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Kidapawan City

Kidapawan City is a component city in Cotabato, SOCCSKSARGEN, Philippines. Its population was 160,864 in the 2024 census, and it has 40 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Kidapawan City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
M'LangMagpetMakilalaMatalamPresident RoxasAmas: 7,540 people, 510 per km², −0.12% a yearAmazion: 1,319 people, 224 per km², −0.63% a yearBalabag: 2,004 people, 298 per km², −0.76% a yearBalindog: 7,012 people, 1,291 per km², −0.28% a yearBenoligan: 3,520 people, 363 per km², −0.24% a yearBerada: 1,985 people, 334 per km², 0.26% a yearGayola: 1,587 people, 327 per km², −0.06% a yearGinatilan: 2,003 people, 446 per km², −0.24% a yearIlomavis: 4,396 people, 428 per km², −0.49% a yearIndangan: 1,293 people, 200 per km², −0.29% a yearJunction: 1,816 people, 195 per km², 0.16% a yearKalaisan: 3,650 people, 416 per km², 0.47% a yearKalasuyan: 5,054 people, 1,082 per km², 4.90% a yearKatipunan: 1,720 people, 152 per km², −1.15% a yearLanao: 9,755 people, 2,748 per km², −0.07% a yearLinangcob: 3,229 people, 226 per km², 3.14% a yearLuvimin: 1,459 people, 353 per km², 3.50% a yearMacabolig: 1,970 people, 273 per km², 1.52% a yearMalinan: 956 people, 110 per km², 2.31% a yearManongol: 5,110 people, 757 per km², −0.39% a yearMarbel: 1,506 people, 261 per km², −0.08% a yearMateo: 2,801 people, 496 per km², −0.47% a yearMeochao: 1,805 people, 379 per km², −0.33% a yearMua-an: 2,597 people, 409 per km², −0.69% a yearNew Bohol: 2,360 people, 446 per km², −0.62% a yearNuangan: 5,288 people, 1,180 per km², −0.49% a yearOnica: 1,514 people, 95 per km², −0.91% a yearPaco: 4,901 people, 489 per km², −0.13% a yearPatadon: 2,810 people, 664 per km², −0.59% a yearPerez: 3,286 people, 313 per km², 0.27% a yearPoblacion: 28,191 people, 5,025 per km², −0.53% a yearSan Isidro: 1,788 people, 382 per km², 2.30% a yearSan Roque: 1,078 people, 247 per km², 0.38% a yearSanto Niño: 1,543 people, 339 per km², 3.50% a yearSibawan: 1,615 people, 220 per km², 0.07% a yearSikitan: 1,496 people, 511 per km², −2.62% a yearSingao: 9,624 people, 909 per km², −0.66% a yearSudapin: 11,805 people, 2,108 per km², 0.50% a yearSumbao: 1,846 people, 245 per km², −0.18% a yearMagsaysay: 5,632 people, 2,903 per km², −1.00% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    160,864

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 28.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 18 cities and municipalities of Cotabato by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 13 of every 100 people in Cotabato lived in Kidapawan City in 2024 (12.51%)

  • Inside itSources

    40

    barangays

  • LandSources

    340.07 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Kidapawan City's land would fill a square about 18.4 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 473 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 5 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    42,542

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    66.8%

    About 67 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1204704000[4]Formerly 124704000
ZIP code
9400[14, 15, 16]

People

Kidapawan City had 160,864 people in the 2024 census, up 28.2% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Kidapawan City had the most people of the 18 cities and municipalities of Cotabato in 2024[1]
  1. 1Kidapawan City160,864
  2. 2Midsayap115,735
  3. 3M'Lang98,646
  4. 4Makilala88,522
  5. 5Matalam81,610
  6. 6Carmen79,741
  7. 7Kabacan77,945
All 18 cities and municipalities of Cotabato
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 59 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion28,19118 in 100
  2. Sudapin11,8057 in 100
  3. Lanao9,7556 in 100
  4. Singao9,6246 in 100
  5. Amas7,5405 in 100
  6. Balindog7,0124 in 100
  7. Magsaysay5,6324 in 100
  8. Nuangan5,2883 in 100
  9. Manongol5,1103 in 100
  10. Kalasuyan5,0543 in 100
See all 40 barangays of Kidapawan City
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.6%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.3%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 415,8888,1087,780
5 - 917,4679,0628,405
10 - 1417,2849,0438,241
15 - 1915,8107,9357,875
20 - 2413,7866,9436,843
25 - 2913,3336,7276,606
30 - 3412,0726,1655,907
35 - 3910,4695,3755,094
40 - 449,4234,8754,548
45 - 498,2514,2643,987
50 - 547,2913,6863,605
55 - 595,9612,9603,001
60 - 644,9572,3382,619
65 - 693,4621,6231,839
70 - 742,0958971,198
75 - 791,244497747
80 years and over1,236442794

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
160,864[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
42,542[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Cotabato, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
12.51%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
66.8% (107,487 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
80,940 men, 79,089 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024160,864[1, 2]0.01% a year42,5423.8
2020as of May 1, 2020160,791[1]2.93% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015140,195[1]2.14% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010125,447[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then117,610[32]2.09% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders101,205[32, 33]3.10% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then87,758[32]3.20% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then74,190[32]3.06% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then54,864[32]3.26% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then46,720[32]−0.04% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then46,820[32]−2.66% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then61,675[32]———

Barangays

Kidapawan City is made up of 40 barangays.
Barangays of Kidapawan City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Amas7,5404.69%−0.12% a yearabout 14.78 km²Urban
Amazion1,3190.82%−0.63% a yearabout 5.89 km²Rural
Balabag2,0041.25%−0.76% a yearabout 6.72 km²Rural
Balindog7,0124.36%−0.28% a yearabout 5.43 km²Urban
Benoligan3,5202.19%−0.24% a yearabout 9.69 km²Rural
Berada1,9851.23%0.26% a yearabout 5.94 km²Rural
Gayola1,5870.99%−0.06% a yearabout 4.86 km²Rural
Ginatilan2,0031.25%−0.24% a yearabout 4.49 km²Rural
Ilomavis4,3962.73%−0.49% a yearabout 10.26 km²Urban
Indangan1,2930.8%−0.29% a yearabout 6.45 km²Rural
Junction1,8161.13%0.16% a yearabout 9.29 km²Rural
Kalaisan3,6502.27%0.47% a yearabout 8.77 km²Rural
Kalasuyan5,0543.14%4.90% a yearabout 4.67 km²Urban
Katipunan1,7201.07%−1.15% a yearabout 11.32 km²Urban
Lanao9,7556.06%−0.07% a yearabout 3.55 km²Urban
Linangcob3,2292.01%3.14% a yearabout 14.28 km²Rural
Luvimin1,4590.91%3.50% a yearabout 4.13 km²Urban
Macabolig1,9701.22%1.52% a yearabout 7.22 km²Rural
Magsaysay5,6323.5%−1.00% a yearabout 1.94 km²Urban
Malinan9560.59%2.31% a yearabout 8.69 km²Rural
Manongol5,1103.18%−0.39% a yearabout 6.75 km²Urban
Marbel1,5060.94%−0.08% a yearabout 5.78 km²Rural
Mateo2,8011.74%−0.47% a yearabout 5.65 km²Rural
Meochao1,8051.12%−0.33% a yearabout 4.76 km²Rural
Mua-an2,5971.61%−0.69% a yearabout 6.35 km²Rural
New Bohol2,3601.47%−0.62% a yearabout 5.29 km²Rural
Nuangan5,2883.29%−0.49% a yearabout 4.48 km²Urban
Onica1,5140.94%−0.91% a yearabout 15.88 km²Rural
Paco4,9013.05%−0.13% a yearabout 10.02 km²Urban
Patadon2,8101.75%−0.59% a yearabout 4.23 km²Rural
Perez3,2862.04%0.27% a yearabout 10.50 km²Rural
Poblacion28,19117.52%−0.53% a yearabout 5.61 km²Urban
San Isidro1,7881.11%2.30% a yearabout 4.68 km²Rural
San Roque1,0780.67%0.38% a yearabout 4.36 km²Rural
Santo Niño1,5430.96%3.50% a yearabout 4.55 km²Rural
Sibawan1,6151%0.07% a yearabout 7.34 km²Rural
Sikitan1,4960.93%−2.62% a yearabout 2.93 km²Rural
Singao9,6245.98%−0.66% a yearabout 10.59 km²Urban
Sudapin11,8057.34%0.50% a yearabout 5.60 km²Urban
Sumbao1,8461.15%−0.18% a yearabout 7.55 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Kidapawan City covers 340.07 km² of land, 473 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,481 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
340.07 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
473 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.03700° N, 125.00920° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
44 m
Average
267 m
Highest
1,481 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[30]

  1. Mateo River21.4 of 33.0 km
  2. Nuangan River18.8 of 18.9 km
  3. Saguing River14.5 of 39.0 km
  4. Small Mateo River14.2 km
  5. Matingao River13.2 of 13.3 km
  6. Marbel River12.2 of 57.1 km
  7. Big Mateo River9.2 km
  8. Lika River2.1 of 22.2 km

The longest inside it: 9 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[31]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 84 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 21 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
20.8% of people[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 21 of every 100 people in Kidapawan City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.8%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 18.6% and 23.0%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 36government offices
  • 10hospitals and health centres
  • 80schools
  • 18places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 1station or terminal
  • 2parks

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Kidapawan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices27

21 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 40 barangays of Kidapawan City

Hospitals and health centres10

4 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 40 barangays of Kidapawan City

Markets2

Stations and terminals1

Parks2

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Kidapawan City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary
Component city[4]
Capital of
Cotabato[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
2nd district of Cotabato[17, 18]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Jose Paolo Miguel Evangelista[20]
    Vice mayor
    Melvin Embrado Lamata Jr.[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jose Paolo Miguel Evangelista[21]
    Vice mayor
    Melvin Embrado Lamata Jr.[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Joseph Arellano Evangelista[22]
    Vice mayor
    Jivy Roe Calingasan Bombeo[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Joseph Arellano Evangelista[23]
    Vice mayor
    Bernardo Fantin Piñol Jr.[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Joseph Arellano Evangelista[24]
    Vice mayor
    Rodolfo Yamyamin Gantuangco[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Rodolfo Yamyamin Gantuangco[25]
    Vice mayor
    Joseph Arellano Evangelista[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Rodolfo Yamyamin Gantuangco[26]
    Vice mayor
    Luis Paña Malaluan[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Rodolfo Gantuangco[27]
    Vice mayor
    Luis Malaluan[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Luis P. Malaluan[28]
    Vice mayor
    Rodolfo Y. Gantuangco[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Kidapawan City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jose Paolo Miguel Evangelista[20]Melvin Embrado Lamata Jr.[20]
2022–2025Jose Paolo Miguel Evangelista[21]Melvin Embrado Lamata Jr.[21]
2019–2022Joseph Arellano Evangelista[22]Jivy Roe Calingasan Bombeo[22]
2016–2019Joseph Arellano Evangelista[23]Bernardo Fantin Piñol Jr.[23]
2013–2016Joseph Arellano Evangelista[24]Rodolfo Yamyamin Gantuangco[24]
2010–2013Rodolfo Yamyamin Gantuangco[25]Joseph Arellano Evangelista[25]
2007–2010Rodolfo Yamyamin Gantuangco[26]Luis Paña Malaluan[26]
2004–2007Rodolfo Gantuangco[27]Luis Malaluan[27]
2001–2004Luis P. Malaluan[28]Rodolfo Y. Gantuangco[28]

History & Identity

Official name
City of Kidapawan[4]
Created
Republic Act No. 8500, approved on 12 February 1998, converted the Municipality of Kidapawan into a component city; it took effect on approval, and the city gained corporate existence once a plebiscite ratified it.[9]

Its story

Kidapawan grew out of settlements of the Obo Monuvu people at the foot of Mt. Apo, which the city's own history says stayed independent through the Spanish period.[11]

Under American rule a Datu Ingkal was recognised as paramount chief and appointed Capitan in 1908 by a Col. Stevens.[11]

By 1914 Kidapawan was organised as a municipal district, one of twenty-seven in the new Cotabato Province, with Datu Siawan Ingkal as district president.[11]

Settlers from Luzon and the Visayas arrived in the decades after it became a municipal district, up to the 1960s.[11]

Kidapawan was declared a municipality by Executive Order No. 82 of President Manuel Roxas on 18 August 1947, the fourth town of Cotabato Province.[11]

Voters ratified cityhood in a plebiscite on 21 March 1998 after Republic Act No. 8500.[11]

Timeline

  1. 1908

    Datu Ingkal appointed Capitan by a Col. Stevens.[11]

  2. 1914

    Kidapawan formed into a municipal district.[11]

  3. 1942

    Sources differExecutive Order No. 43 (Japanese-sponsored Executive Commission) apparently raised it to a municipality.[11]

  4. 18 August 1947

    Executive Order No. 82 declared Kidapawan a municipality.[11]

  5. 12 February 1998

    Republic Act No. 8500 approved, converting Kidapawan to a component city.[9]

  6. 21 March 1998

    Plebiscite ratified cityhood.[11]

Nearby

Kidapawan City shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Kidapawan City beside Cotabato, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Cotabato.

Kidapawan City beside Cotabato
FigureKidapawan CityCotabatoRank among the cities and municipalities of Cotabato
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary160,864[1, 2]1,286,1421st of 18
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.01% a year[1, 2]slower0.21% a year16th of 18
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary473[6]more crowded2092nd of 18
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary340.07 km²[6]6,155.62 km²10th of 18
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.8[1, 2]about the same3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary66.8%[5]higher36.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
948.4 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. M'LangCotabato15.4 km southwest
  2. MakilalaCotabato16.7 km southeast
  3. KabacanCotabato20.8 km west
  4. MagpetCotabato22.0 km northeast
  5. MatalamCotabato23.7 km north
  6. PagagawanMaguindanao del Sur24.8 km west

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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