Soccsksargen

Soccsksargen

Region XII (Central Mindanao)
Soccsksargen Region XII (Central Mindanao)
Region
	Left to right, top to bottom: Sarangani Bay; Agricultural Colony No. 9 Monument; shoreline of Glan, Sarangani; Sultan Kudarat Provincial Hospital; and General Santos, the Commerce and Industrial Center of Region 12
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 6°30′N 124°51′E / 6.5°N 124.85°E
Country	Philippines
Island group	Mindanao
Regional center	Koronadal
Largest city	General Santos
Area
• Total	22,513.30 km2 (8,692.43 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mount Apo)	2,450 m (8,040 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	4,360,974
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
GDP (Nominal, 2024)
• Total	US$11.8 billion
• Per capita	US$2,598
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-12
Provinces	4 Cotabato ; South Cotabato ; Sarangani ; Sultan Kudarat ;
Independent cities	1 General Santos ;
Component cities	3 Kidapawan ; Koronadal ; Tacurong ;
Municipalities	45
Barangays	1,095
Cong. districts	10
Languages	Hiligaynon; Maguindanaon; Cebuano; Iranun; Sarangani; Tboli; Blaan; Dulangan Manobo; Obo; Tagabawa; Teduray; Ilianen; Karay-a; Ilocano; Tagalog; Filipino; English;
HDI	0.685 (Medium)
HDI rank	14th in the Philippines (2019)

Soccsksargen (officially stylized in all caps; [sokˈsardʒɛn]), formerly known as Central Mindanao, is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region XII. Located in south-central Mindanao, its name is an acronym that stands for the region's four provinces and one highly urbanized city (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos). The regional center is in Koronadal, located in the province of South Cotabato, and the center of commerce and industry is General Santos, which is the most populous city in the region.