| Maasim | |
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| Map of Sarangani showing the location of Maasim. | |
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Maasim
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) |
| Province | Sarangani |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | |
| Barangays | 16 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose A. Zamorro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 500.43 km2 (193.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 49,274 |
| • Density | 98.5/km2 (255/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 9502 |
| Income class | 3rd class |
| Population Census of Maasim | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 2000 | 39,424 |
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| 2007 | 49,274 | 3.12% | |
Maasim is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Mindanao, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 49,274 people in 7,727 households.
It is bordered on the west by the municipality of Kiamba, on the easy by Sarangani Bay, on the north by South Cotabato, and on the south by the Celebes Sea.
Among the wilds in its rainforest and mountainous areas lives the Philippine tarsier.
According to the last general elections, it has a total voting population of 23,092 voters.
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Maasim is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.
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The majority of the population are Muslims and Lumad origin. One of the indigenous peoples living in mountainous areas of Maasim is known as Bla'an.
The economy of Maasim is largely based on agriculture with a high level production of copra (dried coconut meat). Animal husbandry is the second biggest income earner, notably cattle farming. Other agricultural products are coconuts, maize, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, eggs, beef; fish.
The economy has accelerated in the past decade driven by advances in global communication technology and the finishing of a modern highway that tremendously improved trade and transport.
KPP project manager, Gregorio S. Gonzales announced on June 3, 2008, that Alcantara-controlled Conal Holdings Co. will build in mid-2009 the $ 450 million 200-megawatt clean coal Kamanga Power Plant, in Maasim, Saranggani. The plant will supply part of Mindanao's baseload power requirements when it is operational in 2012.[1]
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