Sarangani

Sarangani
Sarangani
Province
	Province of Sarangani
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	سرڠان
	(from top: left to right) Sarangani Provincial Capitol, Tuka Beach in Kiamba, Alabel Municipal Hall and Maitum coastal.
	Flag Seal
	Anthem: Sarangani, Land of Beauty
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 5°52′N 125°17′E / 5.87°N 125.28°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Soccsksargen
Founded	November 28, 1992
Capital	Alabel
Largest Municipality	Glan
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Rogelio D. Pacquiao (PCM)
• Vice Governor	Elmer T. de Peralta (PCM)
• Representative	Steve Solon (PCM)
• Legislature	Sarangani Provincial Board
Area
• Total	3,601.25 km2 (1,390.45 sq mi)
• Rank	37th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Busa)	2,083 m (6,834 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	558,946
• Rank	55th out of 81
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
• Rank	58th out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	7 Alabel; Glan; Kiamba; Maasim; Maitum; Malapatan; Malungon; ;
• Barangays	142
• Districts	Legislative district of Sarangani
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9501–9503, 9514–9517
IDD : area code	+63 (0)83
ISO 3166 code	PH-SAR
Spoken languages	Cebuano; Hiligaynon; Maguindanaon; Blaan; Tboli; Sarangani; Tagalog; English;
Income classification	2nd class
Website	www.sarangani.gov.ph

Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sarangani; Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Sarangani; Maguindanaon: Dairat nu Sarangani, Jawi: دايرت نو سرڠان; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Sarangani), is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region. Its capital is Alabel. With a 230-kilometre (140 mi) 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.^[3]

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.

^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
^ Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference CongressGovPH-RA07228 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[nscblist-1] "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

[PSA20–12-2] Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[CongressGovPH-RA07228-3] Cite error: The named reference CongressGovPH-RA07228 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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