M'lang, Cotabato

M'lang
Municipality
Municipality of M'lang

Map of Cotabato with M'lang highlighted
M'lang
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°57′N 124°53′E / 6.95°N 124.88°E / 6.95; 124.88Coordinates: 6°57′N 124°53′E / 6.95°N 124.88°E / 6.95; 124.88
Country  Philippines
Region Soccsksargen (Region XII)
Province Cotabato
District 3rd District
Founded August 3, 1951
Barangays 37 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Russel Abonado
 • Electorate 49,957 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 312.13 km2 (120.51 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 95,070
 • Density 300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 9402
PSGC 124710000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)64
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 1st municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 209,327,651.28 (2016)
Native languages Maguindanao language
Hiligaynon
Cebuano
Ilianen language
Tagalog
Website www.mlang.gov.ph

M'lang, officially the Municipality of M'lang, (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang M'lang; Filipino: Bayan ng M'lang), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 95,070 people.[3]

Barangays

M'lang is politically subdivided into 37 Barangays. [2]

  • Bagontapay
  • Bialong
  • Buayan
  • Calunasan
  • Dalipe
  • Dugong
  • Dungo-an
  • Gaunan
  • Inas
  • Katipunan
  • La Fortuna
  • La Suerte
  • Langkong
  • Lepaga
  • Liboo
  • Lika
  • Luz Village
  • Magallon
  • Malayan
  • New Antique
  • New Barbaza
  • New Kalibo
  • New Consolacion
  • New Esperanza
  • New Janiuay
  • New Lawa-an
  • New Rizal
  • Nueva Vida
  • Pag-asa
  • Poblacion A
  • Poblacion B
  • Pulang-lupa
  • Sangat
  • Tawantawan
  • Tibao
  • Ugpay
  • Palma-Perez

History

The Name M'lang was derived from a Maguindanaoan word Tamlang which means "bamboo".

In 1930's Migrants From Visayas (Panay) and some parts of Luzon settled in M'lang. Jacinto Paclibar, who was in search for more fertile lands and vast settlement was the first Christian who settled in M'lang. He became the District Mayor of Kidapawan and Deputy Governor of the Empire Province of Cotabato under Datu Udtog Matalam.He had in mind a government assisted subdivision project so that landless settlers may have their share to utilize fertile lands for farming and settlement.

M'lang became regular Municipality on August 3, 1951, by virtue of Executive Order No. 462 of the President of the Philippines by the then President Elpidio Quirino, with territories taken from the adjacent towns of Kidapawan (its mother municipality) and Buluan of the now Maguindanao Province.

Demographics

Population census of M'lang
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 42,085—    
1970 44,844+0.64%
1975 51,596+2.85%
1980 57,059+2.03%
1990 68,971+1.91%
1995 71,846+0.77%
2000 78,170+1.82%
2007 86,321+1.38%
2010 87,749+0.60%
2015 95,070+1.54%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]


In the 2015 census, the population of M'lang was 95,070 people,[3] with a density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 780 inhabitants per square mile.

Transportation

The North Cotabato Rural Airport, in barangay of Tawan-tawan, is intended to serve as the primary air transport hub for agricultural produce of Cotabato and those coming from central Mindanao. It has a 1.2 kilometer runway with a capability for commercial flights, but there are no scheduled flights.[7]

Education

  • Notre Dame of M'lang
  • Mlang Pilot Elementary School
  • Mlang National High School
  • Southern Baptist College
  • Mariano Untal Memorial High School
  • Bagontapay Central Elementary School
  • Buayan Elementary School
  • New Barbaza Elementary School
  • Magallon Elementary School
  • Lepaga Elementary School
  • La Fortuna Elementary School

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: North Cotabato". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of North Cotabato". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Arguillas, Carolyn O. (February 20, 2016). "M'lang airport's first use: to fly a plane seeding clouds". www.mindanews.com. Mindanews. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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