Malungon
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Malungon, officially the Municipality of Malungon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Malungon; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Malungun, Jawi: ايڠد نوملوڠون; Tagalog: Bayan ng Malungon), is a municipality in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 108,429 people.
The only landlocked municipality in Sarangani, Malungon lies in the north-eastern part of the province. It is bounded on the west by Tupi, South Cotabato, on the north by the province of Davao del Sur, east by Malita, capital of the newly created province of Davao Occidental, on the south by Alabel (the provincial capital) and General Santos, and on the south-west by Polomolok, South Cotabato.
Geography
Barangays
Malungon is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Alkikan
- Ampon
- Atlae
- Banahaw
- Banate
- Blaan
- Datal Batong
- Datal Bila
- Datal Tampal
- J.P. Laurel
- Kawayan
- Kibala
- Kiblat
- Kinabalan
- Lower Mainit
- Lutay
- Malabod
- Malalag Cogon
- Malandag
- Malungon Gamay
- Nagpan
- Panamin
- Poblacion
- San Juan
- San Miguel
- San Roque
- Talus
- Tamban
- Upper Biangan
- Upper Lumabat
- Upper Mainit
Climate
| Climate data for Malungon, Sarangani | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54 (2.1) | 41 (1.6) | 56 (2.2) | 81 (3.2) | 154 (6.1) | 212 (8.3) | 223 (8.8) | 218 (8.6) | 192 (7.6) | 184 (7.2) | 135 (5.3) | 73 (2.9) | 1,623 (63.9) |
| Average rainy days | 10.4 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 14.4 | 24.6 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 25.6 | 26.9 | 22.6 | 15.1 | 239.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,629 | — |
| 1975 | 30,060 | +17.19% |
| 1980 | 38,677 | +5.17% |
| 1990 | 57,982 | +4.13% |
| 1995 | 92,433 | +9.13% |
| 2000 | 93,232 | +0.18% |
| 2007 | 95,993 | +0.40% |
| 2010 | 95,044 | −0.36% |
| 2015 | 103,604 | +1.66% |
| 2020 | 105,465 | +0.38% |
| 2024 | 108,429 | +0.67% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Economy
Poverty incidence of Malungon
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Malungon's economy is largely based on agriculture with a high level production of dried coconut meat. Animal husbandry is the second biggest income earner, notably cattle farming. Other agricultural products are coconuts, maize, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, pork, eggs, beef, and fish.
The economy has accelerated in the past decade driven by advances in global communication technology and the finishing of a modern highway that tremendously improved trade and transport.
External links
- 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine