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Municipality in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Columbio, officially the Municipality of Columbio (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Columbio; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Kulumbiu, Jawi: ايڠد نوکلومبيو; Tagalog: Bayan ng Columbio), is a 1st class municipality in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,527 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]
Columbio | |
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Municipality of Columbio | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | کلومبيو |
Nicknames:
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![]() Map of Sultan Kudarat with Columbio highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 6°42′N 124°56′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Soccsksargen |
Province | Sultan Kudarat |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Edwin F. Bermudez |
• Vice Mayor | Amirh M. Musali |
• Representative | Bai Rihan M. Sakaluran |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 20,321 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 926.15 km2 (357.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
Highest elevation | 492 m (1,614 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 33,527 |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,149 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 44.99 |
• Revenue | ₱ 302.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 327.6 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 282.7 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 140.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9801 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Maguindanao Kalagan Tagalog |
Website | www |
The municipality of Columbio was transferred from Cotabato Province to Province of Sultan Kudarat on November 22, 1973, by presidential decree 341 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos.[5]
Columbio is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Columbio, Sultan Kudarat | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (87) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59 (2.3) |
46 (1.8) |
41 (1.6) |
54 (2.1) |
105 (4.1) |
159 (6.3) |
179 (7.0) |
197 (7.8) |
162 (6.4) |
147 (5.8) |
102 (4.0) |
65 (2.6) |
1,316 (51.8) |
Average rainy days | 12.3 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 22.6 | 25.6 | 26.6 | 27.5 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 21.2 | 16.0 | 241.7 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 20,748 | — |
1975 | 6,467 | −20.85% |
1980 | 7,927 | +4.15% |
1990 | 17,567 | +8.28% |
1995 | 21,511 | +3.87% |
2000 | 21,698 | +0.19% |
2007 | 23,675 | +1.21% |
2010 | 27,440 | +5.52% |
2015 | 33,258 | +3.73% |
2020 | 33,527 | +0.16% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
Columbio is inhabited by ethnolinguistic groups such as the Hiligaynons, Ilocanos, Cebuanos, Blaan and Maguindanaon. Ilocanos and Hiligaynons are the only inhabitants of the town not native to Mindanao. They speak and understand their respective languages and even communicate with one's own language to the other despite not mutually intelligible to each other. Maguindanaon, Blaan and Cebuano are also spoken by these respective ethnic groups and understood also by Ilocanos and Hiligaynons as well in the municipality. Everyone in the municipality also speak Tagalog.
Poverty incidence of Columbio
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
45.50 2009
54.41 2012
54.67 2015
50.27 2018
36.20 2021
44.99 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
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