Sultan Kudarat

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Sultan Kudarat
Province
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	سولتان كودرت
(from top: left to right) Palavilla road in Lutayan, Tacurong City, Aerial view of Lebak, and Sultan Kudarat Provincial Capitol in Isulan.
Flag Seal
Motto:  SK Sikat Ka
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 6°33′N 124°17′E / 6.55°N 124.28°E / 6.55; 124.28
Country	Philippines
Region	Soccsksargen
Founded	November 22, 1973
Named for	Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat
Capital	Isulan
Largest city	Tacurong City
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Datu Pax Ali S. Mangudadatu
• Vice Governor	Raden C. Sakaluran
• Legislature	Sultan Kudarat Provincial Board
Area [1]
• Total	5,298.34 km2 (2,045.70 sq mi)
• Rank	18th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Pitot Kalabaw)	1,503 m (4,931 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Total	854,052
• Rank	34th out of 81
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Rank	56th out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	1 Tacurong
• Municipalities	11 Bagumbayan Columbio Esperanza Isulan Kalamansig Lambayong Lebak Lutayan Palimbang President Quirino Senator Ninoy Aquino
• Barangays	249
• Districts	Legislative districts of Sultan Kudarat
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	9800–9811
IDD : area code	+63 (0)64
ISO 3166 code	PH-SUK
Spoken languages	Hiligaynon Maguindanaon Karay-a Ilocano Cebuano Blaan Teduray Dulangan Manobo Tagalog English
Income classification	1st class
Website	sultankudaratprovince.gov.ph

Sultan Kudarat, officially the Province of Sultan Kudarat (Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Sultan Kudarat; Maguindanaon: Dairat nu Sultan Kudarat, Jawi: دايرت نو سولتان كودرت; Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sultan Kudarat; Ilocano: Probinsia ti Sultan Kudarat; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat), is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is Isulan and the commercial center is Tacurong.

On February 23, 1995, Sultan Kudarat transferred from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (now Bangsamoro Autonomous Region) to Soccsksargen.