Soccsksargen

SOCCSKSARGEN

Region XII
Central Mindanao (formerly)
SOCCSKSARGEN Region XII; Central Mindanao (formerly)
Region
	[[File:\|Koronadal City Hall\|124px]] Left to right, top to bottom: Tuka Beach in Kiamba, Sarangani; shoreline of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat; Asik-Asik Falls in Alamada, North Cotabato; aerial view of General Santos; and Koronadal, South Cotabato
	Location in the Philippines
Country	Philippines
Island group	Mindanao
Regional center	Koronadal
Area
• Total	22,513.30 km2 (8,692.43 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	4,545,276
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-12
Provinces	4 Cotabato ; Sarangani ; South Cotabato ; Sultan Kudarat ;
Cities	4 General Santos ; Kidapawan ; Koronadal ; Tacurong ;
Municipalities	45
Barangays	1,195

Soccsksargen (sometimes stylised as SOCCSKSARGEN) is an administrative region of the Philippines. It is also known as Region XII. The regional center is Koronadal.

There are four provinces and 1 city. They are South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos.

Mindanao River is in the region. It empties into the Illana Bay of the larger Moro Gulf.

References

↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[PSA15-12-1] Census of Population (2015). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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