Columbio | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Columbio | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | کلومبيو |
Nicknames:
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Map of Sultan Kudarat with Columbio highlighted | |
Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:6°41′09″N124°57′40″E / 6.685911°N 124.960975°E /6.685911; 124.960975 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Soccsksargen |
| Province | Sultan Kudarat |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 16 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Amirh M. Musali |
| • Vice Mayor | Tondatu Dats Mangudadatu |
| • Representative | Bai Rihan M. Sakaluran |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 22,709 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 33,337 |
| • Density | 35.995/km2 (93.227/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,149 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 44.99 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 302.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 327.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 282.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 140.9 million (2022) |
| 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 |
Columbio, officially theMunicipality of Columbio (Hiligaynon:Banwa sang Columbio;Ilocano:Ili ti Columbio;Maguindanaon:Inged nu Kulumbiu,Jawi: ايڠد نوکلومبيو;Tagalog:Bayan ng Columbio), is amunicipality inSultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,527 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[5]
The municipality of Columbio was transferred from Cotabato Province to Province ofSultan Kudarat on November 22, 1973, by presidential decree 341 by PresidentFerdinand E. Marcos.[6]
Columbio is politically subdivided into 16barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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)[7] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | +0.17% |
| 2024 | 33,337 | −0.14% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12] | ||
Columbio is inhabited by ethnolinguistic groups such as theHiligaynons,Ilocanos,Cebuanos,Blaan andMaguindanaon. 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 speakTagalog.
Poverty incidence of Columbio
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
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