Sultan Kudarat

Sultan Kudarat
Province
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiسولتان كودرت
(from top: left to right) Sultan Kudarat Provincial Capitol, Tacurong City and Aerial view of Lebak.
Flag
Seal
Motto: 
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Location in the Philippines
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Coordinates: 6°33′N 124°17′E / 6.55°N 124.28°E / 6.55; 124.28
CountryPhilippines
RegionSoccsksargen
FoundedNovember 22, 1973
Named afterSultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat
CapitalIsulan
Largest cityTacurong City
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Panlalawigan
 • GovernorDatu Pax Ali S. Mangudadatu
 • Vice GovernorRaden C. Sakaluran
 • LegislatureSultan Kudarat Provincial Board
Area
 • Total
5,298.34 km2 (2,045.70 sq mi)
 • Rank18th out of 81
Highest elevation
(Mount Pitot Kalabaw)
1,503 m (4,931 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
854,052
 • Rank34th out of 81
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
  • Rank56th out of 81
DemonymKudaratnon
Divisions
 • Independent cities0
 • Component cities
1
 • Municipalities
11
 • Barangays249
 • DistrictsLegislative districts of Sultan Kudarat
Time zoneUTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code
9800–9811
IDD : area code +63 (0)64
ISO 3166 codePH-SUK
Spoken languages
Income classification1st class
Websitesultankudaratprovince.gov.ph

Sultan Kudarat, officially the Province of Sultan Kudarat (Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Sultan Kudarat; Maguindanaon: Dairat nu Sultan Kudarat, Jawi: دايرت نو سولتان كودرت; Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sultan Kudarat; Ilocano: Probinsia ti Sultan Kudarat; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat), is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 854,052 people. Its capital is Isulan while the commercial center and largest city is Tacurong.

On February 23, 1995, Sultan Kudarat transferred from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (now Bangsamoro Autonomous Region) to Soccsksargen.

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