Sarangani

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Script error: No such module "other uses". Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use Philippine English Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator. Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Maguindanaon: Dairat nu Sarangani, Jawi: دايرت نو سرڠان; Template:Langx), is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region. Its capital is Alabel while Glan is the most populous municipality in the province. With a Script error: No such module "convert". coastline along the Sarangani Bay and Celebes Sea, the province is at the southernmost tip of Mindanao island, and borders South Cotabato and Davao del Sur to the north, Davao Occidental to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south.

Sarangani is part of the South Cotabato-Cotabato-Sultan Kudarat-Sarangani-General Santos (Soccsksargen) development cluster, and is linked by paved roads to the international airport and harbor of General Santos.

The province is divided into two sections, separated by the Sarangani Bay and the city of General Santos, and it used to be part of South Cotabato until it was made an independent province in 1992.[1]

The General Santos Metropolitan Area or Metro General Santos is a metropolitan area encompassing the highly urbanized city of General Santos, The Regional Agro-Industrial Center of Alabel, the towns of Glan, Kiamba, Maasin, Maitum, Malapatan and Malungon and the neighboring provinces of South Cotabato adding Metro General Santos adding Lake Sebu, Polomolok, T'Boli and Tupi.

History

Early history

The earliest civilization in the province can be found in Maitum, Sarangani, where the Maitum Anthropomorphic Pottery or Maitum Jars were found. The jars have been dated to approximately 5 BC to 370 AD, one of the oldest in the entire Southeast Asian region and the Philippines. The discovery testified to the long history of cultural exchanges in Sarangani and its people.

The Sarangani was once part of Sultanate of Maguindanao. The establishment of the Sultanate in the area caused more Maguindanaon settlers arrival. After the fall of the Sultanate of Maguindanao as a great power in Mindanao, Datu Uto of Buayan expanded his domain towards Sarangani Bay. Sarangani would eventually be under the Sultanate of Buayan until the American era.

Spanish colonial era

Sarangani Island (now part of Davao Occidental) was named Script error: No such module "Lang". by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de VillalobosScript error: No such module "Unsubst". in 1543, in honor of Antonio de Mendoza y Pacheco, the viceroy of New Spain who had appointed López de Villalobos to lead an expedition to the Western Islands (now the Philippines) because of their relation by marriage. The early inhabitants who first inhabited Sarangani were the indigenous natives, called MunaTo, a native term for "first people."[2]

File:MaguindanaoMapMaximumExtent.png
Map showing the present territories of Sarangani as part of Sultanate of Maguindanao in 1800s.

Japanese occupation

In 1942, the Japanese troops occupied Southern Cotabato.Template:Explain In 1945, Filipino troops of the 6th, 10th, 101st and 102nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 10th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary entered in and liberated Southern Cotabato and fought against the Japanese Imperial Army forces during the Battle of Cotabato at the end of World War II under the Japanese Occupation.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Philippine independence

Before its inception in 1992, Sarangani was part of South Cotabato under its third district. The province was created by Republic Act No. 7228 on March 16, 1992,[1] penned by Congressman James Chiongbian, who would later become the province's first representative to the House of Representatives. His wife, Priscilla Chiongbian, became the first Governor of Sarangani.

The Sangil people are active in the struggle for self-determination as part of their strategy to preserve and develop their culture and social institutions. The creation of Sarangani province itself was an effort to ease tensions between the Sangil people and the Philippine government.[3]

Geography

Sarangani covers a total area of Script error: No such module "convert".Template:PSGC detail occupying the southern tip of the Soccsksargen in central Mindanao. The province is bordered on the central-north by South Cotabato, northeast by Davao del Sur, east by Davao Occidental, south by the Sarangani Bay and Celebes Sea, and northwest by Sultan Kudarat.

File:Maitumcoastal.jpg
Western coast of the province at Maitum

Sarangani is divided into two (eastern and western) sections, separated by the Sarangani Bay and General Santos in the middle. The western portion comprises the towns of Maitum, Kiamba, and Maasim, and is bounded on the north by South Cotabato and on the northwest by Sultan Kudarat. The eastern section consists of Alabel, Glan, Malapatan, and Malungon.

Administrative divisions

Sarangani comprises seven municipalities. A single legislative district encompasses all towns.Template:PSGC detail

File:Ph fil sarangani.png
Political map of Sarangani
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MunicipalityTemplate:ThinspTemplate:Efn-lr Population Template:PSGC rubric AreaTemplate:PSGC detail DensityTemplate:Thinsp(2020)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Barangay
(2020)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:PH census (2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:PH census km2 sqTemplate:Thinspmi /km2 /sqTemplate:Thinspmi
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Alabel † Template:Percent and number 80,359 Template:PAGR Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 13
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Glan Template:Percent and number 118,263 Template:PAGR Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 31
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Kiamba Template:Percent and number 61,058 Template:PAGR Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 19
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Maasim Template:Percent and number 59,468 Template:PAGR Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 16
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Maitum Template:Percent and number 44,595 Template:PAGR Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 19
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Malapatan Template:Percent and number 76,914 Template:PAGR Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 12
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Malungon Template:Percent and number 103,604 Template:PAGR Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 31
Total 558,946 544,261 Template:PAGR 3,601.25 Script error: No such module "convert". Template:Sigfig Script error: No such module "convert". 141
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> † Template:ThinspProvincial capital <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Template:ThinspMunicipality

Template:Notelist-lr

Demographics

<templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".

The population of Sarangani in the 2020 census was 558,946 people,Template:PH census with a density of Script error: No such module "convert"..

Religion

Religion in Sarangani[4][5][6][7]
Religion percentage
Roman Catholic
 
 48%
Protestant
 
 31%
Islam
 
 9%
Iglesia ni Cristo
 
 2%
Others
 
 10%

Christianity is the majority religion in the province with a total of 79% (48% Roman Catholicism[4] and 31% evangelicals).[5] Other religious minorities are Islam (9%)[6] and Iglesia ni Cristo (2%).[7] The remainder is usually divided among other Christian churches. The majority of Muslims are from the Sangil, Maguindanao, and Kalagan ethnic groups. Furthermore, there are quite a few individuals who have converted to Islam, also known as Balik Islam (reverting to Islam).[3]

Ethnic groups

Sarangani has a huge ethnic diversity, such as Lumads, consisting of Blaan, T'boli, Tagakaulo, Kalagan, Manobo, Ubo, Moro Muslims, and Christian settlers. Muslims comprise 7 ethnic groups, Lumads 17 ethnic groups, and Christian migrant settlers, at least 20 ethnic groups.[8] Sarangani and Sangil peoples, although no longer dominant, still have a presence here.[3] Being one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse regions in Mindanao.[8]

The Blaan people are the largest minority and are spread across the municipalities of Malapatan, Glan, Alabel, Maasim, and Malungon. Most of Blaan people lives in Malapatan, constituting 37% of the municipality's population. Other ethnic groups, such as the Maguindanao people reside in the municipalities of Malapatan, Maitum, and Maasim, the T'boli people mostly reside in Maitum, Kiamba, and Maasim, while the Tagakaulo people is almost entirely in Malungon. Cebuano settlers are found in Glan and Alabel, Ilonggo (Hiligaynon) are located in Malungon, while Ilocano mostly live in Kiamba and Maitum.[8]

Thus, the mixed population of Sarangani is quite diverse, with the language of the Christian settlers being used commonly by both Moro Muslims and natives, consisting of the Blaan and Cebuano-speaking Muslims on the east coast, the Tboli, Manobo, and Ilocano-speaking Muslims on the west coast, and the Ilonggo-speaking Blaan and Tagakaulo peoples of the northern highlands.[8]

Economy

<templatestyles src="Stack/styles.css"/>

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Coconut, corn, rice, banana, mango, durian, rubber, and sugarcane are major crops now being planted by the inhabitants. The province has plantations (mango, banana, pineapple, asparagus), cattle ranches, and commercial fishponds that have been operating in the area, some of which having existed as far back as 40 years.

Electricity comes from the National Power Corporation, and augmented by a 50 MW power plant in Alabel, the province's capital. Water is provided for by sustainable spring development projects.

Government

File:Provincial Capitol, Sarangani Province, Philippines.JPG
Sarangani Provincial Capitol
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

<templatestyles src="Col-begin/styles.css"/>

Tourism

Sarangani celebrates its foundation anniversary every November, named as MunaTo Festival.[9]

Sarangani has ancient burial jars, discovered by archaeologists from the National Museum in Ayub Cave in Maitum, in 1991 and in 2008, and at Sagel Cave in Maitum (now declared by National Historical Institute as a national historical site). Amid Mindanao's armed conflicts, artifacts found thereat prove settlements of pre-historic civilization in Maitum.[9][10]

Notable people

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ balita.ph/2008, Man-made island resort now a Sarangani landmarkScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
  3. ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ a b c d Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

External links

Template:Side box

Template:Geographic location Template:Geographic location

Script error: No such module "Navbox". Script error: No such module "navboxes". Template:Soccsksargen Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Country topicsScript error: No such module "navboxes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Template:Authority control

Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Sarangani&oldid=4659464"