Arakan, Cotabato
Arakan | |
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| Municipality of Arakan | |
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Map of Cotabato with Arakan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Arakan | |
Arakan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°21′10″N 125°07′43″E / 7.352681°N 125.128669°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Soccsksargen |
| Province | Cotabato |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | August 30, 1991 |
| Barangays | 28 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jeam "Nonoy" Villasor |
| • Vice Mayor | Mary "Inday" Gerlie TUBLE Montales |
| • Representative | Rudy S. Caoagdan |
| • Electorate | 32,556 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 693.22 km2 (267.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 51,584 |
| • Density | 74.412/km2 (192.73/sq mi) |
| • Households | 12,342 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 36.75 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 390.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 478.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 345.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 125.9 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cotabato Electric Cooperative (COTELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9417 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Cebuano Matigsalug Ilianen Tagalog Maguindanaon |
| Website | www |
Arakan, officially the Municipality of Arakan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Arakan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Arakan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Arakan, Jawi: ايڠد نو اراكن; Filipino: Bayan ng Arakan) is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,558 people.