Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat
Esperanza | |
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| Municipality of Esperanza | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | اسڤيرنس |
Municipal Hall | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Sultan Kudarat with Esperanza highlighted | |
Interactive map of Esperanza | |
Esperanza Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°43′20″N 124°31′12″E / 6.722175°N 124.520114°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Soccsksargen |
| Province | Sultan Kudarat |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | November 22, 1973 |
| Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Charles Federic R. Ploteña |
| • Vice Mayor | Lalaine Villaruel-Suhanda |
| • Representative | Horacio P. Suansing Jr. |
| • Electorate | 46,667 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 324.29 km2 (125.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 73,822 |
| • Density | 227.64/km2 (589.59/sq mi) |
| • Households | 19,309 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 29.43 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 363.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,405 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 72.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 653.9 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9806 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Maguindanao Tagalog Tiruray |
| Website | www |
Esperanza, officially the Municipality of Esperanza (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Esperanza; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Ispiransa, Jawi: ايڠد نو اسڤيرنس); Tagalog: Bayan ng Esperanza, is a municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 74,696 people.