Columbio

Columbio
Municipality
Municipality of Columbio
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiکلومبيو
Flag of Columbio
Flag
Official seal of Columbio
Seal
Nicknames: 
  • Bridge to the Cotabatos
  • SK's Last Frontier
Map of Sultan Kudarat with Columbio highlighted
Map of Sultan Kudarat with Columbio highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Columbio is located in Philippines
Columbio
Columbio
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°42′N 124°56′E / 6.7°N 124.93°E / 6.7; 124.93
CountryPhilippines
RegionSoccsksargen
ProvinceSultan Kudarat
District 1st district
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEdwin F. Bermudez
 • Vice MayorAmirh M. Musali
 • RepresentativeBai Rihan M. Sakaluran
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate20,321 voters (2022)
Area
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 • Total
926.15 km2 (357.59 sq mi)
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Highest elevation
492 m (1,614 ft)
Lowest elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
33,527
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
 • Households
8,149
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
44.99
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 302.8 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 327.6 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 282.7 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 140.9 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9801
PSGC
126502000
IDD : area code +63 (0)64
Native languagesHiligaynon
Maguindanao
Kalagan
Tagalog
Websitewww.columbio.gov.ph

Columbio, officially the Municipality of Columbio (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Columbio; Ilocano: Ili ti Columbio; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Kulumbiu, Jawi: ايڠد نوکلومبيو; Tagalog: Bayan ng Columbio), is a municipality in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,527 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]

History

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The municipality of Columbio was transferred from Cotabato Province to Province of Sultan Kudarat on November 22, 1973, by presidential decree 341 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos.[5]

Geography

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Barangays

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Columbio is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Bantangan (Lasak)
  • Datablao
  • Eday
  • Elbebe
  • Lasak
  • Libertad
  • Lomoyon
  • Makat (Sumali Pas)
  • Maligaya
  • Mayo
  • Natividad
  • Poblacion
  • Polomolok
  • Sinapulan
  • Sucob
  • Telafas

Climate

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Climate data for Columbio, Sultan Kudarat
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30
(86) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59
(2.3) 		46
(1.8) 		41
(1.6) 		54
(2.1) 		105
(4.1) 		159
(6.3) 		179
(7.0) 		197
(7.8) 		162
(6.4) 		147
(5.8) 		102
(4.0) 		65
(2.6) 		1,316
(51.8)
Average rainy days 12.3 11.7 12.2 14.5 22.6 25.6 26.6 27.5 25.5 26.0 21.2 16.0 241.7
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [6]

Demographics

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Population census of Columbio
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 20,748—    
1975 6,467−20.85%
1980 7,927+4.15%
1990 17,567+8.28%
1995 21,511+3.87%
2000 21,698+0.19%
2007 23,675+1.21%
2010 27,440+5.52%
2015 33,258+3.73%
2020 33,527+0.16%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

Columbio is inhabited by ethnolinguistic groups such as the Hiligaynons, Ilocanos, Cebuanos, Blaan and Maguindanaon. Ilocanos and Hiligaynons are the only inhabitants of the town not native to Mindanao. They speak and understand their respective languages and even communicate with one's own language to the other despite not mutually intelligible to each other. Maguindanaon, Blaan and Cebuano are also spoken by these respective ethnic groups and understood also by Ilocanos and Hiligaynons as well in the municipality. Everyone in the municipality also speak Tagalog.

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Columbio

10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
45.50
2009
54.41
2012
54.67
2015
50.27
2018
36.20
2021
44.99

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Columbio | (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. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Presidential Decree No. 341, s. 1973". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Columbio: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Province of Sultan Kudarat". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  13. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  14. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  15. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  17. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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