Malapatan is a municipality located in the province of Sarangani, Philippines.

Quick facts

• Coordinates = Lat: 5:58:20N (5.9722) Lon: 125:17:28E (125.291)
• Mayor =
• Level of education facilities: kindergarten, primary, elementary, high school = , college =

Economy

Copra yielding coconut

Its economy 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; pork, 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.

Industry

• Electricity
  • production = negligible
  • consumption = MWatt/year
  • source = hydro-electric plant of the National Power Corporation in Marawi City via General Santos City
• Mining
• Logging
• Lumber & wood processing

Cottage industry

• Rattan furniture production
• Coconut charcoal briquetts production

Infrastructure

• Total road network = km
  • National roads = 17.11 km
  • Provincial road = 41.367 km
  • Municipal streets = 2.765 km
  • Barangay roads = 244 km

• Bridges = 8
  • concrete bridges = 7 (constructed along the National Highway)
  • bailey bridges = 1 (found along a barangay road)

Technology

Although it can be considered a "remote" town its population enjoys reliable communication facilities brought by advances in cellphone technology. A modern highway connects it to major towns and cities.

People

The majority of the population are of Ilonggo origin.

Archeology

Wildlife

Brief history

Geography

• type = coastal town
• situation = northern part of the province
• west = bounded by Sarangani Bay
• east = bounded by Davao del Sur
• north = bounded by Alabel
• south = bounded by Glan

• total land area = 624.56 km²
• bigger barangays:
  • Poblacion = 103.8 km² (16.63% of total land area)

• smallest barangay = Libi (15.16 km² or 2.43% of total land area)

source: Philippine department of interior and local government [1] (http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph)

Topography

• feature

- lowland composed mainly of flat lying littoral and alluvial deposits on the western area. Slope ranges 0-7%.

- upland mountainous area on the north underlying mainly by agglomerates. Slope ranges 7-50%.

• soil type
  • clay
  • loam

• rivers = 6 major (traversing the town)
  • Lun Padidu river
  • Lun Masla river
  • Tuyan river
  • Malapatan river
  • Sapu Masla river
  • Sapu Padidu river

• creeks
  • Molo creek
  • Lot creek
  • Lasan creek

All these rivers and creeks run southward to Sarangani Bay.

• other water areas

1. Swamp areas for fishpond development
2. nipa
3. mangrove

reference: Philippine department of interior and local government [2] (http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph)

Demography

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• households =
• most populated barangay (village) =
  • population =
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• total population density =
• most densely populated =
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• Female population =
• Male population =

source: Philippine department of interior and local government [3] (http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph)

Noted personalities

Links to related websites

• Echo Newsletter of LDC, Inc. Foundation (http://www.care2x.us/echo)