Cotabato City
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Location | |
Map of Maguindanao showing the location of Cotabato City. | |
Government | |
Region | SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) |
Province | — |
District | 1st District of Maguindanao |
Barangays | 37 |
Income class: | 2nd class city |
Mayor | Muslimin G. Sema (Lakas-CMD) |
Cityhood | June 20, 1959 |
Official Website | www.cotabatocity.gov.ph |
Physical characteristics | |
Area | 176.00 km² |
Population | 150,450 855/km² |
Cotabato City is one of the cities of the Philippines located in Mindanao. Cotabato City is an exclave of the SOCCSKSARGEN region found within the boundaries of Maguindanao province, but is independent of that province. Cotabato City is distinct from and should not be confused with the province of Cotabato.
Cotabato City is the regional center of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao but the city is actually part of the SOCCSKSARGEN region.
Cotabato's population was about 150,450 in 2000 census.
Cotabato is approximately 698.9 nautical miles (1294 km) from Manila, the country's capital, and is bounded by the municipalities of Sultan Kudarat to the north—with Rio Grande de Mindanao separating the two—Kabuntalan to the east, and Datu Odin Sinsuat to the south. The city faces Illana Bay, part of the Moro Gulf, to the west. Cotabato City has a total land area of 176.0 square kilometers.
[edit] Barangays
Cotabato City is politically subdivided into 37 barangays.
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[edit] Television Networks:
- ABS-CBN: Channel 5
- National Broadcasting Network: Channel 8
- GMA Network: Channel 12
- Studio 23: Channel 25
- ACQ-Kingdom Broadcasting Network: Channel 29
[edit] External links
- WowCotabato
- cotabato.com.ph
- Cotabato.ph
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
Highly urbanized and independent cities of the Philippines | |
Luzon: | Angeles | Baguio | Dagupan | Lucena | Naga | Olongapo | Santiago |
Metro Manila: | Caloocan | Las Piñas | Makati | Mandaluyong | Manila | Marikina | Muntinlupa | Parañaque | Pasay | Pasig | Quezon City | Taguig | Valenzuela |
Visayas: | Bacolod | Cebu | Iloilo | Ormoc |
Mindanao: | Butuan | Cagayan de Oro | Cotabato | Davao | General Santos | Iligan | Zamboanga |