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Alabel

Alabel is a municipality in Sarangani, SOCCSKSARGEN, Philippines. Its population was 90,120 in the 2024 census, and it has 14 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Alabel by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
General Santos CityMalapatanMalitaMalungonAlegria: 8,983 people, 97 per km², 0.23% a yearBagacay: 4,977 people, 264 per km², 1.66% a yearBaluntay: 4,788 people, 414 per km², 0.26% a yearDatal Anggas: 4,787 people, 50 per km², −5.58% a yearDomolok: 5,567 people, 67 per km², 0.59% a yearKawas: 7,541 people, 585 per km², 1.77% a yearMaribulan: 8,100 people, 446 per km², 2.53% a yearPag-asa: 5,202 people, 78 per km²Paraiso: 2,310 people, 66 per km², 1.86% a yearPoblacion: 19,696 people, 2,548 per km², 0.31% a yearSpring: 6,193 people, 397 per km², 2.29% a yearTokawal: 3,411 people, 184 per km², 0.09% a yearLadol: 5,120 people, 3,282 per km², 0.03% a yearNew Canaan: 3,445 people, 174 per km²

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. A place shown plain has no rate: its border changed after 2020.

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

  • PeopleSources

    90,120

    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 19.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 7 cities and municipalities of Sarangani 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 16 of every 100 people in Sarangani lived in Alabel in 2024 (15.51%)

  • Inside itSources

    14

    barangays

  • LandSources

    510.98 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: Alabel's land would fill a square about 22.6 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: 176 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 2 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

    23,630

    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

    79%

    About 79 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
1208001000[4]Formerly 128001000
ZIP code
9501[14, 15, 16]

People

Alabel had 90,120 people in the 2024 census, up 19.4% from 2010.
People at each census since 1975

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.

Alabel had the 3rd most people of the 7 cities and municipalities of Sarangani in 2024[1]
  1. 1Glan117,017
  2. 2Malungon108,429
  3. 3Alabel90,120
  4. 4Malapatan82,577
  5. 5Kiamba68,745
  6. 6Maasim67,907
  7. 7Maitum46,120
All 7 cities and municipalities of Sarangani
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 85 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion19,69622 in 100
  2. Alegria8,98310 in 100
  3. Maribulan8,1009 in 100
  4. Kawas7,5418 in 100
  5. Spring6,1937 in 100
  6. Domolok5,5676 in 100
  7. Pag-asa5,2026 in 100
  8. Ladol5,1206 in 100
  9. Bagacay4,9776 in 100
  10. Baluntay4,7885 in 100
See all 14 barangays of Alabel
Age structure · 2020 Census[37]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.9%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.4%)
  • About 4 of every 100 are 65 or older (3.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 49,8865,1154,771
5 - 910,4865,4435,043
10 - 1410,2535,2984,955
15 - 199,1934,6324,561
20 - 248,0814,1323,949
25 - 297,6883,9953,693
30 - 346,6383,4163,222
35 - 395,5382,9412,597
40 - 444,6712,4752,196
45 - 494,1912,1472,044
50 - 543,3761,7841,592
55 - 592,5371,3711,166
60 - 641,9921,001991
65 - 691,395693702
70 - 74828405423
75 - 79533254279
80 years and over536226310

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
90,120[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
23,630[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Sarangani, 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
15.51%[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
79% (71,190 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
45,328 men, 42,494 women[37]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202490,120[1, 2]0.49% a year23,6303.8
2020as of May 1, 202088,294[1]2.00% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201580,359[1]1.20% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201075,477[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then71,872[35]2.34% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders60,779[35, 36]5.89% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then46,527[35]2.52% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then40,730[35]4.74% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then25,620[35]7.09% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then18,186[35]———

Barangays

Alabel is made up of 14 barangays.
Barangays of Alabel. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Alegria8,9839.97%0.23% a yearabout 92.83 km²Urban
Bagacay4,9775.52%1.66% a yearabout 18.86 km²Rural
Baluntay4,7885.31%0.26% a yearabout 11.56 km²Urban
Datal Anggas4,7875.31%−5.58% a yearabout 95.55 km²Rural
Domolok5,5676.18%0.59% a yearabout 82.55 km²Urban
Kawas7,5418.37%1.77% a yearabout 12.90 km²Urban
Ladol5,1205.68%0.03% a yearabout 1.56 km²Urban
Maribulan8,1008.99%2.53% a yearabout 18.18 km²Urban
New Canaan3,4453.82%no 2020 countabout 19.83 km²Rural
Pag-asa5,2025.77%no 2020 countabout 66.29 km²Urban
Paraiso2,3102.56%1.86% a yearabout 35.26 km²Rural
Poblacion19,69621.86%0.31% a yearabout 7.73 km²Urban
Spring6,1936.87%2.29% a yearabout 15.61 km²Urban
Tokawal3,4113.78%0.09% a yearabout 18.55 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

Alabel covers 510.98 km² of land, 176 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,445 m above the sea and it has 12.6 km of coast.
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
510.98 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
176 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.17702° N, 125.33640° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
1 m
Average
351 m
Highest
1,445 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

12.6 km of coastline[32]

Rivers[32]

  1. Maribulan River54.2 of 60.1 km
  2. Latian River46.2 of 48.6 km
  3. Tubay River24.4 km
  4. Lun Padidu River21.9 of 58.2 km
  5. Domolok River19.2 of 75.9 km
  6. Buayan River9.9 of 62.1 km
  7. Alabel River9.0 of 9.1 km

Lakes[32]

  1. Lake Datal Conde0.09 km²
  2. Lake Beto0.09 km²

Peaks[32]

  1. Bee Hive Peakvolcano808 m
  2. Lago Hill80 m
  3. West Hillheight 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 IV[33]

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

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

At General Santos, the nearest PAGASA station, 29 km away[34]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 958 mm of rain on 106 days a year; 27.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at General Santos, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January97 mm927.5 °C32.3 °C22.6 °C
February53 mm727.9 °C32.9 °C22.8 °C
March55 mm628.5 °C34.0 °C23.0 °C
April54 mm628.9 °C34.3 °C23.5 °C
May72 mm828.5 °C33.5 °C23.6 °C
June102 mm1227.7 °C32.2 °C23.1 °C
July98 mm1127.2 °C31.7 °C22.8 °C
August91 mm1127.3 °C31.7 °C22.8 °C
September83 mm1027.5 °C32.2 °C22.8 °C
October100 mm1027.7 °C32.6 °C22.8 °C
November78 mm827.9 °C32.8 °C23.0 °C
December75 mm827.8 °C32.6 °C23.0 °C
The year958 mm10627.9 °C32.7 °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 132 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 35 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
34.7% of people[20]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 35 of every 100 people in Alabel lived below the poverty line in 2021 (34.7%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 30.1% and 39.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 19government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 42schools
  • 11places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 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.

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

Government offices14

8 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 14 barangays of Alabel

Hospitals and health centres1

Markets2

Parks1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Alabel. 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]

Capital of
Sarangani[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
Lone district of Sarangani[17, 18, 19]

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
    Lilibeth Jabilles Salarda[21]
    Vice mayor
    Lente Lee Salway Jr.[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Vic Paul Molina Salarda[22]
    Vice mayor
    Lente Lee Salway Jr.[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Vic Paul Molina Salarda[23]
    Vice mayor
    Ronnel Saldua Español[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Vic Paul Molina Salarda[24]
    Vice mayor
    Ronnel Saldua Español[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Corazon Sunga Grafilo[25]
    Vice mayor
    Vic Paul Molina Salarda[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Corazon Sunga Grafilo[26]
    Vice mayor
    Vic Paul Molina Salarda[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Corazon Sunga Grafilo[27]
    Vice mayor
    Vic Paul Molina Salarda[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Narciso Grafilo Jr.[28]
    Vice mayor
    Hermie Galzote[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Narciso R. Grafilo Jr.[29]
    Vice mayor
    Virgilio C. Tobias[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Alabel, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Lilibeth Jabilles Salarda[21]Lente Lee Salway Jr.[21]
2022–2025Vic Paul Molina Salarda[22]Lente Lee Salway Jr.[22]
2019–2022Vic Paul Molina Salarda[23]Ronnel Saldua Español[23]
2016–2019Vic Paul Molina Salarda[24]Ronnel Saldua Español[24]
2013–2016Corazon Sunga Grafilo[25]Vic Paul Molina Salarda[25]
2010–2013Corazon Sunga Grafilo[26]Vic Paul Molina Salarda[26]
2007–2010Corazon Sunga Grafilo[27]Vic Paul Molina Salarda[27]
2004–2007Narciso Grafilo Jr.[28]Hermie Galzote[28]
2001–2004Narciso R. Grafilo Jr.[29]Virgilio C. Tobias[29]

Before 2001

The heads of Alabel before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Alabel before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1998–2007Narciso Ra. Grafilo, Jr.[30]Mayor
1986–1998Hernando L. Sibugan[30]Mayor
1971–1986Lucio J. Alaba[30]Mayor

History & Identity

Created
Republic Act No. 6393, approved on 10 September 1971, separated eight barrios from General Santos City and made them the Municipality of Alabel, South Cotabato, seated at Barrio Alabel.[9]

How it got its name

The town's history page says the barrio was named Alabel after the pioneering Alaba and Beldad families (Ala from Alaba, Bel from Beldad).[11]

Its story

In 1969 Congressman James L. Chiongbian began work to turn Alabel into a municipality, and a bill passed Congress that year.[11]

Alabel was made a municipality by R.A. 6393 in September 1971 with eight barrios, and the first elected mayor was Lucio J. Alaba.[11]

After the 1986 EDSA Revolution Mayor Alaba was replaced by an OIC-Mayor, Hernando L. Sibugan, who was elected in 1988 and re-elected in 1992 and 1995.[11]

Timeline

  1. 17 September 1956

    The settlement became a barrio of Dadiangas by municipal Resolution No. 182.[11]

  2. 10 September 1971

    R.A. 6393 created the Municipality of Alabel.[9]

  3. 1986

    Mayor Alaba was replaced by an appointed OIC-Mayor after EDSA.[11]

Nearby

Alabel shares a border with General Santos City, Malapatan, Malita and Malungon.

How it compares

Alabel beside Sarangani, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Sarangani.

Alabel beside Sarangani
FigureAlabelSaranganiRank among the cities and municipalities of Sarangani
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 glossary90,120[1, 2]580,9153rd of 7
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 glossary0.49% a year[1, 2]slower0.93% a year7th of 7
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 glossary176[6]more crowded1501st of 7
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 glossary510.98 km²[6]3,862.92 km²4th of 7
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]lower3.9not 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 glossary79%[5]higher56.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
1,050.2 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. MalapatanSarangani20.5 km south
  2. MalungonSarangani21.2 km north
  3. General Santos CitySouth Cotabato28.8 km west
  4. MalitaDavao Occidental29.9 km northeast
  5. PolomolokSouth Cotabato31.4 km west
  6. Don MarcelinoDavao Occidental34.7 km east

Sources

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