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Malapatan, Sarangani

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Country
  
Philippines

Barangays
  
12

ZIP code
  
9516

Local time
  
Sunday 8:55 AM

District
  
Lone district

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+8)

Area
  
609.3 km²

Province
  
Sarangani

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Region
  
SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)

Weather
  
28°C, Wind NE at 3 km/h, 71% Humidity

Neighborhoods
  
Tituan, Little Lun, Sapu Grande

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Malapatan is a first class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 76,914 people.

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Map of Malapatan, Sarangani, Philippines

Malapatan is bounded on the west by Sarangani Bay, on the east by Davao Occidental, on the north by Alabel, and on the south by Glan.

Barangays

Malapatan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.

  • Daan Suyan
  • Kihan
  • Kinam
  • Libi
  • Lun Masla
  • Lun Padidu
  • Patag
  • Poblacion (Malapatan)
  • Sapu Masla
  • Sapu Padidu
  • Tuyan
  • Upper Suyan
  • Demographics

    The majority of the population are of Muslims or Maguindanaon origin.

    Economy

    The economy of Malapatan 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.

    References

    Malapatan, Sarangani Wikipedia