Malungon is a municipality located in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Sarangani is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. ...

Quick facts

• Coordinates = Lat: 6:16:20N (6.2721) Lon: 125:17:02E (125.284)
• Mayor = TEODY M. PADERNILLA
• 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. Download high resolution version (500x747, 122 KB)Manila dwarf coconut palm from http://www. ... Download high resolution version (500x747, 122 KB)Manila dwarf coconut palm from http://www. ... Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. ... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. Also a song by Harry Nilsson The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ... Species Zea diploperennis Zea luxurians Zea nicaraguensis Zea perennis References ITIS 42268 2002-09-22 Sorting Zea names This article is about the staple food. ... Species -wild -wild -cultivated -cultivated -cultivated -cultivated Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ... Species Hybrid origin; see text A banana is a tree-like plant (though strictly an herb) of the genus Musa in the family Musaceae, closely related to plantains. ... Binomial name Ananas comosus The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant and its fruit, native to Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. ... Species Ref: Mangifera species as of 2002-08-04 The mango (Mangifera spp. ... Hormel Pork Loin Filets This article is on meat. ... Bird eggs are a common food source. ... Beef is meat obtained from a bovine. ... Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus, the most abundant fish species in the world. ...

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

Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Marawi City is a major city of the Philippines. ... General Santos City, or GenSan for short, is a city in Mindanao in the Philippines. ...

Cottage industry

• Rattan furniture production
• Coconut charcoal briquetts production

Rattan is the name for the roughly six hundred species of the genera Calamus and Daemonorops used for furniture and baskets. ... Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. ... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. Also a song by Harry Nilsson The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ... Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents of animal and vegetable substances. ...

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. Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ...

Archeology

Wildlife

Brief history

Geography

• type = landlocked town
• situation = northeastern part of the province
• west = Tupi, South Cotabato
• east = province of Davao del Sur
• north & northeast = province of Davao del Sur
• south = Alabel, Sarangani and General Santos city
• southwest = Polomolok, South Cotabato

• total land area = 896.629205 km²
• barangays = 31

reference: Philippine department of interior and local government [1] (http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph) A landlocked country is one that has no coastline. ... Davao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. ... Davao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. ... Alabel is a municipality located in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. ...

Topography

• feature

- moderately rolling with spots of gently rolling terrain

- plateaus and valleys

• soil type

• rivers

• total coastal length =

• other water areas

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

source: Philippine department of interior and local government [2] (http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph) See NIPA (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word. ... Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal Mangroves are woody trees or shrubs that grow in mangrove habitats or mangal (Hogarth, 1999). ...

Demography

• total population = 93,232 (NS0 2000 population census)
• households = 18,924 (year 2000)
  • person per household = 4.92
• most populated barangay (village) =
  • population =
  • households =

• total population density =
• most densely populated =
  • density =

• 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)