South Cotabato

South Cotabato Timog Cotabato (Filipino)
Province
Province of South Cotabato
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	سلاتن كوتوات
(from top: left to right) Lake Holon, Seven Falls in Lake Sebu, Mount Matutum, Lake Sebu, Lake Holon in T'boli and Koronadal City Hall.
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Land of the Dreamweavers
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 6°10′N 125°00′E / 6.17°N 125°E / 6.17; 125
Country	Philippines
Region	Soccsksargen
Founded	July 18, 1966
Capital	Koronadal
Largest city	General Santos
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Reynaldo S. Tamayo Jr. (PFP)
• Vice Governor	Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. (PFP)
• Legislature	South Cotabato Provincial Board
Area [1]
• Total	3,935.95 km2 (1,519.68 sq mi)
• Rank	32nd out of 81
	(excluding General Santos)
Highest elevation (Mount Matutum)	2,286 m (7,500 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Total	975,476
• Rank	29th out of 81
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
• Rank	41st out of 81
	(excluding General Santos)
Divisions
• Independent cities	1 General Santos (Highly urbanized city)
• Component cities	1 Koronadal
• Municipalities	10 Banga Lake Sebu Norala Polomolok Santo Niño Surallah T'Boli Tampakan Tantangan Tupi
• Barangays	199 225 (including independent cities)
• Districts	Legislative districts of South Cotabato Legislative district of General Santos
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9500–9513
IDD : area code	+63 (0)83
ISO 3166 code	PH-SCO
Spoken languages	Hiligaynon Cebuano Maguindanaon Tboli Blaan Ilocano Tagalog English
Income classification	1st class
Website	www.southcotabato.gov.ph

South Cotabato (Hiligaynon: Bagatnan Cotabato; Cebuano: Habagatang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: Salatan Kutawatu, Jawi: سلاتن كوتوات; Filipino: Timog Cotabato^[3]), officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal, and it borders Sultan Kudarat to the north and west, Sarangani to the south and northeast, and Davao del Sur to the far northeast. To the southeast lies Sarangani Bay.

General Santos, located on the shores of Sarangani Bay, is the most populous city in both the province and the region, but is governed independently from the province. The province of Sarangani used to be part of South Cotabato until it was made an independent province in 1992.