Alabel, Sarangani

Alabel
—  Municipality  —
Map of Sarangani showing the location of Alabel.
Alabel Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°05′N 125°17′E
Country	Philippines
Region	SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
Province	Sarangani
District	Lone district
Founded
Barangays	12
Government
• Mayor	Corazon S. Grafilo
Area
• Total	495.70 km2 (191.39 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	71,872
• Density	140/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	9501
Income class	1st class

Population Census of Alabel
Census	Pop.		Rate
2000	60,779		—
2007	71,872		2.34%

Alabel is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Sarangani. According to the latest census, it has a population of 71,872 people in 12,312 households.

Alabel is largely based on agriculture with a high level production of dried coconut meat. Animal husbandry is the second biggest income earner, notably cattle farming. Other agricultural products are coconuts, maize, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, cotton, mangoes; goat farming, pork, eggs, beef; fish; charcoal; coconut weaving. It is adjacent to the highly urbanized sea port city of General Santos.

The economy has accelerated in the past decade driven by advances in global communication technology and the finishing of a modern highway that tremendously improved trade and transport.

According to the last general elections, it has a total voting population of 33,071 voters.

Barangays

Alabel is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.

• Alegria
• Bagacay
• Baluntay
• Datal Anggas
• Domolok
• Kawas
• Maribulan
• Pag-Asa
• Paraiso
• Poblacion (Alabel)
• Spring
• Tokawal
• Poblacion (ladol)

External links

• Gensan Exchange
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information