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Municipality

Pigkawayan

Pigkawayan is a municipality in Cotabato, SOCCSKSARGEN, Philippines. Its population was 53,593 in the 2024 census, and it has 28 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Pigkawayan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlamadaBuldonLibunganNorthern KabuntalanPahamuddinSultan KudaratAnick: 1,338 people, 98 per km², −0.89% a yearUpper Baguer: 3,357 people, 1,174 per km², −1.86% a yearBalogo: 3,222 people, 1,063 per km², 5.99% a yearBanucagon: 1,518 people, 367 per km², −2.35% a yearBulucaon: 2,957 people, 339 per km², −2.31% a yearBuluan: 1,296 people, 356 per km², −0.94% a yearCapayuran: 2,607 people, 569 per km², −4.55% a yearCentral Panatan: 1,709 people, 215 per km², 9.22% a yearKimarayang: 3,056 people, 57 per km², 0.20% a yearMalagakit: 471 people, 90 per km², −4.59% a yearMaluao: 1,760 people, 198 per km², 0.04% a yearNorth Manuangan: 2,908 people, 923 per km², 2.98% a yearMidpapan I: 2,347 people, 470 per km², 1.10% a yearMulok: 409 people, 93 per km², −2.57% a yearNew Culasi: 1,075 people, 276 per km², 3.11% a yearNew Igbaras: 891 people, 100 per km², 3.37% a yearNew Panay: 1,236 people, 168 per km², 2.04% a yearPayong-payong: 1,276 people, 139 per km², −1.57% a yearPoblacion I: 2,944 people, 3,662 per km², −0.32% a yearPoblacion II: 2,174 people, 2,090 per km², −0.97% a yearPoblacion III: 3,168 people, 3,137 per km², −0.52% a yearPresbitero: 1,191 people, 2,101 per km², 0.30% a yearRenibon: 1,041 people, 68 per km², −0.83% a yearSouth Manuangan: 2,584 people, 453 per km², 3.03% a yearTigbawan: 1,520 people, 322 per km², −0.50% a yearTubon: 2,332 people, 473 per km², −1.73% a yearMidpapan II: 1,567 people, 430 per km², 3.26% a yearCabpangi: 1,639 people, 394 per km², 6.51% 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

    53,593

    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 18.9% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    13th

    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 Pigkawayan in 2024 (4.17%)

  • Inside itSources

    28

    barangays

  • LandSources

    198.19 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: Pigkawayan's land would fill a square about 14.1 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: 270 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 3 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

    14,967

    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

    3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    19.8%

    About 20 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
1204711000[4]Formerly 124711000
ZIP code
9412[12, 13, 14]

People

Pigkawayan had 53,593 people in the 2024 census, up 18.9% 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.

Pigkawayan had the 13th most people of the 18 cities and municipalities of Cotabato in 2024[1]
  1. 10Tulunan61,901
  2. 11Libungan57,776
  3. 12Magpet55,255
  4. 13Pigkawayan53,593
  5. 14Arakan51,584
  6. 15President Roxas51,245
  7. 16Banisilan48,013
All 18 cities and municipalities of Cotabato
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 54 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Upper Baguer3,3576 in 100
  2. Balogo3,2226 in 100
  3. Poblacion III3,1686 in 100
  4. Kimarayang3,0566 in 100
  5. Bulucaon2,9576 in 100
  6. Poblacion I2,9445 in 100
  7. North Manuangan2,9085 in 100
  8. Capayuran2,6075 in 100
  9. South Manuangan2,5845 in 100
  10. Midpapan I2,3474 in 100
See all 28 barangays of Pigkawayan

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
53,593[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
14,967[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 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
4.17%[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
19.8% (10,633 people)[5]
Age structure
Its 2020 age table does not describe the same area[33]The PSA's 2020 age table counts 52,615 people in households for Pigkawayan, against the 72,371 people the 2020 census counted there as the PSA published it: the table describes another area than the one shown here, so Scene shows no age structure rather than one that does not match.
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202453,593[1, 2]0.38% a year14,9673.6
2020as of May 1, 202052,744[1]1.60% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201548,911[1]1.57% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201045,059[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then59,395[31]2.12% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders51,008[31, 32]1.87% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then46,788[31]1.83% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then42,475[31]4.84% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then26,475[31]1.75% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then24,273[31]−2.00% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then26,845[31]1.78% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then22,412[31]———

Barangays

Pigkawayan is made up of 28 barangays.
Barangays of Pigkawayan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Anick1,3382.5%−0.89% a yearabout 13.69 km²Rural
Balogo3,2226.01%5.99% a yearabout 3.03 km²Rural
Banucagon1,5182.83%−2.35% a yearabout 4.14 km²Rural
Buluan1,2962.42%−0.94% a yearabout 3.64 km²Rural
Bulucaon2,9575.52%−2.31% a yearabout 8.71 km²Rural
Cabpangi1,6393.06%6.51% a yearabout 4.16 km²Rural
Capayuran2,6074.86%−4.55% a yearabout 4.58 km²Rural
Central Panatan1,7093.19%9.22% a yearabout 7.96 km²Rural
Kimarayang3,0565.7%0.20% a yearabout 54.02 km²Rural
Malagakit4710.88%−4.59% a yearabout 5.26 km²Rural
Maluao1,7603.28%0.04% a yearabout 8.87 km²Rural
Midpapan I2,3474.38%1.10% a yearabout 4.99 km²Urban
Midpapan II1,5672.92%3.26% a yearabout 3.64 km²Rural
Mulok4090.76%−2.57% a yearabout 4.42 km²Rural
New Culasi1,0752.01%3.11% a yearabout 3.90 km²Rural
New Igbaras8911.66%3.37% a yearabout 8.94 km²Rural
New Panay1,2362.31%2.04% a yearabout 7.34 km²Rural
North Manuangan2,9085.43%2.98% a yearabout 3.15 km²Rural
Payong-payong1,2762.38%−1.57% a yearabout 9.21 km²Rural
Poblacion I2,9445.49%−0.32% a yearabout 0.804 km²Urban
Poblacion II2,1744.06%−0.97% a yearabout 1.04 km²Urban
Poblacion III3,1685.91%−0.52% a yearabout 1.01 km²Urban
Presbitero1,1912.22%0.30% a yearabout 0.567 km²Rural
Renibon1,0411.94%−0.83% a yearabout 15.23 km²Rural
South Manuangan2,5844.82%3.03% a yearabout 5.71 km²Rural
Tigbawan1,5202.84%−0.50% a yearabout 4.72 km²Rural
Tubon2,3324.35%−1.73% a yearabout 4.93 km²Rural
Upper Baguer3,3576.26%−1.86% a yearabout 2.86 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

Pigkawayan covers 198.19 km² of land, 270 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 848 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
198.19 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
270 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.31941° N, 124.43038° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
1 m
Average
187 m
Highest
848 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[28]

  1. Balogo River21.3 of 27.4 km
  2. Tigbawan River14.5 km

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Payong-Payong400 m
  2. Mount Croftheight not mapped

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[29]

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.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Cotabato City, the nearest PAGASA station, 30 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,414 mm of rain on 165 days a year; 27.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Cotabato City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January89 mm1027.7 °C32.6 °C22.8 °C
February95 mm928.0 °C33.1 °C23.0 °C
March117 mm1028.4 °C33.6 °C23.3 °C
April141 mm1028.8 °C34.0 °C23.5 °C
May253 mm1628.3 °C33.4 °C23.2 °C
June313 mm1927.7 °C32.5 °C22.8 °C
July315 mm1927.4 °C32.2 °C22.7 °C
August239 mm1527.6 °C32.3 °C22.8 °C
September252 mm1627.6 °C32.4 °C22.9 °C
October279 mm1627.7 °C32.4 °C22.9 °C
November190 mm1427.9 °C32.9 °C23.0 °C
December133 mm1127.9 °C32.8 °C22.9 °C
The year2,414 mm16527.9 °C32.9 °C23.0 °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 45 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 41 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
41.1% of people[17]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 41 of every 100 people in Pigkawayan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (41.1%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 35.6% and 46.6%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 5government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 33schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 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 Pigkawayan. 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.[10, 11]

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
1st district of Cotabato[15, 16]

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
    Juanito Claud Agustin[18]
    Vice mayor
    Niel Jake Vicente Casi[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Juanito Claud Agustin[19]
    Vice mayor
    Niel Jake Vicente Casi[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Jean Dino Doromal Roquero[20]
    Vice mayor
    Juanito Claud Agustin[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Herminio Sangco Roquero[21]
    Vice mayor
    Eliseo Dogoldogol Garcesa Jr.[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Herminio Sangco Roquero[22]
    Vice mayor
    Kim Ree Pe Gonzaga[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Roberto Songcayawon Blase[23]
    Vice mayor
    Herminio Sangco Roquero[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Herminio Sangco Ruquero[24]
    Vice mayor
    Roberto Songcayauon Blase[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Herminio Roquero[25]
    Vice mayor
    Roberto Blase[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Herminio S. Roquero[26]
    Vice mayor
    Roberto S. Blase[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Pigkawayan, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Juanito Claud Agustin[18]Niel Jake Vicente Casi[18]
2022–2025Juanito Claud Agustin[19]Niel Jake Vicente Casi[19]
2019–2022Jean Dino Doromal Roquero[20]Juanito Claud Agustin[20]
2016–2019Herminio Sangco Roquero[21]Eliseo Dogoldogol Garcesa Jr.[21]
2013–2016Herminio Sangco Roquero[22]Kim Ree Pe Gonzaga[22]
2010–2013Roberto Songcayawon Blase[23]Herminio Sangco Roquero[23]
2007–2010Herminio Sangco Ruquero[24]Roberto Songcayauon Blase[24]
2004–2007Herminio Roquero[25]Roberto Blase[25]
2001–2004Herminio S. Roquero[26]Roberto S. Blase[26]

History & Identity

Created
Executive Order No. 622, signed by President Elpidio Quirino on 30 September 1953, created the Municipality of Pigkawayan in Cotabato from barrios of Midsayap; it was to begin to exist once its officials were appointed and qualified.[9]

Its story

The new municipality took the barrios of Pigkawayan (the seat of government), Libungan Torreta and Manuangan and 21 sitios from Midsayap, which kept the rest of its territory.[9]

Timeline

  1. 30 September 1953

    Executive Order No. 622 creates Pigkawayan out of Midsayap.[9]

Nearby

Pigkawayan shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

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

Pigkawayan beside Cotabato
FigurePigkawayanCotabatoRank 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 glossary53,593[1, 2]1,286,14213th 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 glossary0.38% a year[1, 2]faster0.21% a year7th 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 glossary270[6]more crowded2096th 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 glossary198.19 km²[6]6,155.62 km²13th 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 glossary3.6[1, 2]lower3.8not 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 glossary19.8%[5]lower36.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Kidapawan City, the capital of Cotabato
71.2 km southeast
Manila
892.2 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. LibunganCotabato12.1 km east
  2. ParangMaguindanao del Norte15.4 km west
  3. Sultan KudaratMaguindanao del Norte16.0 km southwest
  4. PahamuddinSpecial Geographic Area16.3 km southwest
  5. Northern KabuntalanMaguindanao del Norte16.7 km south
  6. BariraMaguindanao del Norte17.1 km northwest

Sources

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