Country Philippines Barangays ZIP code 9502 Local time Friday 5:33 AM | District Lone district Time zone PST (UTC+8) Area 500.4 km² Province Sarangani | |
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Region SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) Weather 24°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 86% Humidity Points of interest Sarangani Paragliding Fly Site, Sigil Beach Neighborhoods Tinoto, Bailat, Solome, Oalao | ||
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Maasim is a first class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 59,468 people.
Contents
- fun tastic paragliding in maasim sarangani philippines
- Map of Maasim Sarangani Philippines
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Economy
- Kamanga Power Plant
- References
Map of Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines
It is bordered on the west by the municipality of Kiamba, on the easy by Sarangani Bay, on the north by South Cotabato, and on the south by the Celebes Sea.
Among the wilds in its rainforest and mountainous areas lives the Philippine tarsier.
Barangays
Maasim is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.
Demographics
The majority of the population are Moro and Lumad origin. One of the indigenous peoples living in mountainous areas of Maasim is known as Bla'an.
Economy
The economy of Maasim is largely based on agriculture with a high level production of copra (dried coconut meat). Animal husbandry is the second biggest income earner, notably cattle farming. Other agricultural products are coconuts, maize, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, eggs, beef; fish.
The economy has accelerated in the past decade driven by advances in global communication technology and the finishing of a modern highway that tremendously improved trade and transport.
Kamanga Power Plant
KPP announced on June 3, 2008, that Alcantara-controlled Conal Holdings Co. will build in mid-2009 the $450 million 200-megawatt clean coal Kamanga Power Plant, in Maasim, Saranggani. The plant will supply part of Mindanao's baseload power requirements when it is operational in 2012.