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South Cotabato, [a] officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao.Its capital is Koronadal (also the regional center of Soccsksargen), and it borders Sultan Kudarat to the north and west, Sarangani to the south and northeast, and Davao del Sur to the far northeast.
Koronadal is the capital city of the province of South Cotabato and serves as the regional administrative center of Soccsksargen (Region XII). It is also the second most populous city in both South Cotabato and the entire Soccsksargen region, following General Santos .
Soccsksargen (officially stylized in all caps; [3] [sokˈsardʒɛn]), formerly known as Central Mindanao, is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region XII. Located in south-central Mindanao, its name is an acronym that stands for the region's four provinces and one highly urbanized city (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan ...
The city is designated as the "Lone Legislative District of General Santos" in the title of Republic Act No. 11243, but also as the "Third Legislative District of South Cotabato" in the text. [7] However, the city effectively constitutes a lone district, [8] as it does not vote for provincial officials of South Cotabato.
District created February 2, 1987 from South Cotabato's at-large district. [4] 1: Hilario L. de Pedro III June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th: UNIDO: Elected in 1987. 1987–2025 Banga, Koronadal, Lake Sebu, Norala, Santo Niño, Surallah, Tantangan, T'boli: 2: Daisy Avance Fuentes June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th: Lakas: Elected in 1992. 10th: Re ...
Despite the reallocation of 63 barangays of Cotabato to the Bangsamoro in early 2019 (later known as the Special Geographic Area or SGA), voters in that region are able to vote for local provincial positions including district representatives for the 2019 elections. [11] However they were barred to do so by the Comelec in the 2022 elections ...
Polomolok also serves as the chief town in the 1st District of South Cotabato. On March 2, 2020, former South Cotabato First District Representative Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles filed House Bill No. 6432 for the conversion of the Municipality of Polomolok into a component city of South Cotabato.
The district of Cotabato was formed in 1860, [4] covering the areas of what is now Cotabato, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, and Sultan Kudarat provinces with its capital at Tamontaka. Fort Pikit was established by the Spaniards in 1893 as they continued their conquest of the remnants of Maguindanao Sultanate , which would soon be ...