Kidapawan

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City of Kidapawan
Location of Kidapawan in the Cotabato Province
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Basic data
Region : SOCKSARGEN
Province : Cotabato
Barangays : 40
District: 2. District of Cotabato
PSGC : 124704000
Income class : 2nd income bracket
Households : 20,393
May 1, 2000 census
Population : 140.195
August 1, 2015 census
Population density : 412.3 inhabitants per km²
Area : 340.07  km²
Coordinates : 7 ° 1 ′  N , 125 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 7 ° 1 ′  N , 125 ° 5 ′  E
Postal code : 9400
Area code : +63 6423
Mayor : Joseph A. Evangelista
Website: kidapawancity.gov.ph
Geographical location in the Philippines
Kidapawan (Philippines)
Kidapawan
Kidapawan

Kidapawan (officially: City of Kidapawan ) is a Filipino city in Cotabato Province . It is also the capital of this province.

Kidapawan is located at the foot of the Apo , the largest mountain in the Philippines, and is therefore a priority tourist destination for mountaineers and climbers in the months from October to December, as well as in the summer.

Origin of name

The name of Kidapawan , is made up of the words tida what source means and pawan which with Highlands is to be translated. The city is thus referred to as a spring in the highlands .

The influence of Christian settlers from Luzon and the Visayas led over the years to the change of the word Tidapawan into the current name Kidapawan.

geography

Kidapawan City is located in the southeast of Cotabato Province at the foot of Mount Apo , about halfway between the large cities of Davao City and Cotabato City , which are about 110 and 120 km away from it, respectively.

The city is surrounded by the municipalities of Magped in the northeast, President Roxas in the north, Matalam in the northwest, M'Lang in the southwest and Makilala in the south.

Demographics and language

The Filipino dialects Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), Cebuano , Tagalog , Ilocano and Boholano are mainly spoken in the urban area . In addition, the second official language, English, is taught in schools and is therefore mastered by the residents.

The first ethnic group to settle in what is now the city area were the Manobo. In the last century, many Christian settlers from Luzon and the Visayas immigrated .

Barangays

Kidapawan City is politically divided into 40 barangays .

  • Amas
  • Amazion
  • Balabag
  • Balindog
  • Binoligan
  • Birada
  • Gayola
  • Ginatilan
  • Ilomavis
  • Indangan
  • Junction
  • Kalaisan
  • Kalasuyan
  • Katipunan
  • Lanao
  • Linangcob
  • Luvimin
  • Macebolig
  • Malinan
  • Manongol
  • Marbel (Embac)
  • Mateo
  • Meohao
  • Mua-an
  • New Bohol
  • Nuangan
  • Onica
  • Paco
  • Patadon (Patadon East)
  • Perez
  • Poblacion
  • San Isidro
  • San Roque
  • Santo Niño
  • Sibawan
  • Sikitan
  • Singao
  • Sudapin
  • Sumbac
  • Magsaysay

history

Kidapawan was originally a district of Pikit (today a parish of Cotabato ) around 1942 . With the Executive Order No. 82, the place became an administrative municipality on August 18, 1947. Together with the community were at that time 12 barangays formed: Birada, Ginatilan, Indangan, Linangcob, Luvimin, Manongol, Marbel, Mateo, Meohao, Mua-an, Perez and Sibawan.

In the following years, today's neighboring municipalities Magpet (June 22, 1963), Matalam (December 29, 1961), M'lang (August 3, 1951) and President Roxas (May 8, 1967) were separated from the former municipality and appointed to their own communities.

Kidapawan became the capital of what was then the province of North Cotabato when Presidential Decree No. 341 of November 22, 1973 came into force. The seat of the provincial administration was established in one of the barangays of Kidapawan. When the province of North Cotabato was renamed Cotabato on December 19, 1983, the place already had 40 barangays under its administration.

As of February 12, 1998, Kidapawan City is under the Republic Act. No. 8500 signed by President Fidel Ramos , a chartered city in the province of Cotabato . However, the instrument was not ratified until March 21, 1998.

climate

Located outside the typhoon belt, the city is blessed with a favorable climate, with an extended, but not particularly intensive, dry and rainy season. The coolest months are December and January, the hottest April and May.

economy

Cut flowers are an important part of the livelihood of the Cotabateños, especially the residents of Kidapawan City. Growing and selling roses , flamingo flowers and orchids that grow in the area is a profitable business, as is selling plant seedlings.

As an industry of the future, the production of textiles is being promoted in the city.

Due to its preferred location on Mount Apo , the city is also a tourist magnet, especially for adventurers, mountaineers and climbers. Thousands of tourists come to the city every year to see and climb the highest mountain in the Philippines .

Attractions

  • The Marbel Falls, a hidden double waterfall.
  • The Mawig Falls in Baranggay Balabag
  • The Mount Apo Natural Park .
  • The Apo , the highest mountain in the Philippines.
  • Lake Venado
  • Lake Agko

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