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Major Hubs 5 Major Destinations
Manila and Its Spokes
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Cebu and its Spokes
Laoag / Baguio and its Spokes
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Davao and its Spokes
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Others and its Spokes
Cotabato
THE PROVINCE AT
A GLANCE
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
South Cotabato's grandeur, exotic wilderness,
and cultural heritage suggest good potentials for the
development of local tourism industry that is environment -
friendly. Aside from being an agricultural eden, South
Cotabato has also a variety of natural attractions both
local and foreign tourist should not miss to complete an
adventure filled itenerary.
South Cotabato offers wide opportunities for
Tourism and Service development. The area is blessed with
mountain ranges, natural caves, mountain lakes, waterfalls,
forest, and springs. The municipalities of Lake Sebu and
T'boli are well-known for the cultural heritage and crafts
of its indigenous T'boli and B'laan communities. The scenic
Mt Matutum, El Gawel Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary, Lake
Sebu, Lake Maughan and Mt. Parker, Paraiso Cluster Tourism
Center, and the Seven Falls offer unrivalled vistas for
ecologically minded and culturally sensitive visitors
BRIEF HISTORY
The province of South Cotabato came into
existence thru the Republic Act No. 4839 which was approved
on July 4, 1966. It functioned as a regular province on
January 1, 1968 and entered as PDAP province on February
4,1979. It is classified as First Class A province with a
total land area of 769,712 hectares and approximately 3,000
sq. miles.
Marbel or Koronadal is the capital town of South
Cotabato and is the seat of political, social and economic
activities. It is considered a melting pot being peopled by
citizens from different parts of the country - Ilocanos,
Ilonggo, Tagalogs and Bicolanos. The word "Koronadal" is
believed to be the union of two Maguindanao words - Koron or
Kalon meaning cogon grass and Nal or Dalal meaning plain -
an apt description of the place as first seen by natives.
Marbel is a bilaan term which means "murky waters". The
place being populated by Bilaans and Maguindanaoans each
tribe has its own name for it. The newly created
municipality with a total land area of 89,139 hectares or
approximately 891.39 sq. km. Malungon has 87, 200 hectares
area, Malapatan with an area of 84,000 hectares and
Tantangan, with only 12,600 hectares.
LANGUAGE/DIALECT
Major dialect are Ilonggo and Ilocano. T'boli is
mostly spoken in the hinterlands. There is also a mixture of
Cebuano, Tagalog and Waray-Waray.
MAJOR INDUSTRIES
South Cotabato is largely an agricultural
province. Its fertile valleys and the presence of mountain
ranges has kept South Cotabato from typhoons or tropical
depressions. In Koronadal, 54% or approximately 15,450
hectares of the total land area is devoted to agriculture.
The major crops are rice, corn, coconut, pineapple and
bananas, though 50% of the total farm area is devoted to
rice. South Cotabato is also known for fishing industry
because of its rich fishing grounds particularly Sarangani
Bay. Fresh-water fishes are also cultures in Lake Sebu.
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