Region 12: SOCCSKSARGEN(Sarangani & Sultan Kudarat)

Prepared by :

Raginne A. Yañez III-BEED

SOCCSKSARGEN

is a region of the Philippines, located in central Mindanao, and is officially designated as Region XII.

The name is an acronym that stands for the region's four provinces and one of its cities: SouthCotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos.

SOCCSKSARGEN The region has five (5) cities, namely:1. Kidapawan City2. Cotabato City3. General Santos City4. Koronadal City5. Tacurong City

MAP OF REGION 12

History The region is more formally known by its older name

Central Mindanao. The regional center is Koronadal City located in the province of South Cotabato.

The region used to be named Kudaan. Prior to the creation of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, these provinces comprised the region:

MaguindanaoCotabato

Sultan Kudarat

Geography

Region XII has extensive coastlines, valleys and mountain ranges. Known for its river system, the region is the catch basin of Mindanao.

People and Culture

B’laans

T’boli

Teduray

Obo Manobo

Maguindanao

SARANGANI

SaranganiIt was named by Villalobos as Antonia.

The early inhabitants who first inhabited Sarangani were the indigenous natives, called "MunaTo," a native term for "first people."

Sarangani is a province of the Philippines located in

the SOCCSKSARGEN region. Its capital is Alabel. With a 230 kilometres (140 mi) 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, and Davao Occidental to the east.

MAP OF REGION 12

SaranganiIt has seven municipalities (Alabel,

Malapatan, Glan, Malungon, Maasim, Kiamba, and Maitum) with 140 barangays. Alabel, the provincial capital, is only 16 kilometers from General Santos City.

With the province’s strategic geographical location, it has great potential of becoming an industrial zone in Region 12.

Sarangani : Soil and Mineral

Soil types of the province range from loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, silty clay loam, clay loam, and mountain clay soil.

The province has also rich deposits of precious metallic and non-metallic minerals such as gold, copper, iron, silica, limestone, cement lime, coal, marble, gypsum, phosphate rock, sandstone, white pebbles and guano.

Sarangani : ClimateNortheast monsoon and southwest

monsoon are the prevailing wind directions of Sarangani Province. These are respectively from the months of November to March and June to October.

Weather is mild and pleasant and free from typhoons.

There is no distinct dry and wet season in the area

Sarangani : Livelihood The province's agri and fishery based enterprises

maintain banana plantations; cattle ranches; bangus, hito, tilapia, tiger prawn fishponds; mariculture; and salt farms. Livestock is just as viable.

With more than 7,000 hectares of mango plantation, Sarangani is an emerging source in SOCSKSARGEN aside from being a large producer of copra and sugarcane.

Giant companies like DOLE Philippines have ventured into banana, pineapple, and asparagus growing. Fishing and aquaculture also sustain the local economy.

Festival in Sarangani

Munato Festival

Kakanin Festival

Sarangani : Tourist Attractions

. White sand beach in Gumasa in Glan, Sarangani

Pangi River, Sarangani

Tuka Marine Park, Sarangani

Lemlunay Diving Resort

Sarangani : FOODS

Tinagtag

Caldereta Rice

Sultan Kudarat

Sultan Kudarat

located on the southwestern part of the island of Mindanao.

The name given to the province was derived from a Muslim ruler, the late Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat who begun to assert his leadership in the year 1619.

MAP OF REGION 12

Sultan Kudarat

It is bounded on the north by the provinces of Maguindanao and Cotabato; on the south by South Cotabato and Sarangani; on the east by Davao del Sur; and on the west by the Celebes Sea.

The province's total land area is 529,834 hectares (1,309,250 acres).

Sultan Kudarat

• 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 is located inland. The 11 municipalities and Tacurong City are further subdivided into 249 barangays.

Sultan Kudarat : Climate

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.

Sultan Kudarat : Livelihood• The economy of Sultan Kudarat is predominantly agricultural.

• Crops grown : rice, corn, beef, coffee, and vegetables.

• The province is self-sufficient in poultry, swine, and root crops, and is one of the few producers of Irish potatoes in the Philippines.

• The southern Philippines Grain Complex in Tacurong is the largest grains-processing complex in the country. There are more than 200 rice mills in the province.

• Fishing is an expanding industry. Tuna caught along the coasts along the Celebes Sea are exported to Japan and Europe.

• Other economic activities include cottage industries, which include crafts made of rattan and other types of wood.

Sultan Kudarat : ResourcesMetallic minerals are found mostly in the

mountainous areas of Isulan, Basgumbayan, Sen. Ninoy Aquino, Palimbang and Columbio.

These minerals are copper, gold, chromium, zinc and silver.

Non-metallic minerals found in the province include clay, sulfur, limestone, phosphate, sand and gravel, marbleized stone.

Festivals in Sultan Kudarat

KALIMUDAN FESTIVAL (TRIBAL FIESTA)

HINABYOG FESTIVAL

Tourist Attraction in Sultan Kudarat

Sultan Kudarat Provincial Capitol

Baras Bird Sanctuary

Balot Island 

Statue of Sultan Kudarat

Kalamansig 

Sultan Kudarat : FOODS

NILASING NA TILAPIA

FRIED CATFISH

Pastel

Summary :• SOCCSKSARGEN stands for South Cotabato, Cotabato,Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos.

• Major Tribes : Maguindanao,Teduray, Manobo, T'Boli and B'laan.

• Sarangani was named by Villalobos as Antonia.

Summary :• Tourist Attractions : Gumasa Beach, Pangi River, Tuka marine Park and Lemlunay Diving Resort.

• Sultan Kudarat was named after Sultan Muhammad Dipatuam Kudarat.

• The festivals in Sultan Kudarat are Kalimudan Festival and Hinabyog Festival.

Summary :

• The Tourist Attractions are the following : Sultan Kudarat Provincial Capitol, Baras Bird Sanctuary, Balot Island and Kalamansig.

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