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M'lang
Municipality
Municipality of M'lang
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Etymology: Tamlang (bamboo)
Map of Cotabato with M'lang highlighted
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M'langLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°57′N 124°53′E / 6.95°N 124.88°E / 6.95; 124.88
Country	Philippines
Region	Soccsksargen
Province	Cotabato
District	3rd district
Founded	August 3, 1951
Barangays	37 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Russel M. Abonado
• Vice Mayor	Joselito F. Piñol
• Representative	Ma. Alana Samantha Taliño Santos
Area
• Total	312.13 km (120.51 sq mi)
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Highest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Lowest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population
• Total	98,195
• Density	310/km (810/sq mi)
• Households	24,208
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	28.29% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 311.3 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 655.2 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 262.4 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 285.3 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cotabato Electric Cooperative (COTELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9402
PSGC	124710000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)64
Native languages	Maguindanao Hiligaynon Cebuano Ilianen Tagalog
Website	www.mlang.gov.ph

M'lang, officially the Municipality of M'lang (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang M'lang; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Melang, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ملڠ), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 98,195 people.

Etymology

The name M'lang was derived from a Maguindanaon word Tamlang/Tamelang which means "bamboo".

History

In 1930s, migrants mostly from the islands of Panay and Negros in Western Visayas and some parts of Luzon settled in M'lang. Jacinto Paclibar, who was in search for more fertile lands and vast settlement was the first Christian who settled in M'lang. In the Second World War, he was appointed Chairman of the Civil Emergency Administration under the 118th Infantry Regiment of Wendell Fertig's 10th Military Division, assuming his position in M'lang. After the war ended, he was appointed as Deputy Governor of the undivided Cotabato until 1949. He had in mind a government assisted subdivision project so that landless settlers may have their share to utilize fertile lands for farming and settlement.

M'lang is one of the five daughter municipalities of Kidapawan. After the Second World War, in 1947, the municipal district of Kidapawan was converted into a municipality, with merging of then-forested M'lang-Tulunan area. This was due to the closeness of the Manobo with the Maguindanaons, along with the increase of Ilonggo settlers with relatives in the municipal districts into a then-mostly Maguindanaon territory.

M'lang was the first to separate from Kidapawan, being created as a regular municipality on August 3, 1951, by virtue of Executive Order (EO) No. 462, issued by President Elpidio Quirino. Domingo Lim, a former Kidapawan police chief, was appointed as mayor.

The municipality reduced its territory in 1961; first, through EO No. 441 when 28 barrios and sitios were separated to create Tulunan. With the establishment of M'lang and Tulunan, Kidapawan's direct access to the Ligawasan Marsh was cut off. Later that year, a portion of M'lang, along with parts of western Kidapawan and of Kabacan, were merged to from Matalam, through EO No. 461; thus, Kidapawan and Kabacan, neighbored since precolonial era, were cut off as well.

Geography

Barangays

M'lang is politically subdivided into 37 Barangays.  Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Poblacion A
• Poblacion B
• Bagontapay
• Bialong
• Buayan
• Calunasan
• Dalipe
• Dugong
• Dungo-an
• Gaunan
• Inas
• Katipunan
• La Fortuna
• La Suerte
• Langkong
• Lepaga
• Liboo
• Lika
• Luz Village
• Magallon
• Malayan
• New Antique
• New Barbaza
• New Kalibo
• New Consolacion
• New Esperanza
• New Janiuay
• New Lawa-an
• New Rizal
• Nueva Vida
• Pag-asa
• Pulang-lupa
• Sangat
• Tawantawan
• Tibao
• Ugpay
• Palma-Perez

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of M'lang was 98,195 people, with a density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre or 800 inhabitants per square mile.

Transportation

The Central Mindanao Airport, in Barangay Tawan-tawan, is intended to serve as the primary air transport hub for agricultural produce of Cotabato and those coming from central Mindanao. It has a 1.2 kilometer runway with a capability for commercial flights, but there are no scheduled flights. Central Mindanao project is designed to provide capacity of 3.5 million passengers p/a.

Notable personalities

• Emmanuel Piñol – Chairman of Mindanao Development Authority, 2019-2021; Secretary of Agriculture, 2016-2019; Governor of Cotabato, 1998-2007

Education

• Romeo Rodrigo Sr. Memorial Colleges, Inc. (Formerly St. Luke's College of Arts and Sciences)
• Notre Dame of M'lang
• Bialong Elementary School
• Mlang Pilot Elementary School
• Mlang National High School
• Southern Baptist College
• Mariano Untal Memorial High School (Bagontapay National High School)
• Bagontapay Central Elementary School
• Buayan Elementary School
• New Barbaza Elementary School
• Magallon Elementary School
• Lepaga Elementary School
• Lika National High School
• La Fortuna Elementary School
• Dugong Elementary School
• Sangat Elementary School
• Dalipe Elementary School
• New Rizal National High School
• Nueva Vida National High School
• Katipunan Elementary High School
• Katipunan National High School
• Don Tomas Buenaflor Elementary School

References

1.  Municipality of M'lang | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "Kidapawan of the Past". www.facebook.com.
6. ^ David, Karlo Antonio (January 3, 2024). "Moppiyon Kahi Diid Patoy: The Greater Kidapawan Area". MindaNews. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
7. "Executive Order No. 441". The Lawphil Project. Arellano Law Foundation. August 6, 1961. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
8. "Province: North Cotabato". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
9. "M'lang: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of North Cotabato". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
14. Arguillas, Carolyn O. (February 20, 2016). "M'lang airport's first use: to fly a plane seeding clouds". MindaNews. Retrieved January 9, 2017.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• M'lang Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Official Website of the Municipality of M'lang
• Kidapawan of the past
• WINNERS: M'lang, Cotabato Local Elections 2016 Results
• Central Mindanao Airport New Airport Profile | CAPA

v t e Places adjacent to M'lang
Kabacan Matalam Kidapawan Pagalungan, Maguindanao M'lang Makilala Tulunan

v t e Province of Cotabato
Kidapawan (capital)
Municipalities	Alamada Aleosan Antipas Arakan Banisilan Carmen Kabacan Libungan Magpet Makilala Matalam Midsayap M'lang Pigcawayan Pikit President Roxas Tulunan Special Geographic Area (part of Bangsamoro) Kadayangan Kapalawan Ligawasan Malidegao Nabalawag Old Kaabakan Pahamuddin Tugunan
Component city	Kidapawan
Related	Symbols

• Municipalities of Cotabato
• Political divisions established by Philippine executive order