Sultan Kudarat

Summary data
Map of the Philippines highlighting Sultan Kudarat
Typeprovince
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
Cities1
Municipalities11
Barangays249
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesCelebes Sea
Area (2013)5,363.86 km2 (2,071.00 sq mi)
Population (2020)854,052
Density (2020)159 / km2 (412 / sq mi)

Sultan Kudarat is a province in the Philippines situated in the SOCCSKSARGEN region occupying the southern-central section of Mindanao. Its capital is the Municipality of Isulan.

The province has a land area of 5,363.86 square kilometers or 2,071.00 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 854,052. This represented 17.42% of the total population of the SOCCSKSARGEN region, 3.25% of the overall population of the Mindanao island group, or 0.78% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 159 inhabitants per square kilometer or 412 inhabitants per square mile.

Map

Sultan Kudarat is bordered, clockwise from the North, by Maguindanao, Cotabato, Davao del Sur, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Celebes Sea, and the Moro Gulf.

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Map of the Philippines with Sultan Kudarat highlighted in redMap of Sultan Kudarat showing its component cities and municipalitiesBagumbayanColumbioEsperanzaIsulanKalamansigLambayongLebakLutayanPalimbangPresident QuirinoSenator Ninoy AquinoTacurong

Local government units

Sultan Kudarat has 11 municipalities and 1 city. The total number of barangays in the province is 249.

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Local government units of Sultan Kudarat
NameTypePopulation (2020)Population (2015)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)Area (2013), in km2Density (2020), per km2Brgy count
Bagumbayanmunicipality68,94767,0610.59%672.0610319
Columbiomunicipality33,52733,2580.17%926.153616
Esperanzamunicipality74,69666,0952.61%324.2923019
Isulanmunicipality, capital97,49090,6821.54%545.8717917
Kalamansigmunicipality50,90049,0590.78%699.207315
Lambayongmunicipality79,73977,0130.74%216.3536926
Lebakmunicipality91,34488,8680.58%470.8619427
Lutayanmunicipality65,64463,0290.86%271.0024211
Palimbangmunicipality92,82890,4240.55%484.8519140
President Quirinomunicipality42,24441,4080.42%208.4020319
Senator Ninoy Aquinomunicipality47,37446,8820.22%391.4312120
Tacurongcity (CC)109,31998,3162.26%153.4071320
Sultan Kudarat Total854,052812,0951.07%5,363.86159249

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Sultan Kudarat for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱1,244,116,408.49.

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Annual regular income of Sultan Kudarat (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009708,664,950.27–
2010760,578,155.067.33%
2011817,554,713.747.49%
2012785,120,349.59-3.97%
2013886,677,630.1512.94%
2014997,370,343.7012.48%
20151,131,622,586.9413.46%
20161,244,116,408.499.94%

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 Sultan Kudarat is 5 to 9, with 95,750 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 4,306 individuals.

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Population of Sultan Kudarat by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 117,3362.13%
1 to 474,7889.21%
5 to 995,75011.79%
10 to 1491,16911.23%
15 to 1988,12510.85%
20 to 2477,0159.48%
25 to 2969,4718.55%
30 to 3457,8147.12%
35 to 3953,7186.61%
40 to 4445,8865.65%
45 to 4940,5454.99%
50 to 5430,8373.80%
55 to 5923,5212.90%
60 to 6417,1402.11%
65 to 6912,0211.48%
70 to 747,6090.94%
75 to 795,0440.62%
80 and over4,3060.53%
Total812,095100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 55.36
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.75
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 61.11
  • Median Age: 22.52

Historical population

The population of Sultan Kudarat grew from 37,439 in 1918 to 854,052 in 2020, an increase of 816,613 people over the course of 102 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.07%, or an increase of 41,957 people, from the previous population of 812,095 in 2015.

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Population of Sultan Kudarat (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
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37,439–
53,9651.84%
4,784-22.01%
77,78327.79%
191,3159.20%
238,8124.55%
303,7844.93%
435,9053.68%
522,1873.44%
586,5052.52%
677,0622.00%
747,0873.65%
812,0951.60%
854,0521.07%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Sultan Kudarat for the year 2019 was 452,011.

National roads

As of December 2016, the National Roads in Sultan Kudarat are:

Primary Roads

  • Digos-Makar Road

Secondary Roads

  • Sarangani-Davao del Sur Coastal Road
  • Sarangani-Sultan Kudarat Coastal Road

Tertiary Roads

  • Demoloc-Little Baguio-Alabel Road
  • Maitum-Lake Sebu Road

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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