceb|Lalawigan sa Sarangani; hil|Kapuoran sang Sarangani; Maguindanaon: Dairat nu Sarangani, Jawi: دايرت نو سرڠان; fil|Lalawigan ng Sarangani), is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region. Its capital is Alabel while Glan is the most populous municipality in the province. With a 230km (140miles) coastline along the Sarangani Bay and Celebes Sea, the province is at the southernmost tip of Mindanao island, and borders South Cotabato and Davao del Sur to the north, Davao Occidental to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south.
Sarangani is part of the South Cotabato-Cotabato-Sultan Kudarat-Sarangani-General Santos (Soccsksargen) development cluster, and is linked by paved roads to the international airport and harbor of General Santos.
The province is divided into two sections, separated by the Sarangani Bay and the city of General Santos, and it used to be part of South Cotabato until it was made an independent province in 1992.
The General Santos Metropolitan Area or Metro General Santos is a metropolitan area encompassing the highly urbanized city of General Santos, The Regional Agro-Industrial Center of Alabel, the towns of Glan, Kiamba, Maasin, Maitum, Malapatan and Malungon and the neighboring provinces of South Cotabato adding Metro General Santos adding Lake Sebu, Polomolok, T'Boli and Tupi.
The earliest civilization in the province can be found in Maitum, Sarangani, where the Maitum Anthropomorphic Pottery or Maitum Jars were found. The jars have been dated to approximately 5 BC to 370 AD, one of the oldest in the entire Southeast Asian region and the Philippines. The discovery testified to the long history of cultural exchanges in Sarangani and its people.
The Sarangani was once part of Sultanate of Maguindanao. The establishment of the Sultanate in the area caused more Maguindanaon settlers arrival. After the fall of the Sultanate of Maguindanao as a great power in Mindanao, Datu Uto of Buayan expanded his domain towards Sarangani Bay. Sarangani would eventually be under the Sultanate of Buayan until the American era.
Sarangani Island (now part of Davao Occidental) was named Spanish; Castilian: Antonia by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos in 1543, in honor of Antonio de Mendoza y Pacheco, the viceroy of New Spain who had appointed López de Villalobos to lead an expedition to the Western Islands (now the Philippines) because of their relation by marriage. The early inhabitants who first inhabited Sarangani were the indigenous natives, called MunaTo, a native term for "first people."[2]
In 1942, the Japanese troops occupied Southern Cotabato. In 1945, Filipino troops of the 6th, 10th, 101st and 102nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 10th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary entered in and liberated Southern Cotabato and fought against the Japanese Imperial Army forces during the Battle of Cotabato at the end of World War II under the Japanese Occupation.
Before its inception in 1992, Sarangani was part of South Cotabato under its third district. The province was created by Republic Act No. 7228 on March 16, 1992,[3] penned by Congressman James Chiongbian, who would later become the province's first representative to the House of Representatives. His wife, Priscilla Chiongbian, became the first Governor of Sarangani.
Sarangani covers a total area of 3601.25km2 occupying the southern tip of the Soccsksargen in central Mindanao. The province is bordered on the central-north by South Cotabato, northeast by Davao del Sur, east by Davao Occidental, south by the Sarangani Bay and Celebes Sea, and northwest by Sultan Kudarat.
Sarangani is divided into two (eastern and western) sections, separated by the Sarangani Bay and General Santos in the middle. The western portion comprises the towns of Maitum, Kiamba, and Maasim, and is bounded on the north by South Cotabato and on the northwest by Sultan Kudarat. The eastern section consists of Alabel, Glan, Malapatan, and Malungon.
Sarangani comprises seven municipalities. A single legislative district encompasses all towns.
| Municipality | Population | Area | Density | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | /km2 | ||||||||||||
| 6.1027°N 125.292°W | Alabel | † | 80,359 | 510.98km2 | NaN88,294/510.98 | 13 | |||||||
| 5.8225°N 125.2046°W | Glan | 118,263 | 610.3km2 | NaN109,547/610.30 | 31 | ||||||||
| 5.9885°N 124.6241°W | Kiamba | 61,058 | 328.68km2 | NaN65,774/328.68 | 19 | ||||||||
| 5.861°N 124.9967°W | Maasim | 59,468 | 500.43km2 | NaN64,940/500.43 | 16 | ||||||||
| 6.0613°N 124.4957°W | Maitum | 44,595 | 290.66km2 | NaN44,185/290.66 | 19 | ||||||||
| 5.9707°N 125.2882°W | Malapatan | 76,914 | 609.28km2 | NaN80,741/609.28 | 12 | ||||||||
| 6.3752°N 125.2717°W | Malungon | 103,604 | 750.92km2 | NaN105,465/750.92 | 31 | ||||||||
| Total | 558,946 | 544,261 | 3,601.25 | 3601.25km2 | NaNPD/km2NaNPD/km2 | 141 | |||||||
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The population of Sarangani in the 2020 census was 558,946 people, with a density of NaN558,946/3,601.25.
Christianity is the majority religion in the province with a total of 79% (48% Roman Catholicism and 31% evangelicals). Other religious minorities are Islam (9%) and Iglesia ni Cristo (2%). The remainder is usually divided among other Christian churches.
Coconut, corn, rice, banana, mango, durian, rubber, and sugarcane are major crops now being planted by the inhabitants. The province has plantations (mango, banana, pineapple, asparagus), cattle ranches, and commercial fishponds that have been operating in the area, some of which having existed as far back as 40 years.
Electricity comes from the National Power Corporation, and augmented by a 50 MW power plant in Alabel, the province's capital. Water is provided for by sustainable spring development projects.
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Sarangani celebrates its foundation anniversary every November, named as MunaTo Festival.[4]
Sarangani has ancient burial jars, discovered by archaeologists from the National Museum in Ayub Cave in Maitum, in 1991 and in 2008, and at Sagel Cave in Maitum (now declared by National Historical Institute as a national historical site). Amid Mindanao's armed conflicts, artifacts found thereat prove settlements of pre-historic civilization in Maitum.[5]