Soccsksargen

SOCCSKSARGEN

Region XII (Central Mindanao)
SOCCSKSARGEN Region XII (Central Mindanao)
Region
	Left to right, top to bottom: Sarangani Bay; Agricultural Colony No. 9 Monument; shoreline of Glan, Sarangani; Sultan Kudarat Provincial Hospital; and General Santos, the Commerce and Industrial Center of Region 12
	Location in the Philippines
	Interactive map of SOCCSKSARGEN
	Coordinates: 6°30′N 124°51′E / 6.5°N 124.85°E
Country	Philippines
Island group	Mindanao
Regional center	Koronadal
Largest city	General Santos
Area
• Total	22,513.30 km2 (8,692.43 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mount Apo)	2,450 m (8,040 ft)
Population (2024 census)
• Total	4,462,776
• Density	198.2284/km2 (513.4093/sq mi)
GDP (Nominal, 2024)
• Total	US$11.8 billion
• Per capita	US$2,598
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-12
Provinces	4 Cotabato ; South Cotabato ; Sarangani ; Sultan Kudarat ;
Independent cities	1 General Santos ;
Component cities	3 Kidapawan ; Koronadal ; Tacurong ;
Municipalities	45
Barangays	1,095
Cong. districts	10
Languages	Hiligaynon; Maguindanaon; Cebuano; Iranun; Sarangani; Tboli; Blaan; Dulangan Manobo; Obo; Tagabawa; Teduray; Ilianen; Karay-a; Ilocano; Soccsksargen Filipino; Filipino; English;
HDI	0.685 (Medium)
HDI rank	14th in the Philippines (2019)

Soccsksargen (officially stylized in all caps; [sokˈsardʒɛn]), designated as Region XII, is an administrative region of the Philippines. Formerly known as Central Mindanao, it is located in south-central Mindanao and comprises four provinces: Cotabato, Sarangani, South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat, and one highly urbanized city, General Santos. The regional center is Koronadal in South Cotabato, while the center of commerce and industry is General Santos, the most populous city in the region.