Palimbang: Map and Facts in Brief

Land area: 84,370 hectares
Population: 117,529 (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
Number of barangays: 40
Literacy rate: 70.08 % (household population 10 years old and above, 2000)
Population density: 244 persons per sq. km. (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
No. of households: 23,913 (projected for 2013, based on 2007 census)
Major industry: farming, fishing
Major crops: rice, corn, coconut, fish
Scenic spots: Alidama Island, Seven Lakes
Income: 130.33 million (2010)
Registered voters: 38,027 (2010)

(Blogger’s note: This post is a part of “The Other Towns” series. See my October 5 post for the overview.)

Bagumbayan: Map and Facts in Brief

Land area: 59,300 hectares
Population: 59,810 (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
Number of barangays: 19
Creation: June 21, 1969, Republic Act No. 5960, from Isulan
Literacy rate: 86.66 % (household population 10 years old and above, 2000)
Population density: 101 persons per sq. km. (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
No. of households: 12,620 (projected for 2013, based on 2007 census)
Major industry: farming, mining
Major crops: rice, corn, coffee, banana, pineapple, sunflower

Scenic spots: Pitot Cave in Sto. Niño, Bamban Falls in Kapaya, Guano Cave in Masiag, hot spring in Daguma, banana plantations in Sumilil, waterfall in Bai Saripinang, waterfall in Kinayao, Mercy Rose Swimming Pool in Sison, Hidden Spring Resort in Tuka, Maetas Cave in Titulok

Income: 285.60 million (2010)
Registered voters: 31,089 (2010)

(Blogger’s note: This post is a part of “The Other Towns” series. See my October 5 post for the overview.)

Isulan and Esperanza: Maps and Facts in Brief

I’m creating just one post for the towns of Isulan and Esperanza because their poblaciones are located in the plains, in Allah Valley, at least fifty kilometers away from Kulaman Plateau. Though a significant area of these two towns is in the mountainous part of Sultan Kudarat Province, the area is mostly a forest and sparsely inhabited. The only settlement that is large and concentrated enough to be a barangay is Salumping of Esperanza. The Dulangan Manobos in Isulan and Esperanza barely have any interaction with the municipal halls, which should not be the case, I believe.


Municipality of Isulan
Land area: 43,864 hectares
Population: 83,817 (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
Number of barangays: 17

Creation: August 30, 1957, Executive Order No. 266, from Datu Piang in Maguindanao and Norala in South Cotabato

Literacy rate: 87.76 % (household population 10 years old and above, 2000)
Population density: 191 persons per sq. km. (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
No. of households: 18,462 (projected for 2013, based on 2007 census)
Major industry: farming
Major crops: rice, African palm oil

Scenic spots: hot spring in Lagandang, Kamanga Cave and Falls in Laguilayan, Isla Adelina Resort in Kalawag I

Income: 152.65 (2010)
Registered voters: 47,218 (2010)

Municipality of Esperanza
Land area: 35,600 hectares
Population: 56,611 (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
Number of barangays: 20

Creation: November 22, 1973, Presidential Decree No. 339 amended by Presidential Decree No. 596, from Ampatuan, Maguindanao

Literacy rate: 91 % (household population 10 years old and above, 2000)
Population density: 159 persons per sq. km. (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
No. of households: 12,695 (projected for 2013, based on 2007 census)
Major industry: farming
Major crops: rice, corn, calamansi, coconut, mango, durian

Scenic spots: Mambucal Hot and Cold Spring in Marguez, Victory Majestic Resort in Dukay, AraRosa Resort in New Panay

Income: 90.03 million (2010)
Registered voters: 28,969 (2010)

(Blogger’s note: This post is a part of “The Other Towns” series. See my October 5 post for the overview.)

Lebak: Map and Facts in Brief

Land area: 56,270 hectares
Population: 81,758 (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
Number of barangays: 28

Creation: December 31, 1948, Executive Order No. 195, from Kiamba in South Cotabato and Dinaig in Maguindanao

Literacy rate: 85.55 % (household population 10 years old and above, 2000)
Population density: 145 persons per sq. km. (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
No. of households: 19,678 (projected for 2013, based on 2007 census)
Major industry: farming, fishing
Major crops: rice, corn, coconut, fish

Scenic spots: hot spring and Makin Falls in Nuling; Ramirez Beach Resort, Sodoy Beach Resort, and Grace Freires Beach Resort in Tibpuan; Ebi Falls in Christianuevo; cave in Salangsang; cave in Kalamongog

Income: 123 million (2010)
Registered voters: 42,452 (2010)

(Blogger’s note: This post is a part of “The Other Towns” series. See my October 5 post for the overview.)

Kalamansig: Map and Facts in Brief

Land area: 50,170 hectares
Population: 45,695 (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
Number of barangays: 15
Creation: December 29, 1961, Executive Order No. 459, from Lebak and Palimbang
Literacy rate: 70.52% (household population 10 years old and above, 2000)
Population density: 91 persons per sq. km. (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
No. of households: 9,592 (projected for 2013, based on 2007 census)
Major industry: farming, fishing
Major products: fish, rice, corn, coconut, coffee

Scenic spots: burial urns and at least two hot springs in Nalilidan, white sand beaches in Cadiz, Balot Island in Paril, Poral Beach in Sta. Maria, white sand beach in Dumangas Nuevo, hot spring in Pag-asa, waterfalls in Sangay, Luyong Mountain Resort Falls in Limulan, old Spanish fort and wireless tower in poblacion, Pangaun Caves and Thirteen Mountains in Sabanal, Santiac White Sand Beach in Sta. Clara

Income: 107.27 million (2010)
Registered voters: 20,060 (2010)

(Blogger’s note: This post is a part of “The Other Towns” series. See my October 5 post for the overview.)

Senator Ninoy Aquino: Map and Facts in Brief

Land area: 38,250 hectares
Population: 39,038 (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
Number of barangays: 20
Estimated distance from Isulan: 80 kilometers
Creation: February 17, 1989, Republic Act No. 6712, from Bagumbayan and Kalamansig
Literacy rate: 83.52% (household population 10 years old and above, 2000)
Population density: 102 persons per sq. km. (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
No. of households: 8,208 (projected for 2013, based on 2007 census)
Major industry: farming
Major crops: rice, corn, coffee

Land classification: agricultural, 17,365 has.; non-agricultural, 601 has.; fishing ground, 75 has.; total alienable and disposable land, 18,311 has. (2010)

Types of soils: mountain soils undifferentiated, Dadiangas loamy soil

Forest cover: total forest area, 3,000 has.; closed forest, 500 has.; grassland, 2000has.; mossy, 500 has. (2010)

Timberland area: 1,900 has., 4.97% of total land area (2010)
Inland fishponds: 2.55 has.
Risk-prone areas: affected by drought, 1,216 has; prone to flooding 380 has. (2001)

Area planted by commodity: rice 2,013 has.; corn, 12,119 has. (2010), coffee, 2,785.4 has., coconut, 107.3 has; banana, 50 has.; mango, 31 has.; durian, 60 has.

Scenic spots: Kipulao Falls, Nati Spring, Midpanga Cave, Nati Seven Falls, and Paradise Cave and Falls in Nati; cave in Tinalon; Bugso Cave and Tudog Cave in Bugso; burial urns, Kilabuan Cave, Lagbasan Cave, Bitogon Cave, Batasan Cave, and Kalupingon Cave in Kuden; Saklay Cave in Malegdeg
No. of instructional classrooms: 136 (SY 2009–2010)

Schools: public elementary, 37; private elementary, 4; public secondary, 6; private secondary, 5; public tertiary, 1; private tertiary 1
Income: 64.46 million (2010)
Expenditure: 62.64 million (2010)
Internal revenue allotment: 63. 31 million (2010)
Real property tax collection: 1.08 million (2010)
Registered voters: 22,974 (2010)

Mindanao and Kulaman Maps

I have found three maps that will be quite helpful to those who want to know where exactly Kulaman is. The first map is that of Mindanao, the second one is that of Sultan Kudarat, and the last shows the municipality of Senator Ninoy Aquino.

The map of Mindanao above is taken from the second page of a paper by Douglas M. Frasier. (I was able to download the whole document months ago from the website of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, but now only the abstract is available from the site.) In the map, the different provinces and two cities of Mindanao are identified. The area in gray is supposedly the ancestral domain claimed by the Dulangan Manobo. The mark is inaccurate, however. The Manobo territory does not cover the entire Sultan Kudarat, just the western part of the province.

Furthermore, the map is a little old. It does not yet show the province of Sarangani, which was created in 1992 out of the southernmost towns of South Cotabato.

The map above shows the province of Sultan Kudarat and its eleven municipalities and once component city. Note, for the nth time, that the municipality of Senator Ninoy Aquino is more popularly known as Kulaman, which is the name of the capital barangay. I took this map from the dissertation submitted by Fr. Francis Efren Zabala, OMI, to the faculty of the Catholic Theological Union at Chicago.

The third map, below, is that of Senator Ninoy Aquino, courtesy of the Municipal Planning and Development Office. It shows the twenty barangays, the location of the barangay halls, the roads, and the waterways. In the north is the municipality of Isulan, the capital town of Sultan Kudarat. When people from Kulaman go to Isulan, however, they take the eastern route. Isulan looks like an inverted L turned 45 degrees to the right. Its poblacion is east of the municipality of Bagumbayan, not north of Barangay Kuden.