Banga, South Cotabato

Map of South Cotabato showing the location of Banga

Banga is a 1st class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 69,131 people in 14,101 households.

General Informations

Banga is situated at the northwest of the province of South Cotabato. The town derived its name from a palm tree known to the natives of the place as " Buanga" which during the pre-settlement time, predominantly grew in the area.

It started as a Settlement District of the Allah Valley Project of the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) on March 4, 1941 with Gen. Paulino Santos as the General Manager. On September 11, 1953 by way of Presidential Proclamation No. 612 of the then President Elpidio Quirino, it was emancipated as a barrio of Koronadal and became an independent municipal entity.

At present, Banga is linked by a concrete national highway road from Gen. Santos City in the east and Cotabato City in the west. The town is known for its spacious town plaza, its public market is situated in the heart of the town and ideally zonified. Water for households and commercial use is abundant and the best source to it is Banga River which narrowly dissects the municipality.

The Municipal Government presently operates in accordance with its slogan: "Cooperative Efforts Towards Peace and Progress" and its targeting to rapidly lift its economy to a highest level towards the new Millenium.

Barangays

Banga is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.

Benitez (Pob.) Cabudian Cabuling Cinco (Barrio 5) Derilon El Nonok Improgo Village (Pob.) Kusan (Barrio 8) Lam-Apos Lamba Lambingi

Lampari Liwanay (Barrio 1) Malaya (Barrio 9) Punong Grande (Barrio 2) Rang-ay (Barrio 4) Reyes (Pob.) Rizal (Barrio 3) Rizal Poblacion San Jose (Barrio 7) San Vicente (Barrio 6) Yangco Poblacion

Educational Institutions

Secondary:

• Notre Dame of Banga
• Notre Dame of Lamba
• Mindanao Community School
• Banga National High School
• South Eastern Academy

Elementary:

• Notre Dame of Banga
• Notre Dame of Lamba
• BEC Elementary School
• SDA Elementary School

Tourist Attractions

• Mila's Peak is the highest part of the Roxas Mt. Range in the east elevates viewers to a ground where they can see the vast palins towards Mt. Matutum in the east and the entire Allah Valley areas in the northwest.
• Sitio Lamkot located at Barangay Malaya. The uniqueness of the said sitio is one the spot where the agricultural plain surrounded by a mountain, open a panorama of a typical village that could sustain its economic needs independently in the midst of Plenty and Beauty.

Celebrities born/raised in Banga

• Philip Cesar Nadela a.k.a. Philip Nolasco, ABS-CBN's Pinoy Dream Academy: Little Grand Star Dreamer
• Annie Albania, Filipina Amateur Boxer
• Eduardo Buenavista, a Filipino long-distance runner and two-time Olympian
• Norberto RayrayRang-ay, of Ezra band, *Pilipinas Got Talent finalist

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information