Cotabato

Summary data
Map of the Philippines highlighting Cotabato
Typeprovince
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
Cities1
Municipalities17
Barangays543
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Area (2013)9,317.30 km2 (3,597.43 sq mi)
Population (2020)1,490,618
Density (2020)160 / km2 (414 / sq mi)

Cotabato is a province in the Philippines situated in the SOCCSKSARGEN region occupying the southern-central section of Mindanao. Its capital is the City of Kidapawan.

The province has a land area of 9,317.30 square kilometers or 3,597.43 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,490,618. This represented 30.41% of the total population of the SOCCSKSARGEN region, 5.68% of the overall population of the Mindanao island group, or 1.37% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 160 inhabitants per square kilometer or 414 inhabitants per square mile.

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Cotabato is bordered, clockwise from the North, by Lanao del Sur, Bukidnon, Davao del Sur, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, and Cotabato City.

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Local government units

Cotabato has 17 municipalities and 1 city. The total number of barangays in the province is 543.

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Local government units of Cotabato
NameTypePopulation (2020)Population (2015)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)Area (2013), in km2Density (2020), per km2Brgy count
Alamadamunicipality68,65964,5961.29%787.508717
Aleosanmunicipality41,94439,4051.32%225.4418619
Antipasmunicipality26,81725,3041.23%552.504913
Arakanmunicipality50,55848,2281.00%693.227328
Banisilanmunicipality46,99543,6771.55%577.228120
Carmenmunicipality107,60395,9212.45%1,110.439728
Kabacanmunicipality93,82289,1611.08%448.0920924
Kidapawancity (CC), capital160,791140,1952.93%358.4744940
Libunganmunicipality56,26948,7683.06%191.5729420
Magpetmunicipality53,80049,2011.90%1,044.695132
Makilalamunicipality87,92783,8511.00%343.5725638
Matalammunicipality81,35579,3610.52%476.0017134
Midsayapmunicipality165,376151,6841.84%290.4256957
M'langmunicipality98,19595,0700.68%312.1331537
Pigcawayanmunicipality72,37166,7961.70%340.1121340
Pikitmunicipality164,646154,4411.36%604.6127242
President Roxasmunicipality52,51247,5752.10%618.258525
Tulunanmunicipality60,97856,5131.61%343.0817829
Cotabato Total1,490,6181,379,7471.64%9,317.30160543

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Cotabato for the fiscal year of 2016 was 2,149,864,765.42.

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Annual regular income of Cotabato (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
20091,201,286,722.68
20101,256,650,883.244.61%
20111,362,837,448.218.45%
20121,369,703,784.960.50%
20131,545,503,896.1012.83%
20141,724,003,966.3011.55%
20151,969,680,378.9214.25%
20162,149,864,765.429.15%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cotabato is 5 to 9, with 163,079 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 9,229 individuals.

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Population of Cotabato by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 131,7912.30%
1 to 4131,3929.52%
5 to 9163,07911.82%
10 to 14151,51610.98%
15 to 19143,67410.41%
20 to 24130,3399.45%
25 to 29113,9988.26%
30 to 3495,5106.92%
35 to 3987,2586.32%
40 to 4476,9185.57%
45 to 4968,6474.98%
50 to 5454,9053.98%
55 to 5942,6433.09%
60 to 6432,1602.33%
65 to 6921,8961.59%
70 to 7414,7671.07%
75 to 7910,0250.73%
80 and over9,2290.67%
Total1,379,747100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 56.47
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.61
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 63.08
  • Median Age: 22.62

Historical population

The population of Cotabato grew from 3,988 in 1903 to 1,490,618 in 2020, an increase of 1,486,630 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.64%, or an increase of 110,871 people, from the previous population of 1,379,747 in 2015.

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Population of Cotabato (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
3,988
16,1659.24%
50,0125.81%
87,2365.87%
279,47810.78%
468,3545.18%
472,3020.17%
564,5993.63%
763,9953.07%
862,6662.30%
958,6432.29%
1,121,9742.19%
1,226,5083.30%
1,379,7472.27%
1,490,6181.64%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Cotabato for the year 2019 was 773,291.

National roads

As of December 2016, the National Roads in Cotabato are:

Primary Roads

  • Davao-Cotabato Road (Dual)
  • Davao-Cotabato Road (Junction Digos-Cotabato Section)
  • Makilala-Allah Valley Road
  • Matalam Common Junction

Secondary Roads

  • Banisilan-Guiling-Alamada-Libungan Road
  • Bukidnon-Cotabato Road (Kayaga Common Junction)
  • Bukidnon-Cotabato Road
  • Midsayap-Makar Road
  • Paco-Roxas-Arakan Valley-Junction Davao-Bukidnon Road

Tertiary Roads

  • Dualing-Baliki-Silik Road
  • Dualing-New Panay-Midsayap Road
  • Kapinpilan-Lumupog Road
  • Kidapawan-Calunusan-M'lang Road
  • Kidapawan-Ilomavis Tourist Road
  • Kidapawan-Magpet-Pangaoan Road
  • Magpet-Nowa-Doroluman-Greenfield Road
  • Makilala-Allah Valley Road (Wye Length)
  • Matalam-Lampayan-Antipas Road
  • Matalam-M'lang-Bagontapay Junction Road
  • Midsayap-Makar Road & Common Junction

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.
  4. Data on National Roads is from the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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