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
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
- Mining
- Logging
- Lumber & wood processing
Cottage industry
-
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]
Topography
- - 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%.
- 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.
- Swamp areas for fishpond development
- nipa
- mangrove
reference: Philippine department of interior and local government [2]
Demography
- total population =
- households =
- most populated barangay (village) =
- population =
- households =
- total population density =
- most densely populated =
- Female population =
- Male population =
source: Philippine department of interior and local government [3]
Noted personalities
Links to related websites
