M'lang
M'lang | |
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| Municipality of M'lang | |
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| Etymology: Tamlang (bamboo) | |
 Map of Cotabato with M'lang highlighted
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  M'lang Location within the Philippines
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| Coordinates: 6°57′N 124°53′E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Soccsksargen |
| Province | Cotabato |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | August 3, 1951 |
| Barangays | 37 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Russel M. Abonado |
| • Vice Mayor | Joselito F. Piñol |
| • Representative | Ma. Alana Samantha Taliño Santos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 312.13 km2 (120.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)
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| • Total | 98,195 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| • Households | 24,208 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
20.60 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 311.3 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 655.2 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 262.4 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 285.3 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cotabato Electric Cooperative (COTELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9402 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| Native languages | Maguindanao Hiligaynon Cebuano Ilianen Tagalog |
| Website | www |
M'lang, officially the Municipality of M'lang (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang M'lang; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Melang, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ملڠ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 98,195 people.
Etymology
The name M'lang was derived from a Maguindanaon word Tamlang/Tamelang which means "bamboo".
History
In 1930s, migrants mostly from the islands of Panay and Negros in Western Visayas 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. In the Second World War, he was appointed Chairman of the Civil Emergency Administration under the 118th Infantry Regiment of Wendell Fertig's 10th Military Division, assuming his position in M'lang. After the war ended, he was appointed as Deputy Governor of the undivided Cotabato until 1949. 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 a 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 (now part of Maguindanao).
Geography
Barangays
M'lang is politically subdivided into 37 Barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Poblacion A
- Poblacion B
- 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
- Pulang-lupa
- Sangat
- Tawantawan
- Tibao
- Ugpay
- Palma-Perez
Climate
| Climate data for M'lang, Cotabato | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (89) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) |
14 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
18 (0.7) |
33 (1.3) |
42 (1.7) |
44 (1.7) |
42 (1.7) |
30 (1.2) |
31 (1.2) |
28 (1.1) |
17 (0.7) |
333 (13.2) |
| Average rainy days | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 146.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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% |
| 2020 | 98,195 | +0.64% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of M'lang was 98,195 people, with a density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre or 800 inhabitants per square mile.
Transportation
The Central Mindanao Airport, in Barangay 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. Central Mindanao project is designed to provide capacity of 3.5 million passengers p/a.
Notable personalities
- Emmanuel Piñol – Chairman of Mindanao Development Authority, 2019-2021; Secretary of Agriculture, 2016-2019; Governor of Cotabato, 1998-2007
Education
- Notre Dame of M'lang
- Bialong Elementary School
- Mlang Pilot Elementary School
- Mlang National High School
- Southern Baptist College
- Mariano Untal Memorial High School (Bagontapay National High School)
- Bagontapay Central Elementary School
- Buayan Elementary School
- New Barbaza Elementary School
- Magallon Elementary School
- Lepaga Elementary School
- Lika National High School
- La Fortuna Elementary School
- Dugong Elementary School
- Sangat Elementary School
- Dalipe Elementary School
- New Rizal National High School
- Nueva Vida National High School
- Katipunan Elementary High School
- Katipunan National High School
- Don Tomas Buenaflor Elementary School