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Province

Sultan Kudarat

Sultan Kudarat is a province in the SOCCSKSARGEN region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 863,651 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 11 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A wooden sign with a carved heron reading “Baras Bird Sanctuary and Tacurong Bird Park”, beside a path that leads into a tunnel of arching bamboo, among palms and purple-leaved shrubs.
The entrance to the Baras Bird Sanctuary, in Tacurong.Photo: “Baras Bird Sanctuary 01” by Teemu Väisänen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    863,651

    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 15.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 4 provinces of SOCCSKSARGEN 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 19 of every 100 people in SOCCSKSARGEN lived in Sultan Kudarat in 2024 (19.35%)

  • Inside itSources

    12

    cities and municipalities

    249 barangays

  • LandSources

    5,689.08 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: Sultan Kudarat's land would fill a square about 75.4 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: 152 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

    226,000

    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

    43.1%

    About 43 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
1206500000[4]Formerly 126500000

People

Sultan Kudarat had 863,651 people in the 2024 census, up 15.6% 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.

Sultan Kudarat had the 3rd most people of the 4 provinces of SOCCSKSARGEN in 2024[1]
  1. 1Cotabato1,286,142
  2. 2South Cotabato1,010,009
  3. 3Sultan Kudarat863,651
  4. 4Sarangani580,915
All 4 provinces of SOCCSKSARGEN
Of every 100 people in Sultan Kudarat in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.1%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.5%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 579,04340,32538,718
5 - 987,68844,76942,919
10 - 1493,09147,88645,205
15 - 1985,00043,15941,841
20 - 2478,42639,44938,977
25 - 2971,64236,79534,847
30 - 3467,41634,76832,648
35 - 3959,69031,11928,571
40 - 4451,24326,90424,339
45 - 4945,60824,17121,437
50 - 5439,46720,54718,920
55 - 5931,66216,17915,483
60 - 6425,51712,75912,758
65 - 6919,0998,93210,167
70 - 7413,1385,6667,472
75 - 797,2462,8794,367
80 - 844,0461,3852,661
85 and over2,9898752,114

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
863,651[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
226,000[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of SOCCSKSARGEN, 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
19.35%[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
43.1% (371,824 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
438,567 men, 423,444 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024863,651[1, 2]0.27% a year226,0003.8
2020as of May 1, 2020854,052[1]1.07% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015812,095[1]1.60% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010747,087[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then677,062[33]2.00% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders586,505[33, 34]2.52% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then522,187[33]3.44% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then435,905[33]3.68% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then303,784[33]4.92% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then238,812[33]4.55% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then191,315[33]9.20% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then77,783[33]———

Cities and municipalities

Sultan Kudarat is made up of 11 municipalities and 1 city, with 249 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Sultan Kudarat by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CotabatoDavao del SurMaguindanao del NorteMaguindanao del SurSaranganiSouth CotabatoBagumbayan: 69,830 people, 102 per km², 0.31% a yearTacurong City: 116,945 people, 762 per km², 1.63% a yearColumbio: 33,337 people, 37 per km², −0.14% a yearEsperanza: 73,822 people, 187 per km², −0.28% a yearIsulan: 101,455 people, 186 per km², 0.96% a yearKalamansig: 52,257 people, 106 per km², 0.63% a yearLambayong: 81,288 people, 376 per km², 0.46% a yearLebak: 93,312 people, 162 per km², 0.51% a yearLutayan: 65,425 people, 239 per km², −0.08% a yearPalimbang: 83,633 people, 91 per km², −2.47% a yearPresident Quirino: 44,344 people, 354 per km², 1.17% a yearSen. Ninoy Aquino: 48,003 people, 123 per km², 0.32% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities 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
Cities and municipalities of Sultan Kudarat. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
BagumbayanMunicipality69,8308.09%0.31% a year686.07 km²
Tacurong CityComponent city116,94513.54%1.63% a year153.40 km²
ColumbioMunicipality33,3373.86%−0.14% a year911.67 km²
EsperanzaMunicipality73,8228.55%−0.28% a year394.56 km²
IsulanMunicipality101,45511.75%0.96% a year545.87 km²
KalamansigMunicipality52,2576.05%0.63% a year495.21 km²
LambayongMunicipality81,2889.41%0.46% a year216.35 km²
LebakMunicipality93,31210.8%0.51% a year575.14 km²
LutayanMunicipality65,4257.58%−0.08% a year273.42 km²
PalimbangMunicipality83,6339.68%−2.47% a year920.83 km²
President QuirinoMunicipality44,3445.13%1.17% a year125.13 km²
Sen. Ninoy AquinoMunicipality48,0035.56%0.32% a year391.43 km²

Land & Environment

Sultan Kudarat covers 5,689.08 km² of land, 152 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,869 m above the sea and it has 129.1 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
5,689.08 km²[7]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
152 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
6.49641° N, 124.25890° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
492 m
Highest
1,869 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

129.1 km of coastline[31]

Rivers[31]

  1. Tran River82.7 of 112.1 km
  2. Kulaman River66.9 km
  3. Kabulnan River62.9 of 182.7 km
  4. Allah River55.3 of 129.0 km
  5. Dukay Creek31.0 km
  6. Salaman River30.2 of 30.3 km
  7. Kraan River27.0 km
  8. Makin River22.0 km

The longest inside it: 24 in all.

Lakes[31]

  1. Lake Buluan73.7 km²

Peaks[31]

  1. Datu Dumalao Altut Tuna Peak1,687 m
  2. Mount Pitot Kalabaw1,440 m
  3. Mount Balugo1,200 m
  4. Paraiso Peak1,150 m
  5. Bong Bato Peak860 m
  6. Ugis Peak830 m

The highest: 12 in all.

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[32]

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

Covers about 62 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.

Life & Economy

Sultan Kudarat's economy made ₱93.2 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱105,369 for each person. About 34 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱93.2 billion[17]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱77.9 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
1.2%[18]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱105,369[19]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty 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
34.3% of people[20]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
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 34 of every 100 people in Sultan Kudarat lived below the poverty line in 2023 (34.3%)[20]

The PSA's survey puts it between 27.6% and 41.1%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱29,215 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 133government offices
  • 51hospitals and health centres
  • 397schools
  • 165places of worship
  • 10markets
  • 7stations and terminals
  • 7parks
  • 11beaches
  • 3monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

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

Stations and terminals7

Parks6

Beaches11

5 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 12 cities and municipalities of Sultan Kudarat

Monuments and memorials3

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Sultan Kudarat. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[14, 15]

Capital
Isulan[4]

2 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[16]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor 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

    Governor
    Datu Pax Ali Sangki Mangudadatu[21]
    Vice governor
    Prince Raden Mangudadatu Sakaluran[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Datu Pax Ali Sangki Mangudadatu[22]
    Vice governor
    Raden Camlian Sakaluran[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Suharto Tan Mangudadatu[23]
    Vice governor
    Ramon Madriaga Abalos[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Datu Pax Pakung Sandigan Mangudadatu[24]
    Vice governor
    Raden Camlian Sakaluran[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Suharto Tan Mangudadatu[25]
    Vice governor
    Ernesto Fontanilla Matias[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Suharto Tan Mangudadatu[26]
    Vice governor
    Ernesto Fontanilla Matias[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Suharto Tan Mangudadatu[27]
    Vice governor
    Donato Armada Ligo[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Pax Sandigan Mangudadatu[28]
    Vice governor
    Donato Armada Ligo[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Datu Pax Pakung S. Mangudadatu[29]
    Vice governor
    Miguel Domingo T. Jacalan III[29]
Governors and vice governors of Sultan Kudarat, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Datu Pax Ali Sangki Mangudadatu[21]Prince Raden Mangudadatu Sakaluran[21]
2022–2025Datu Pax Ali Sangki Mangudadatu[22]Raden Camlian Sakaluran[22]
2019–2022Suharto Tan Mangudadatu[23]Ramon Madriaga Abalos[23]
2016–2019Datu Pax Pakung Sandigan Mangudadatu[24]Raden Camlian Sakaluran[24]
2013–2016Suharto Tan Mangudadatu[25]Ernesto Fontanilla Matias[25]
2010–2013Suharto Tan Mangudadatu[26]Ernesto Fontanilla Matias[26]
2007–2010Suharto Tan Mangudadatu[27]Donato Armada Ligo[27]
2004–2007Pax Sandigan Mangudadatu[28]Donato Armada Ligo[28]
2001–2004Datu Pax Pakung S. Mangudadatu[29]Miguel Domingo T. Jacalan III[29]

History & Identity

Sultan Kudarat's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Sultan Kudarat in Now

Created
Created by Presidential Decree No. 341, 22 November 1973, which divided the Province of Cotabato into three[9, 10]

How it got its name

The province is named in honour of Sultan Mohammed Dipatuan Kudarat, who began to assert his leadership in 1619 and ruled the Sultanate of Maguindanao from 1625 to 1671. It honours him as a leader who embodied unity, oneness and freedom among the diverse peoples of his sultanate, and as one of the country's national heroes.[10, 11]

Its story

Once part of the vast Province of Cotabato, it became a province of its own on 22 November 1973, when Presidential Decree No. 341 divided Cotabato into North Cotabato, Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat. It began with eight towns, among them Tacurong, Lebak and Palimbang, and three new ones, with Isulan as its capital.[9, 10]

For its first three months it was run by the governor of North Cotabato, Carlos B. Cajelo. It began to work as a regular province on 1 March 1974, when Brigadier General Gonzalo H. Siongco took office as acting governor.[11]

The province keeps 22 November as its founding anniversary, together with the Kalimudan Festival, whose name comes from a Maguindanaon word for gathering. Tacurong became a city in 2000.[11, 12, 13]

Timeline

  1. 22 November 1973

    Presidential Decree No. 341 creates Sultan Kudarat, with Isulan as its capital.[9]

  2. 1 March 1974

    The province begins to work as a regular province under its own acting governor.[11]

  3. 16 August 2000

    Republic Act No. 8805 makes Tacurong a city.[13]

Nearby

Sultan Kudarat shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

Sultan Kudarat beside SOCCSKSARGEN, and where it stands among the provinces of SOCCSKSARGEN.

Sultan Kudarat beside SOCCSKSARGEN
FigureSultan KudaratSOCCSKSARGENRank among the provinces of SOCCSKSARGEN
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 glossary863,651[1, 2]4,462,7763rd of 4
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 glossary0.27% a year[1, 2]slower0.55% a year3rd of 4
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 glossary152[7]less crowded2203rd of 4
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 glossary5,689.08 km²[7]20,262.71 km²2nd of 4
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]about the same3.8not 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 glossary43.1%[6]lower56.1%not ranked

Sources

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