Arakan, Cotabato

Arakan
Municipality of Arakan
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Arakan is located in Philippines
Arakan
Arakan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°20′55″N 125°07′29″E / 7.348622°N 125.124644°E / 7.348622; 125.124644
CountryPhilippines
RegionSoccsksargen
ProvinceCotabato
District 2nd district
FoundedAugust 30, 1991
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJeam "Nonoy" Villasor
 • Vice MayorMary "Inday" Gerlie TUBLE Montales
 • RepresentativeRudy S. Caoagdan
 • Electorate31,469 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total693.22 km2 (267.65 sq mi)
Elevation
244 m (801 ft)
Highest elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Lowest elevation
106 m (348 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total50,558
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Households
12,342
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
36.75
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 269.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 471.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 249.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 137.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCotabato Electric Cooperative (COTELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9417
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)64
Native languagesHiligaynon
Cebuano
Matigsalug
Ilianen
Tagalog
Maguindanaon
Websitewww.arakan-cotabatoprov.gov.ph

Arakan, officially the Municipality of Arakan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Arakan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Arakan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Arakan, Jawi: ايڠد نو اراكن; Filipino: Bayan ng Arakan) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,558 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Arakan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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