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Sultan Kudarat Province: Brief Profile

Sultan Kudarat Province is located in the Mindanao region of the Philippines. It has an area of 4,783 square kilometers and a population of over 747,000. The province is divided into 11 municipalities and 1 city, with Tacurong City being the commercial center. Sultan Kudarat has a tropical climate and lies on the southwest coast of Mindanao, bordering Maguindanao, Cotabato, South Cotabato, and Davao del Sur provinces. It was originally part of the larger Cotabato province before becoming its own province in 1973, being named after a famous Sultan who ruled in the 1600-1700s.

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Sultan Kudarat Province: Brief Profile

Sultan Kudarat Province is located in the Mindanao region of the Philippines. It has an area of 4,783 square kilometers and a population of over 747,000. The province is divided into 11 municipalities and 1 city, with Tacurong City being the commercial center. Sultan Kudarat has a tropical climate and lies on the southwest coast of Mindanao, bordering Maguindanao, Cotabato, South Cotabato, and Davao del Sur provinces. It was originally part of the larger Cotabato province before becoming its own province in 1973, being named after a famous Sultan who ruled in the 1600-1700s.

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Sultan Kudarat Province

is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. Its capital is Isulan
and borders Maguindanao and Cotabato to the north, South Cotabato and Sarangani to the south, and
Davao del Sur to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the west.

BRIEF PROFILE
Capital: Isulan
Land Area: 4,783.19 km ²
Population: 747,087 (2010)
Cities: Tacurong
Munacipalities: 11
Barangays: 249
1st and 2nd districts of
Districts:
Sultan Kudarat
Hiligaynon, Ilokano,
Languages:
Cebuano, Maguindanao

Geography_______________________________

Political

Sultan Kudarat is subdivided into 11 municipalities and 1 city. Three of the municipalities (Kalamansig,
Lebak, and Palimbang) are coastal towns, while the rest of the province are located inland.

Tacurong City is the smallest unit in the province in terms of land area, but it is the most urbanized,
and is considered to be the province's commercial center. Other growth centers are Lebak and Isulan,
the latter being the provincial capital. Bagumbayan is the largest town in terms of land area.

The 11 municipalities and Tacurong City are further subdivided into 249 barangays.

Physical

Sultan Kudarat is located on the southwestern part of the island of Mindanao. It is bounded on the
north by the provinces of Maguindanao and Cotabato; on the south by South Cotabato; on the east by
Davao del Sur; and on the west by the Celebes Sea. The province's total land area is 4783.1898
square kilometres.

The three coastal towns on the province's western side are lined with mountain ranges that wall the
central part of the province from the sea. There are also mountains on the eastern side, leaving flat
land in between.

The climate is characterized by a short dry season lasting from one to three months. Unlike most
other provinces in the country, Sultan Kudarat is generally free from typhoons and rainfall is more
evenly distributed throughout the year.

A Brief History___________________________

The territory that is now the province of Sultan Kudarat was originally part of Cotabato province,
which was one of the largest and most resource-rich provinces in the country. During the Spanish
colonial era, the land was heavily forested and left largely underdeveloped.

Because of the size of the province, it was divided into smaller units. Additionally, conflicting political,
social, and economic interests limited the province's progress. Cotabato was first split into North
Cotabato and South Cotabato. North Cotabato was then split into what is now Maguindanao (from
which the new province of Shariff Kabunsuan was created), (North) Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat and
South Cotabato split into South Cotabato and Sarangani.
Sultan Kudarat was named after a Sultan of Maguindanao, Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat, who
reigned from 1623 to 1671. It became a separate province on November 22, 1973.

Musical Heritage____________________________

The native Maguindanaon have a fascinating culture that revolves around kulintang music, a specific
type of gong music, found among both Muslim and non-Muslim groups of the Southern Philippines.

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