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Municipality

Norala

Norala is a municipality in South Cotabato, SOCCSKSARGEN, Philippines. Its population was 48,499 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 Norala by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BangaTacurong CityIsulanSanto NiñoTantanganDumaguil: 3,135 people, 517 per km², 8.05% a yearEsperanza: 2,543 people, 461 per km², 2.44% a yearKibid: 1,914 people, 381 per km², 0.18% a yearLapuz: 3,247 people, 563 per km², 0.63% a yearLiberty: 2,210 people, 423 per km², 0.11% a yearLopez Jaena: 3,224 people, 396 per km², 0.51% a yearMatapol: 2,182 people, 383 per km², 6.00% a yearPoblacion: 13,495 people, 689 per km², 0.46% a yearPuti: 2,383 people, 133 per km², −1.20% a yearSan Jose: 2,581 people, 384 per km², 0.38% a yearSan Miguel: 5,135 people, 428 per km², 0.77% a yearSimsiman: 2,425 people, 266 per km², −7.05% a yearTinago: 2,326 people, 122 per km², 6.61% a yearBenigno Aquino, Jr.: 1,699 people, 430 per km², 0.66% 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

    48,499

    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 8.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    10th

    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 5 of every 100 people in South Cotabato lived in Norala in 2024 (4.8%)

  • Inside itSources

    14

    barangays

  • LandSources

    188.11 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: Norala's land would fill a square about 13.7 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: 258 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

    13,160

    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

    38.4%

    About 38 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
1206311000[4]Formerly 126311000
ZIP code
9508[13, 14, 15]

People

Norala had 48,499 people in the 2024 census, up 8.7% 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.

Norala had the 10th most people of the 12 cities and municipalities of South Cotabato in 2024[1]
  1. 6Surallah91,412
  2. 7Lake Sebu84,252
  3. 8Tupi78,599
  4. 9Tantangan48,570
  5. 10Norala48,499
  6. 11Tampakan42,304
  7. 12Santo Niño41,026
All 12 cities and municipalities of South Cotabato
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 83 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion13,49528 in 100
  2. San Miguel5,13511 in 100
  3. Lapuz3,2477 in 100
  4. Lopez Jaena3,2247 in 100
  5. Dumaguil3,1356 in 100
  6. San Jose2,5815 in 100
  7. Esperanza2,5435 in 100
  8. Simsiman2,4255 in 100
  9. Puti2,3835 in 100
  10. Tinago2,3265 in 100
See all 14 barangays of Norala
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.4%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.4%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.1%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 44,4952,3322,163
5 - 94,7232,4882,235
10 - 144,9752,6132,362
15 - 194,4852,3252,160
20 - 244,0982,1361,962
25 - 293,6771,8931,784
30 - 343,3631,7361,627
35 - 392,9071,5101,397
40 - 442,8201,4761,344
45 - 492,4091,2491,160
50 - 542,3551,1771,178
55 - 591,933959974
60 - 641,560762798
65 - 691,125527598
70 - 74707314393
75 - 79493180313
80 years and over544178366

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
48,499[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
13,160[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
4.8%[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
38.4% (18,630 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
23,855 men, 22,814 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202448,499[1, 2]0.92% a year13,1603.7
2020as of May 1, 202046,682[1]0.02% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201546,642[1]0.84% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201044,635[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then44,070[31]1.09% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders40,744[31, 32]0.56% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then39,688[31]2.07% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then35,566[31]−2.83% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then47,397[31]2.66% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then41,570[31]4.03% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then34,131[31]5.58% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then19,579[31]———

Barangays

Norala is made up of 14 barangays.
Barangays of Norala. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Benigno Aquino, Jr.1,6993.5%0.66% a yearabout 3.95 km²Rural
Dumaguil3,1356.46%8.05% a yearabout 6.06 km²Rural
Esperanza2,5435.24%2.44% a yearabout 5.52 km²Rural
Kibid1,9143.95%0.18% a yearabout 5.02 km²Rural
Lapuz3,2476.69%0.63% a yearabout 5.77 km²Rural
Liberty2,2104.56%0.11% a yearabout 5.22 km²Rural
Lopez Jaena3,2246.65%0.51% a yearabout 8.14 km²Rural
Matapol2,1824.5%6.00% a yearabout 5.69 km²Rural
Poblacion13,49527.83%0.46% a yearabout 19.58 km²Urban
Puti2,3834.91%−1.20% a yearabout 17.95 km²Rural
San Jose2,5815.32%0.38% a yearabout 6.72 km²Rural
San Miguel5,13510.59%0.77% a yearabout 12.00 km²Urban
Simsiman2,4255%−7.05% a yearabout 9.10 km²Rural
Tinago2,3264.8%6.61% a yearabout 19.03 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

Norala covers 188.11 km² of land, 258 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 598 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
188.11 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
258 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.52813° N, 124.68991° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
76 m
Average
138 m
Highest
598 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 River16.1 of 42.4 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.

Life & Economy

About 19 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
18.8% 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
2nd class[4]
About 19 of every 100 people in Norala lived below the poverty line in 2021 (18.8%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 14.8% and 22.9%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 2government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 28schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 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.

Government offices1

Hospitals and health centres1

Stations and terminals1

Parks1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Norala. 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
3rd 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
    Clemente Bernabe Fedoc[19]
    Vice mayor
    Victor Yap Balayon[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Clemente Bernabe Fedoc[20]
    Vice mayor
    Jonel Tenecio Daniel[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Clemente Bernabe Fedoc[21]
    Vice mayor
    Victor Yap Balayon[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Victor Yap Balayon[22]
    Vice mayor
    Lucila Laruya Pilla[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Victor Yap Balayon[23]
    Vice mayor
    Nelson Bedua Pilla[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Victor Yap Balayon[24]
    Vice mayor
    Clemente Bernabe Fedoc[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Romeo Salmeo Januto[25]
    Vice mayor
    Romulo Felicerta Fuscablo[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Romeo Januto[26]
    Vice mayor
    Romulo Fuscablo[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Romeo S. Januto[27]
    Vice mayor
    Ernesto B. Nasis[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Norala, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Clemente Bernabe Fedoc[19]Victor Yap Balayon[19]
2022–2025Clemente Bernabe Fedoc[20]Jonel Tenecio Daniel[20]
2019–2022Clemente Bernabe Fedoc[21]Victor Yap Balayon[21]
2016–2019Victor Yap Balayon[22]Lucila Laruya Pilla[22]
2013–2016Victor Yap Balayon[23]Nelson Bedua Pilla[23]
2010–2013Victor Yap Balayon[24]Clemente Bernabe Fedoc[24]
2007–2010Romeo Salmeo Januto[25]Romulo Felicerta Fuscablo[25]
2004–2007Romeo Januto[26]Romulo Fuscablo[26]
2001–2004Romeo S. Januto[27]Ernesto B. Nasis[27]

History & Identity

Created
Executive Order No. 572, dated 10 March 1953, created the Municipality of Norala in Cotabato out of 22 places in Dulawan.[9]

Its story

The order made 22 sitios of Dulawan, including Norala, Lopez Jaena, San Miguel and Esperanza, barrios of the new town, with the seat at barrio Norala.[9]

The Allah River formed part of the boundary separating Norala from Dulawan.[9]

Timeline

  1. 10 March 1953

    Executive Order No. 572 creates the Municipality of Norala.[9]

  2. 18 July 1966

    Republic Act No. 4849 includes Norala in the new Province of South Cotabato.[10]

Nearby

Norala shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Norala beside South Cotabato
FigureNoralaSouth 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 glossary48,499[1, 2]1,010,00910th 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 glossary0.92% a year[1, 2]faster0.84% a year4th 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 glossary258[6]more crowded2498th 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 glossary188.11 km²[6]4,052.29 km²10th 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 glossary38.4%[5]lower62.2%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Koronadal City, the capital of South Cotabato
20.1 km east
Manila
984.3 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. Santo NiñoSouth Cotabato8.3 km south
  2. TantanganSouth Cotabato10.3 km east
  3. Tacurong CitySultan Kudarat14.9 km north
  4. BangaSouth Cotabato15.2 km southeast
  5. President QuirinoSultan Kudarat19.9 km north
  6. Koronadal CitySouth Cotabato20.1 km east

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  29. 29.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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