Malungon
Municipality in Sarangani, Philippines
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Malungon, officially the Municipality of Malungon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Malungon; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Malungun, Jawi: ايڠد نوملوڠون; Tagalog: Bayan ng Malungon), is a municipality in the province of Sarangani,[5] Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 108,429 people.[6]
Malungon | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Malungon | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | ملوڠون |
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 Map of Sarangani with Malungon highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Malungon | |
.svg)  Malungon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°22′39″N 125°16′22″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Soccsksargen |
| Province | Sarangani |
| District | Lone District |
| Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Reynaldo F. Constantino |
| • Vice Mayor | Maria Theresa D. Constantino |
| • Representative | Steve Solon |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 71,045 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 750.92 km2 (289.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 726 m (2,382 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 108,429 |
| • Density | 144.39/km2 (373.98/sq mi) |
| • Households | 25,809 |
| Demonym | Malungonian |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 37.78 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 741.3 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 840.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 622.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 275.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | South Cotabato 2 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9503 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)83 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tboli Maguindanao Blaan Tagalog , Tagakaulo |
The only landlocked municipality in Sarangani, Malungon lies in the north-eastern part of the province. It is bounded on the west by Tupi, South Cotabato, on the north by the province of Davao del Sur, east by Malita, capital of the newly created province of Davao Occidental, on the south by Alabel (the provincial capital) and General Santos, and on the south-west by Polomolok, South Cotabato.
Geography
Barangays
Malungon is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate
| Climate data for Malungon, Sarangani | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54 (2.1) |
41 (1.6) |
56 (2.2) |
81 (3.2) |
154 (6.1) |
212 (8.3) |
223 (8.8) |
218 (8.6) |
192 (7.6) |
184 (7.2) |
135 (5.3) |
73 (2.9) |
1,623 (63.9) |
| Average rainy days | 10.4 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 14.4 | 24.6 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 25.6 | 26.9 | 22.6 | 15.1 | 239.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue [8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Economy
Poverty incidence of Malungon
66.80
50.63
37.90
45.33
47.04
48.31
34.20
37.78
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Malungon's economy is largely based on agriculture with a high level production of 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, and 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.