General Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao
General Salipada K. Pendatun, officially the Municipality of General Salipada K. Pendatun (Maguindanaon: Inged nu General Salipada K. Pendatun; Iranun: Inged a General Salipada K. Pendatun; Tagalog: Bayan ng Heneral Salipada K. Pendatun), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,263 people.
It is named for General Salipada K. Pendatun (1912 – 1985), who is a forerunner Mindanaoan Legislator and General during the Second World War.
History
On April 7, 1991, Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 3 created the Municipality of General S. K. Pendatun out of the municipality of Buluan, making it the first local government unit created by the ARMM Regional Assembly. The municipality of Paglat was created out of four of its barangays on September 29, 2001.
Geography
Barangays
General Salipada K. Pendatun is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Badak
- Bulod
- Kaladturan
- Kulasi
- Lao-lao
- Lasangan
- Lower Idtig
- Lumabao
- Makainis
- Midconding
- Midpandacan
- Panosolen
- Pidtiguian
- Quipolot
- Ramcor
- Sadangin
- Sumakubay
- Tonggol
- Upper Lasangan
Climate
| Climate data for General Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64 (2.5) |
45 (1.8) |
59 (2.3) |
71 (2.8) |
140 (5.5) |
179 (7.0) |
192 (7.6) |
198 (7.8) |
163 (6.4) |
147 (5.8) |
113 (4.4) |
66 (2.6) |
1,437 (56.5) |
| Average rainy days | 12.2 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 22.9 | 16.6 | 252.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20,280 | — |
| 2000 | 28,374 | +7.46% |
| 2007 | 36,038 | +3.35% |
| 2010 | 24,004 | −13.75% |
| 2015 | 28,103 | +3.05% |
| 2020 | 31,263 | +2.12% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
Poverty Incidence of General Salipada K. Pendatun
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000
77.44 2003
54.55 2006
62.60 2009
60.96 2012
52.32 2015
58.55 2018
73.75 2021
43.24 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |