Sarangani
Sarangani is a province of the Philippines located at the southern end of the heartland of Mindanao Island . Politically, the province belongs to District Number XII, also called SOCCSKSARGEN . The seat of the provincial administration is in the municipality of Alabel ; the governor's name is Steve C. Solon.
geography
Sarangani Province is located south of the central land mass of Mindanao . It borders South Cotabato , Sultan Kudarat and Davao del Sur to the north and Davao Occidental to the east . The province is divided in half by Sarangani Bay . The entire south forms a coastline to the Celebes Sea . The province has a coastline of 224.6 km.
The Daguma Mountains are located in the western part of the province. In it is the 2,083 meter high Mount Busa on the territory of the province. In the eastern part of the province lie the rugged Malalag Mountains and the Alip Mountains. There are 51 rivers in the province, of which the Lun Masla River in Malapatan is the longest with a length of 129 km.
The total area of the province is 3,601 km².
Demographics and language
According to the 2007 census, Sarangani has a population of 475,514, which puts the province at the 58th place in the Philippines' population statistics. On average there are 132.05 people per km². This means the 23rd place of the provinces with the lowest population density.
The province's population consists of the Maguindanaos, the Tbolis, the Tagakaolos, the Manobos, Muslim groups and settlers from the Visayas and Luzon .
The most common language is Cebuano , which is used by 51.27% of the population. The dialect Blaan is spoken by 12.92%, Hiligaynon by 7.55%, Ilocano 5.70%, Maguindanaon 5.51%, Tboli 4.42% and Tagacaolo by 2.79%. The languages Kalagan, Aklanon, and Sangil are each used by less than one percent of the population. The main foreign language understood is English .
When it comes to religion, the majority of the residents of Sarangani belong to the Roman Catholic faith. In second place is Islam and then Protestant faiths.
economy
The people of the province live from two industries: agriculture and fishing.
Most of the crops grown are coconut , sugar cane , various fruits such as durian , mango or bananas , and vegetables such as asparagus . Rice , corn and rubber are also important products of the province.
In the fishing grounds of the Celebes Sea and the Bay of Sarangani there are numerous species of fish, such as milkfish and tilapia , as well as groupers and shrimps .
Administrative division
South Cotabato is divided into seven administrative parishes, grouped into two parts separated by Sarangani Bay . The administrative communities are in turn subdivided into a total of 140 barangays (districts). The province forms a congress district.
Administrative communities
Head of government
Since May 2010: Manny Pacquiao
climate
The northeast and southwest monsoons are the predominant wind directions in the province. They occur mainly in the months of November to March and June to October.
In contrast, there is neither a dry nor a rainy season. The average temperatures over the year are 28 ° C.
Sarangani is outside the typhoon belt. The average rainfall is 79.6 mm with an average humidity of 78%.
April is the hottest month, January the coolest of the year.
history
Even before the Spanish colonial era, the area of today's Sarangani was populated by indigenous peoples such as the Blaan, Tboli, Tagakaolo, Kalagan, Manobo and Ubo. This was followed by Muslim ethnic groups from Malaysia and Arabia . The Spaniards themselves never managed to take control of the area.
During the American period, today's province was part of a large province called Cotabato. On July 18, 1966, the province of South Cotabato was split off from Cotabato. Sarangani was now part of this new province in southern Mindanao.
On March 16, 1992, Sarangani became independent from South Cotabato with Republic Act 7228 . It got its name from the bay, which is almost completely surrounded by the province.
According to legend, the name comes from an adventurous son of the Sangil family from Indonesia . On his voyages, he often came to the Sultanate of Buayan (today General Santos City), the ancestral seat of the Maguindanaos. The young man's outstanding character is said to have impressed the people so much that they named the bay after him in his honor.
In 1992, artifacts of cave dwellers or an ancient ethnic group between 2000 and 3000 years old were found in the Pinol Caves near the municipality of Maitum. This is a significant find not only for the Philippines, but for the entire region of Southeast Asia.
Attractions
- The underwater world of Sarangani
- The Pinol Caves in Maitum
- The beach of Gumasa
- The Century-Old Houses in the municipality of Glan
Individual evidence
- ^ Boxing world champion Pacquiao elected to Congress , Focus May 11, 2010 (accessed May 16, 2010)
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Coordinates: 5 ° 52 ' N , 125 ° 17' E