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Municipality

Magpet

Magpet is a municipality in Cotabato, SOCCSKSARGEN, Philippines. Its population was 55,255 in the 2024 census, and it has 32 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Magpet by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AntipasArakanKidapawan CityPresident RoxasAlibayon: 1,112 people, 342 per km², 0.15% a yearBagumbayan: 920 people, 80 per km², −0.10% a yearBangkal: 1,011 people, 112 per km², −1.31% a yearBantac: 1,257 people, 181 per km², 2.31% a yearBasak: 2,965 people, 260 per km², −0.68% a yearBinay: 1,851 people, 213 per km², 2.91% a yearBongolanon: 1,833 people, 144 per km², 0.10% a yearDatu Celo: 967 people, 129 per km², 1.10% a yearDel Pilar: 730 people, 163 per km², −0.68% a yearDoles: 1,468 people, 166 per km², −0.13% a yearGubatan: 2,112 people, 427 per km², 0.24% a yearIlian: 866 people, 237 per km², 0.65% a yearInac: 1,282 people, 175 per km², 3.38% a yearKamada: 1,273 people, 206 per km², 2.51% a yearKauswagan: 753 people, 396 per km², 0.58% a yearKisandal: 1,365 people, 337 per km², −1.04% a yearMagcaalam: 1,006 people, 100 per km², −1.67% a yearMahongcog: 2,126 people, 112 per km², 2.68% a yearManobo: 3,369 people, 122 per km², −1.25% a yearNoa: 2,067 people, 253 per km², −0.22% a yearOwas: 784 people, 145 per km², 0.37% a yearPangao-an: 2,725 people, 237 per km², 1.26% a yearPoblacion: 7,465 people, 1,357 per km², 1.76% a yearSallab: 1,781 people, 126 per km², 0.15% a yearTagbac: 2,071 people, 238 per km², 0.37% a yearTemporan: 1,461 people, 155 per km², 0.53% a yearAmabel: 1,479 people, 92 per km², −0.40% a yearBalete: 1,710 people, 92 per km², 1.50% a yearDon Panaca: 834 people, 25 per km², −1.60% a yearImamaling: 1,301 people, 55 per km², 1.32% a yearKinarum: 1,170 people, 117 per km², 0.46% a yearManobisa: 2,141 people, 90 per km², 1.72% 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

    55,255

    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 22.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    12th

    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 4 of every 100 people in Cotabato lived in Magpet in 2024 (4.3%)

  • Inside itSources

    32

    barangays

  • LandSources

    513.39 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: Magpet's land would fill a square about 22.7 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: 108 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 1 person 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

    13,762

    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

    4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    13.5%

    About 14 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
1204706000[4]Formerly 124706000
ZIP code
9404[14, 15, 16]

People

Magpet had 55,255 people in the 2024 census, up 22.3% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

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.

Magpet had the 12th most people of the 18 cities and municipalities of Cotabato in 2024[1]
  1. 9Pikit67,220
  2. 10Tulunan61,901
  3. 11Libungan57,776
  4. 12Magpet55,255
  5. 13Pigkawayan53,593
  6. 14Arakan51,584
  7. 15President Roxas51,245
All 18 cities and municipalities of Cotabato
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 52 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion7,46514 in 100
  2. Manobo3,3696 in 100
  3. Basak2,9655 in 100
  4. Pangao-an2,7255 in 100
  5. Manobisa2,1414 in 100
  6. Mahongcog2,1264 in 100
  7. Gubatan2,1124 in 100
  8. Tagbac2,0714 in 100
  9. Noa2,0674 in 100
  10. Binay1,8513 in 100
See all 32 barangays of Magpet
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.5%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.7%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 45,4632,8432,620
5 - 96,2503,2812,969
10 - 146,3043,2033,101
15 - 195,6442,8782,766
20 - 244,8262,5092,317
25 - 294,2802,2831,997
30 - 343,7502,0311,719
35 - 393,1801,7081,472
40 - 442,9671,6191,348
45 - 492,7671,4701,297
50 - 542,4181,2901,128
55 - 591,868961907
60 - 641,496788708
65 - 691,084486598
70 - 74683325358
75 - 79407176231
80 years and over373152221

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
55,255[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
13,762[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 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
4.3%[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
13.5% (7,465 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
28,003 men, 25,757 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202455,255[1, 2]0.64% a year13,7624.0
2020as of May 1, 202053,800[1]1.90% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201549,201[1]1.63% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201045,183[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then44,114[33]1.72% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders38,973[33, 34]2.17% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then35,256[33]−8.12% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then55,399[33]1.60% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then47,286[33]1.46% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then43,983[33]7.35% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then30,869[33]———

Barangays

Magpet is made up of 32 barangays.
Barangays of Magpet. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Alibayon1,1122.01%0.15% a yearabout 3.25 km²Rural
Amabel1,4792.68%−0.40% a yearabout 16.03 km²Rural
Bagumbayan9201.67%−0.10% a yearabout 11.50 km²Rural
Balete1,7103.09%1.50% a yearabout 18.68 km²Rural
Bangkal1,0111.83%−1.31% a yearabout 9.01 km²Rural
Bantac1,2572.27%2.31% a yearabout 6.95 km²Rural
Basak2,9655.37%−0.68% a yearabout 11.39 km²Rural
Binay1,8513.35%2.91% a yearabout 8.71 km²Rural
Bongolanon1,8333.32%0.10% a yearabout 12.71 km²Rural
Datu Celo9671.75%1.10% a yearabout 7.48 km²Rural
Del Pilar7301.32%−0.68% a yearabout 4.49 km²Rural
Doles1,4682.66%−0.13% a yearabout 8.86 km²Rural
Don Panaca8341.51%−1.60% a yearabout 33.14 km²Rural
Gubatan2,1123.82%0.24% a yearabout 4.95 km²Rural
Ilian8661.57%0.65% a yearabout 3.66 km²Rural
Imamaling1,3012.35%1.32% a yearabout 23.72 km²Rural
Inac1,2822.32%3.38% a yearabout 7.33 km²Rural
Kamada1,2732.3%2.51% a yearabout 6.17 km²Rural
Kauswagan7531.36%0.58% a yearabout 1.90 km²Rural
Kinarum1,1702.12%0.46% a yearabout 9.97 km²Rural
Kisandal1,3652.47%−1.04% a yearabout 4.05 km²Rural
Magcaalam1,0061.82%−1.67% a yearabout 10.10 km²Rural
Mahongcog2,1263.85%2.68% a yearabout 18.91 km²Rural
Manobisa2,1413.87%1.72% a yearabout 23.71 km²Rural
Manobo3,3696.1%−1.25% a yearabout 27.68 km²Rural
Noa2,0673.74%−0.22% a yearabout 8.18 km²Rural
Owas7841.42%0.37% a yearabout 5.41 km²Rural
Pangao-an2,7254.93%1.26% a yearabout 11.48 km²Rural
Poblacion7,46513.51%1.76% a yearabout 5.50 km²Urban
Sallab1,7813.22%0.15% a yearabout 14.13 km²Rural
Tagbac2,0713.75%0.37% a yearabout 8.71 km²Rural
Temporan1,4612.64%0.53% a yearabout 9.41 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

Magpet covers 513.39 km² of land, 108 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,878 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
513.39 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
108 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.11958° N, 125.19011° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
160 m
Average
757 m
Highest
1,878 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. Kabacan River34.2 of 82.7 km
  2. Magpet River19.4 of 33.4 km
  3. Marbel River17.0 of 57.1 km
  4. Tagibaka River13.6 km
  5. Arakan River8.7 of 62.9 km
  6. Camutan River7.6 of 21.0 km
  7. Meocan River6.8 of 19.2 km
  8. Kabacan River1.3 km

The longest inside it: 9 in all.

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Tinanan1,810 m

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 IV[31]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 57 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.

At Davao City, the nearest PAGASA station, 51 km away[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,836 mm of rain on 136 days a year; 28.2 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Davao City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January167 mm1127.3 °C30.9 °C23.7 °C
February114 mm927.5 °C31.3 °C23.7 °C
March107 mm928.2 °C32.3 °C24.1 °C
April115 mm928.9 °C33.1 °C24.7 °C
May166 mm1328.9 °C32.7 °C25.0 °C
June193 mm1428.4 °C32.0 °C24.7 °C
July169 mm1328.1 °C31.7 °C24.5 °C
August167 mm1228.2 °C31.8 °C24.5 °C
September162 mm1128.3 °C32.2 °C24.4 °C
October195 mm1228.5 °C32.6 °C24.4 °C
November140 mm1228.3 °C32.2 °C24.4 °C
December142 mm1127.9 °C31.6 °C24.2 °C
The year1,836 mm13628.2 °C32.0 °C24.4 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 17 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 34 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
33.5% 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 34 of every 100 people in Magpet lived below the poverty line in 2021 (33.5%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 28.6% and 38.4%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 10government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 50schools
  • 4places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1park

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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Magpet. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal 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]

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
    Jay Laurence Sapalo Gonzaga[20]
    Vice mayor
    Florenito Taberna Gonzaga[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jay Laurence Sapalo Gonzaga[21]
    Vice mayor
    Florenito Taberna Gonzaga[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Florenito Taberna Gonzaga[22]
    Vice mayor
    Rogelio Lelis Marañon[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Florenito Taberna Gonzaga[23]
    Vice mayor
    Rogelio Lelis Marañon[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Florenito Taberna Gonzaga[24]
    Vice mayor
    Efren Fantin Piñol[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Efren Fantin Piñol[25]
    Vice mayor
    Florentino Romero Villasor[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Efren Fantin Piñol Sr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Florentino Romero Villasor[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Efren Piñol[27]
    Vice mayor
    Rogelio Marañon[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Angelita P. Pelonio[28]
    Vice mayor
    Florentino R. Villasor[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Magpet, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jay Laurence Sapalo Gonzaga[20]Florenito Taberna Gonzaga[20]
2022–2025Jay Laurence Sapalo Gonzaga[21]Florenito Taberna Gonzaga[21]
2019–2022Florenito Taberna Gonzaga[22]Rogelio Lelis Marañon[22]
2016–2019Florenito Taberna Gonzaga[23]Rogelio Lelis Marañon[23]
2013–2016Florenito Taberna Gonzaga[24]Efren Fantin Piñol[24]
2010–2013Efren Fantin Piñol[25]Florentino Romero Villasor[25]
2007–2010Efren Fantin Piñol Sr.[26]Florentino Romero Villasor[26]
2004–2007Efren Piñol[27]Rogelio Marañon[27]
2001–2004Angelita P. Pelonio[28]Florentino R. Villasor[28]

History & Identity

Created
Republic Act No. 3721, approved 22 June 1963, separated 24 barrios from Kidapawan and made them the independent Municipality of Magpet, with its seat in the urban center of barrio Magpet.[9]

Its story

Magpet came from Kidapawan, which had itself been organized as an independent municipality of Cotabato by Executive Order No. 82 of 1947.[9, 10]

Under the 1963 act the first mayor, vice-mayor and councilors were to be appointed by the President and serve until officials elected in the next general local elections took office.[9]

In 1991 Republic Act No. 7152 separated 18 barangays from Magpet to form the Municipality of Arakan.[11]

Timeline

  1. 18 August 1947

    Kidapawan organized as an independent municipality of Cotabato (Executive Order No. 82).[10]

  2. 22 June 1963

    Republic Act No. 3721 approved, creating Magpet from Kidapawan barrios.[9]

  3. 30 August 1991

    Republic Act No. 7152 approved; 18 Magpet barangays to form Arakan.[11]

Nearby

Magpet shares a border with Antipas, Arakan, Kidapawan City and President Roxas.

How it compares

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

Magpet beside Cotabato
FigureMagpetCotabatoRank 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 glossary55,255[1, 2]1,286,14212th 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 glossary0.64% a year[1, 2]faster0.21% a year4th 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 glossary108[6]less crowded20916th 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 glossary513.39 km²[6]6,155.62 km²3rd 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 glossary4.0[1, 2]higher3.8not 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 glossary13.5%[5]lower36.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Kidapawan City, the capital of Cotabato
22.0 km southwest
Manila
949.6 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. AntipasCotabato20.9 km northwest
  2. Kidapawan CityCotabato22.0 km southwest
  3. MakilalaCotabato23.0 km south
  4. ArakanCotabato24.8 km north
  5. MatalamCotabato28.1 km northwest
  6. Davao CityDavao del Sur32.1 km northeast

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