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Municipality

Banga

Banga is a municipality in South Cotabato, SOCCSKSARGEN, Philippines. Its population was 91,536 in the 2024 census, and it has 22 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Banga by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Koronadal CityNoralaSanto NiñoSurallahT'BoliTantanganTupiBenitez: 3,363 people, 1,390 per km², 1.16% a yearCabudian: 1,493 people, 314 per km², 0.92% a yearCabuling: 3,239 people, 522 per km², 1.05% a yearCinco: 7,940 people, 752 per km², 1.19% a yearDerilon: 1,800 people, 468 per km², 5.57% a yearEl Nonok: 4,019 people, 179 per km², 0.74% a yearImprogo Village: 1,339 people, 7,608 per km², −0.62% a yearKusan: 4,889 people, 379 per km², 0.30% a yearLam-Apos: 1,186 people, 285 per km², 3.58% a yearLamba: 7,946 people, 397 per km², 0.82% a yearLambingi: 3,583 people, 432 per km², −0.33% a yearLampari: 2,502 people, 212 per km², −1.58% a yearLiwanay: 6,589 people, 1,246 per km², 0.52% a yearMalaya: 4,337 people, 177 per km², −0.48% a yearPunong Grande: 4,043 people, 439 per km², 2.24% a yearRang-ay: 5,574 people, 801 per km², 1.50% a yearReyes: 4,486 people, 878 per km², −2.01% a yearRizal: 5,077 people, 385 per km², 0.77% a yearRizal Poblacion: 4,881 people, 961 per km², 0.17% a yearSan Jose: 4,573 people, 438 per km², 0.17% a yearSan Vicente: 7,188 people, 425 per km², 1.31% a yearYangco Poblacion: 1,489 people, 5,909 per km², −0.59% 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

    91,536

    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 19.9% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    5th

    of the 12 cities and municipalities of South 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 9 of every 100 people in South Cotabato lived in Banga in 2024 (9.06%)

  • Inside itSources

    22

    barangays

  • LandSources

    247.10 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: Banga's land would fill a square about 15.7 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: 370 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 4 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

    24,628

    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

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    64.3%

    About 64 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
1206302000[4]Formerly 126302000
ZIP code
9511[13, 14, 15]

People

Banga had 91,536 people in the 2024 census, up 19.9% 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.

Banga had the 5th most people of the 12 cities and municipalities of South Cotabato in 2024[1]
  1. 2Koronadal City201,844
  2. 3Polomolok176,671
  3. 4T'Boli105,296
  4. 5Banga91,536
  5. 6Surallah91,412
  6. 7Lake Sebu84,252
  7. 8Tupi78,599
All 12 cities and municipalities of South Cotabato
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 65 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Lamba7,9469 in 100
  2. Cinco7,9409 in 100
  3. San Vicente7,1888 in 100
  4. Liwanay6,5897 in 100
  5. Rang-ay5,5746 in 100
  6. Rizal5,0776 in 100
  7. Kusan4,8895 in 100
  8. Rizal Poblacion4,8815 in 100
  9. San Jose4,5735 in 100
  10. Reyes4,4865 in 100
See all 22 barangays of Banga
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.4%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.9%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 49,2874,8184,469
5 - 99,2294,8564,373
10 - 149,4794,8374,642
15 - 198,4294,3744,055
20 - 247,3003,7233,577
25 - 297,3113,7543,557
30 - 346,7053,4983,207
35 - 395,6072,9912,616
40 - 445,4112,8422,569
45 - 494,7512,4682,283
50 - 544,3022,1812,121
55 - 593,5731,8041,769
60 - 642,6871,3401,347
65 - 692,0529641,088
70 - 741,278529749
75 - 79861320541
80 years and over876270606

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
91,536[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
24,628[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of South 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
9.06%[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
64.3% (58,870 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
45,569 men, 43,569 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202491,536[1, 2]0.63% a year24,6283.7
2020as of May 1, 202089,164[1]1.27% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201583,989[1]1.83% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201076,343[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then73,355[32]0.82% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders69,131[32, 33]0.81% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then66,571[32]2.05% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then59,743[32]1.70% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then50,460[32]3.03% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then43,452[32]3.66% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then36,319[32]−0.04% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then36,468[32]———

Barangays

Banga is made up of 22 barangays.
Barangays of Banga. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Benitez3,3633.67%1.16% a yearabout 2.42 km²Urban
Cabudian1,4931.63%0.92% a yearabout 4.76 km²Rural
Cabuling3,2393.54%1.05% a yearabout 6.21 km²Rural
Cinco7,9408.67%1.19% a yearabout 10.56 km²Urban
Derilon1,8001.97%5.57% a yearabout 3.85 km²Rural
El Nonok4,0194.39%0.74% a yearabout 22.40 km²Rural
Improgo Village1,3391.46%−0.62% a yearabout 0.176 km²Rural
Kusan4,8895.34%0.30% a yearabout 12.90 km²Rural
Lam-Apos1,1861.3%3.58% a yearabout 4.16 km²Rural
Lamba7,9468.68%0.82% a yearabout 20.00 km²Urban
Lambingi3,5833.91%−0.33% a yearabout 8.29 km²Rural
Lampari2,5022.73%−1.58% a yearabout 11.80 km²Rural
Liwanay6,5897.2%0.52% a yearabout 5.29 km²Urban
Malaya4,3374.74%−0.48% a yearabout 24.55 km²Urban
Punong Grande4,0434.42%2.24% a yearabout 9.21 km²Rural
Rang-ay5,5746.09%1.50% a yearabout 6.96 km²Urban
Reyes4,4864.9%−2.01% a yearabout 5.11 km²Urban
Rizal5,0775.55%0.77% a yearabout 13.20 km²Urban
Rizal Poblacion4,8815.33%0.17% a yearabout 5.08 km²Urban
San Jose4,5735%0.17% a yearabout 10.43 km²Rural
San Vicente7,1887.85%1.31% a yearabout 16.92 km²Urban
Yangco Poblacion1,4891.63%−0.59% a yearabout 0.252 km²Urban

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

Banga covers 247.10 km² of land, 370 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 667 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
247.10 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
370 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.42605° N, 124.78053° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
82 m
Average
203 m
Highest
667 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[29]

  1. Banga River30.1 of 39.5 km
  2. Banga River5.3 of 42.4 km
  3. Sapali River4.6 of 34.1 km

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[30]

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 General Santos, the nearest PAGASA station, 54 km away[31]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 20 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
20.0% of people[18]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 20 of every 100 people in Banga lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.0%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 17.2% and 22.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 19government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 44schools
  • 9places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park
  • 1monument or memorial

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 Banga. 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.[11, 12]

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 South Cotabato[16, 17]

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
    Albert Deocadez Palencia[19]
    Vice mayor
    Joel Lanaria Ladot[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Evangeline I Lagar Palencia[20]
    Vice mayor
    Gemma Improgo Lloren[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Albert Deocades Palencia[21]
    Vice mayor
    Gemma Improgo Lloren[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Albert Deocades Palencia[22]
    Vice mayor
    Aguinaldo Gulmatico Inocente[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Albert Deocadez Palencia[23]
    Vice mayor
    Aguinaldo Gulmatico Inocente[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Henry Lanaria Ladot[24]
    Vice mayor
    Aguinaldo Gulmatico Inocente[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Isidro Juarana Janita[25]
    Vice mayor
    Alex Doromal Garcia[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Isidro Janita[26]
    Vice mayor
    Alex Garcia[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Isidro J. Janita[27]
    Vice mayor
    Alex D. Garcia[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Banga, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Albert Deocadez Palencia[19]Joel Lanaria Ladot[19]
2022–2025Evangeline I Lagar Palencia[20]Gemma Improgo Lloren[20]
2019–2022Albert Deocades Palencia[21]Gemma Improgo Lloren[21]
2016–2019Albert Deocades Palencia[22]Aguinaldo Gulmatico Inocente[22]
2013–2016Albert Deocadez Palencia[23]Aguinaldo Gulmatico Inocente[23]
2010–2013Henry Lanaria Ladot[24]Aguinaldo Gulmatico Inocente[24]
2007–2010Isidro Juarana Janita[25]Alex Doromal Garcia[25]
2004–2007Isidro Janita[26]Alex Garcia[26]
2001–2004Isidro J. Janita[27]Alex D. Garcia[27]

History & Identity

Created
Banga (written with an n-tilde in the order's heading) was created as a municipality of Cotabato province, together with Tupi, by Executive Order No. 612 of President Elpidio Quirino, dated September 11, 1953; it begins to exist after the Treasurer's certification and the appointment of its officials.[9]

Its story

The new town took barrios such as Lampare, Lamian and Lahit from the municipality of Koronadal, plus some sitios from Dulawan.[9]

In 1961 Congress separated barrios of Banga to form Surallah (Republic Act 3420).[10]

Timeline

  1. September 11, 1953

    Executive Order No. 612 creates the municipalities of Banga and Tupi in Cotabato.[9]

  2. June 18, 1961

    Republic Act No. 3420 separates barrios from Banga to create Surallah.[10]

Nearby

Banga shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

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

Banga beside South Cotabato
FigureBangaSouth CotabatoRank among the cities and municipalities of South 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 glossary91,536[1, 2]1,010,0095th of 12
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 glossary0.63% a year[1, 2]slower0.84% a year10th of 12
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 glossary370[6]more crowded2495th of 12
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 glossary247.10 km²[6]4,052.29 km²9th of 12
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 glossary3.7[1, 2]higher3.6not 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 glossary64.3%[5]higher62.2%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Koronadal City, the capital of South Cotabato
11.5 km northeast
Manila
998.8 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. Koronadal CitySouth Cotabato11.5 km northeast
  2. Santo NiñoSouth Cotabato11.5 km west
  3. SurallahSouth Cotabato12.1 km southwest
  4. TantanganSouth Cotabato12.4 km north
  5. NoralaSouth Cotabato15.2 km northwest
  6. TupiSouth Cotabato22.8 km southeast

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