SOCKSARGEN
SOCCSKSARGEN or Region XII is a Philippine region on the island of Mindanao .
The name is an acronym from the first letters of the provinces and cities SO uth C otabato , C otabato , S ultan K udarat , SAR angani and GEN eral Santos City . The administrative center is located in the town of Koronadal City in the South Cotabato Province .
Cotabato City is surrounded by Maguindanao Province , which is part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The city is also the seat of the ARMM government, but it belongs to the SOCCSKSARGEN region.
Demographics and language
According to the 2015 census, the provinces of the SOCCSKSARGEN region together have a population of 4,545,276. In 2007 the population density was 159.82 people per km².
The inhabitants of the provinces are mostly Muslim Filipinos who have defended their territory for centuries against Spanish, American and national-Philippine interests.
In the 20th century, many Christian immigrants, mostly from the Visayas , settled in the areas without being able to create an overweight. When the ARMM was founded to bring together the Muslim-majority provinces, many of the provinces belonging to the SOCCSKSARGEN district nevertheless voted against joining this new region in the referendum.
The dialects Tboli, Blaan, Cotabato Manobo and Tagabanwa are represented in the region. Filipino languages such as Cebuano and Tagalog are also common.
geography
The provinces of the region are all in the center and in the south of Mindanao . Sultan Kudarat , Sarangani and the city of General Santos City are located on the Gulf of Moro and the Celebes Sea, respectively . South Cotabato as well as Cotabato are inland provinces of central Mindanao and have no access to the sea.
The region has an extensive coastline and numerous gorges and mountain ranges. The provinces of SOCCSKSARGEN are also known for their extensive river system in which the Ligawasan river marshes are located; they are considered to be Mindanao's “rain catchment basin”.
The rivers provide a plentiful supply of food, drinking water and usable energy. The province of Cotabato belongs to the Rio Grande de Mindanao, the second longest river in the Philippines and the longest in all of Mindanao.
The total area of the region covers 22,337 km².
Administrative division
The region is divided into four provinces, a highly urbanized city and an Independent Component City with a total of 45 municipalities. These are in turn divided into 1,157 barangays (districts).
The province consists of six Congress - districts .
Provinces
| province | Capital | Population (2010) |
Area (km²) |
Population density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotabato | Kidapawan City | 1,226,508 | 9.009 | 136.1 |
| Sarangani | Alabel | 498.904 | 3,601 | 138.5 |
| South Cotabato | Coronadal City | 827.200 | 3,936 | 210.2 |
| Sultan Kudarat | Isulan | 747.087 | 5,298 | 141.0 |
Cities
| city | province | Population (2007) |
Area (km²) |
Population density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotabato City | - | 259.153 | 176.00 | 1,472.35 |
| General Santos City | - | 529,542 | 492.86 | 1,074.43 |
| Tacurong City | Sultan Kudarat | 82,546 | 153.40 | 538.11 |
| Kidapawan City | Cotabato | 117,610 | 358.47 | 328.09 |
| Coronadal City | South Cotabato | 149,622 | 277.00 | 540.15 |
- ↑ Cotabato City is independent from Maguindanao Province ; this belongs to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . However, the ARMM district government is based in Cotabato City.
- ↑ The numbers are not included in South Cotabato .
history
Region XII was called Central Mindanao before 2001 and was founded on July 7, 1975 by Presidential Decree No. 742. At that time it comprised the provinces of Lanao del Norte , Lanao del Sur , North Cotabato (now Cotabato ), Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao .
With the creation of the ARMM on August 1, 1989, Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao were spun off and assigned to the new autonomous region after their residents had voted in a referendum for membership of the ARMM.
On February 23, 1995, Sultan Kudarat was assigned to the Southern Mindanao region (Republic Act No. 7901.), only to return to Central Mindanao in 1997.
On September 19, 2001, the Regions and Provinces in Mindanao were reorganized with Executive Order No. 36 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo . In the course of this political restructuring, the province of Lanao del Norte and the city of Marawi City were separated from Central Mindanao and assigned to the Northern Mindanao region. At the same time, the provinces of Sarangani and South Cotabato were assigned to Region XII and this was given its current name, formed from the first letters of all the provinces now belonging to it.
economy
The main industry in the region is fishing. The provinces of Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani in particular have access to the rich fishing grounds of the Celebes Sea and the Gulf of Moro . The region also has a large number of rich rivers, lakes and streams.
In addition, agriculture and forestry play an important role. 39.9% of the total land area is agricultural land. Here, coconut , pineapple , rubber , sugarcane , rice , corn , bananas and other fruits, the most widely grown in the provinces of agricultural products.
The central provinces also have mineral resources such as gold , copper , iron , chromium , silver , zinc , aluminum oxide , limestone and phosphates .
climate
During the months of June to October, heavy rainfall occurs in the areas of the region. In contrast, dry weather prevails from February to June with tropical temperatures between 24 and 29 ° C.
Typhoons rarely roam the district, however.
Cultural heritage
The indigenous people of the Maguindanaon and other indigenous groups have a remarkable and fascinating culture that revolves around kulintang music , a special kind of gong music that has its roots in both Muslim and non-Muslim populations of the southern Philippines.
The Kulintang gong game consists of eight small gongs with a striking hump. They are arranged in a row horizontally in a frame, where they rest on cords. To play, you hit the hump with two wooden mallets and in this way produce the respective tone. A large wide-walled gong ( agung ), four large, narrow-rimmed gongs ( gandingan ), a small gong (babendil) and a large drum ( dabakan ) also belong to a Kulintang ensemble of the Maguindanaon .
The music culture of the Maguindanaon is also known for its virtuoso players of the two-string boat lute Kutiyapi .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2015 Population Counts Summary. In: psa.gov.ph. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
Coordinates: 6 ° 30 ' N , 124 ° 54' E