Sarangani | |
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Municipality of Sarangani | |
Nicknames:
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Motto(s): Sarangani Bayan Natin, Sarangani Paraiso Natin! | |
![]() Map of Davao Occidental with Sarangani highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 5°24′43″N125°25′19″E / 5.412°N 125.422°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Davao Region |
Province | Davao Occidental |
District | Lone district |
Founded | June 11, 1978 |
Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Adelan B. de Arce |
• Vice Mayor | Marciano C. Lagudas |
• Representative | Claude P. Bautista |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 17,122 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 97.72 km2 (37.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Highest elevation (Mount Balut) | 1,131 m (3,711 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 22,041 |
• Density | 230/km2 (580/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,718 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 41.99 |
• Revenue | ₱ 142.8 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 265.4 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 119.2 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 25.45 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8015 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)82 |
Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Sarangani Sangirese Tagalog |
Website | www |
Sarangani, officially the Municipality of Sarangani (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Sarangani; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sarangani), is a municipality in the province of Davao Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,515 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. [5]
On June 11, 1978, the islands of Sarangani and Balut were carved out from the municipality of Jose Abad Santos to form the new municipality of Sarangani, then in Davao del Sur, through Presidential Decree No. 1550 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos. [6] On October 28, 2013, the municipality was ceded to Davao Occidental as a result of a plebiscite, in which the majority of voters approved the creation of the new province. [7]
The municipality consists of two major islands (the eponymous Sarangani Island and Balut Island) and one minor islet (Olanivan Island), collectively called the Sarangani Islands, located just south of mainland Mindanao island in the Celebes Sea. The municipality shares a maritime border with Sangihe Islands Regency of Indonesia. [8]
Sarangani has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Sarangani | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.7 (89.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.8 (80.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.0 (71.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 169 (6.7) | 137 (5.4) | 119 (4.7) | 118 (4.6) | 165 (6.5) | 168 (6.6) | 159 (6.3) | 115 (4.5) | 114 (4.5) | 162 (6.4) | 166 (6.5) | 160 (6.3) | 1,752 (69) |
Source: Climate-Data.org [9] |
Sarangani is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1980 | 11,960 | — |
1990 | 15,003 | +2.29% |
1995 | 16,648 | +1.97% |
2000 | 18,391 | +2.16% |
2007 | 20,394 | +1.44% |
2010 | 23,290 | +4.95% |
2015 | 24,039 | +0.60% |
2020 | 22,515 | −1.37% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
Due to its proximity to Indonesia, the town also has a significant population of migrants from the Sangihe-Talaud region, including several generations of Indonesian families. As early as 1918, Indonesians extensively planted coconuts in the municipality. Sarangani is also used by Indonesians as a transit point on their way to mainland Mindanao. [15]
Poverty incidence of Sarangani
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 60.63 2003 78.67 2006 54.60 2009 72.12 2012 65.89 2015 59.53 2018 35.47 2021 41.99 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] |
Municipal officials 2022-2025: