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Municipality

Malapatan

Malapatan is a municipality in Sarangani, SOCCSKSARGEN, Philippines. Its population was 82,577 in the 2024 census, and it has 12 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Malapatan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlabelDon MarcelinoGlanJose Abad SantosMalitaDaan Suyan: 4,255 people, 122 per km², 0.53% a yearKihan: 4,085 people, 108 per km², 0.33% a yearKinam: 12,388 people, 81 per km², −0.74% a yearLibi: 3,084 people, 110 per km², 8.50% a yearLun Masla: 5,384 people, 239 per km², 0.61% a yearLun Padidu: 13,438 people, 452 per km², 2.39% a yearPatag: 2,107 people, 104 per km², 0.14% a yearPoblacion: 17,823 people, 334 per km², 2.23% a yearSapu Masla: 6,384 people, 92 per km², −3.92% a yearSapu Padidu: 3,060 people, 89 per km², 1.69% a yearTuyan: 6,951 people, 190 per km², 1.95% a yearUpper Suyan: 3,618 people, 70 per km², −7.40% 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

    82,577

    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 14.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    4th

    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 14 of every 100 people in Sarangani lived in Malapatan in 2024 (14.21%)

  • Inside itSources

    12

    barangays

  • LandSources

    600.92 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: Malapatan's land would fill a square about 24.5 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: 137 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

    20,206

    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

    4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    75.5%

    About 76 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
1208006000[4]Formerly 128006000
ZIP code
9516[15, 16, 17]

People

Malapatan had 82,577 people in the 2024 census, up 14.1% 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.

Malapatan had the 4th 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 94 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion17,82322 in 100
  2. Lun Padidu13,43816 in 100
  3. Kinam12,38815 in 100
  4. Tuyan6,9518 in 100
  5. Sapu Masla6,3848 in 100
  6. Lun Masla5,3847 in 100
  7. Daan Suyan4,2555 in 100
  8. Kihan4,0855 in 100
  9. Upper Suyan3,6184 in 100
  10. Libi3,0844 in 100
See all 12 barangays of Malapatan
Age structure · 2020 Census[37]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (36.4%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.4%)
  • About 3 of every 100 are 65 or older (3.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 49,6884,9324,756
5 - 910,0455,1334,912
10 - 149,6064,8264,780
15 - 199,2904,6644,626
20 - 248,1554,2013,954
25 - 296,7673,5123,255
30 - 345,4072,9512,456
35 - 394,5642,4022,162
40 - 444,1362,1212,015
45 - 493,7641,9951,769
50 - 542,8631,5221,341
55 - 592,1621,1451,017
60 - 641,644837807
65 - 691,104551553
70 - 74698341357
75 - 79415179236
80 years and over353157196

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
82,577[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
20,206[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 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
14.21%[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
75.5% (62,368 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
41,469 men, 39,192 women[37]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202482,577[1, 2]0.54% a year20,2064.1
2020as of May 1, 202080,741[1]1.03% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201576,914[1]1.16% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201072,386[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then65,605[35]2.75% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders53,876[35, 36]2.55% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then47,911[35]5.36% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then36,255[35]1.92% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then29,965[35]8.17% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then20,224[35]0.23% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then19,993[35]———

Barangays

Malapatan is made up of 12 barangays.
Barangays of Malapatan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Daan Suyan4,2555.15%0.53% a yearabout 34.90 km²Rural
Kihan4,0854.95%0.33% a yearabout 37.95 km²Rural
Kinam12,38815%−0.74% a yearabout 152.69 km²Urban
Libi3,0843.73%8.50% a yearabout 28.12 km²Rural
Lun Masla5,3846.52%0.61% a yearabout 22.50 km²Urban
Lun Padidu13,43816.27%2.39% a yearabout 29.74 km²Urban
Patag2,1072.55%0.14% a yearabout 20.24 km²Rural
Poblacion17,82321.58%2.23% a yearabout 53.44 km²Urban
Sapu Masla6,3847.73%−3.92% a yearabout 69.33 km²Urban
Sapu Padidu3,0603.71%1.69% a yearabout 34.35 km²Rural
Tuyan6,9518.42%1.95% a yearabout 36.52 km²Urban
Upper Suyan3,6184.38%−7.40% a yearabout 52.05 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

Malapatan covers 600.92 km² of land, 137 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,608 m above the sea and it has 18.3 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
600.92 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
137 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
5.99664° N, 125.37557° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
0 m
Average
448 m
Highest
1,608 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

18.3 km of coastline[32]

Rivers[32]

  1. Lun Masla River51.7 of 54.1 km
  2. Sapu Masla River25.7 of 25.8 km
  3. Lun Padidu River21.2 of 58.2 km
  4. Malapatan River13.1 of 13.4 km
  5. Sapu Padidu River2.5 of 4.5 km
  6. Lun Masla Riverdries up0.6 km

Peaks[32]

  1. Mount Tudul1,521 m
  2. Mount Tudoc339 m
  3. Mount Matalangadheight not mapped
  4. Mount Mulangheight 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.

Covers about 92 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 General Santos, the nearest PAGASA station, 31 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 53 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
52.9% of people[21]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 53 of every 100 people in Malapatan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (52.9%)[21]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 49.0% and 56.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 6government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 25schools
  • 4places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 2monuments and memorials

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 Malapatan. 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.[13, 14]

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[18, 19, 20]

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
    Salway Dante Sumbo Jr.[22]
    Vice mayor
    Jean Diego Delos Santos[22]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Salway Dante Sumbo Jr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Jean Diego Delos Santos[23]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Salway Dante Sumbo Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Jean Diego Delos Santos[24]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Alfonso Mulao Singcoy Sr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Jimmy Teo Bagit[25]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Alfonso Mulao Singcoy Sr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Jimmy Teo Bagit[26]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Alfonso Mulao Singcoy Sr.[27]
    Vice mayor
    Jinal Batil Panayaman[27]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Aida Celozar Singcoy[28]
    Vice mayor
    Jorge Tumbaga Sambaga[28]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Alfonso Singcoy Sr.[29]
    Vice mayor
    Norberto Butiong[29]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Alfonso M. Singcoy[30]
    Vice mayor
    Norberto A. Butiong[30]
Mayors and vice mayors of Malapatan, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Salway Dante Sumbo Jr.[22]Jean Diego Delos Santos[22]
2022–2025Salway Dante Sumbo Jr.[23]Jean Diego Delos Santos[23]
2019–2022Salway Dante Sumbo Jr.[24]Jean Diego Delos Santos[24]
2016–2019Alfonso Mulao Singcoy Sr.[25]Jimmy Teo Bagit[25]
2013–2016Alfonso Mulao Singcoy Sr.[26]Jimmy Teo Bagit[26]
2010–2013Alfonso Mulao Singcoy Sr.[27]Jinal Batil Panayaman[27]
2007–2010Aida Celozar Singcoy[28]Jorge Tumbaga Sambaga[28]
2004–2007Alfonso Singcoy Sr.[29]Norberto Butiong[29]
2001–2004Alfonso M. Singcoy[30]Norberto A. Butiong[30]

History & Identity

Created
Republic Act No. 5823 was enacted without executive approval on 21 June 1969 and separated seven barrios from Glan to form the Municipality of Malapatan, South Cotabato.[9]

Its story

The seat of government was set at the existing barrio of Malapatan, and its first officials were to be chosen at the next general local elections.[9]

The municipality's own history page says it began operating on 1 January 1972.[11]

In 1992 Malapatan was one of seven municipalities moved out of South Cotabato into the new province of Sarangani.[12]

Nearby

Malapatan shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Malapatan beside Sarangani
FigureMalapatanSaranganiRank 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 glossary82,577[1, 2]580,9154th 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 glossary0.54% a year[1, 2]slower0.93% a year6th 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 glossary137[6]less crowded1505th 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 glossary600.92 km²[6]3,862.92 km²3rd 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 glossary4.1[1, 2]higher3.9not 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 glossary75.5%[5]higher56.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Alabel, the capital of Sarangani
20.5 km north
Manila
1,070.1 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. AlabelSarangani20.5 km north
  2. Jose Abad SantosDavao Occidental23.0 km east
  3. GlanSarangani25.6 km south
  4. General Santos CitySouth Cotabato33.2 km west
  5. Don MarcelinoDavao Occidental35.4 km northeast
  6. MalungonSarangani41.6 km north

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