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General Santos Map

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GENERAL SANTOS CITY

General Santos City, which the locals customarily call Gensan, is a city in the southern Philippines. It is located in the island of Mindanao and is within the South Cotabato province. Northwest of Gensan is Cebu City and to its northeast is Davao, two popular destinations in the southern Philippines.

The city began with only 62 pioneers from the island Luzon cultivating the lands in Cotabato led by General Paulino Santos. After this settlement was established came migrants from other major islands like Luzon and the Visayas. The territory became a municipality in 1948 and gained its status as a city in 1968.

Gensan's agriculture sector and fishing industry are quite strong. The strong agricultural sector growth can be attributed to the typhoon-free weather the city enjoys. The city also enjoys good rainfall, much to the advantage of local farmers. Major produce here include pineapples, rice, asparagus, corn, coconuts, exotic fruits, vegetables, and fruits.

Other than a strong agricultural sector, the fishing industry is also strong in General Santos City thus making Gensan the Philippines' tuna capital. There is a top of the line Fishport Complex, which also houses refrigeration facilities. Tuna exporting is a big business in Gensan and tuna fish is the city's biggest export. This industry contributes more than 50% to the city's economy.

The Gensan Climate

The people of General Santos City enjoy a storm-free weather year in and year out. However, there is still a notable dry and wet season in this region. The best time to visit Gensan is from November to May during the dry season. The wet season, marked by tropical rainfall, is from June to October.

The temperature ranges in the city from 28 degrees Celsius to 36 degrees Celsius. Nevertheless, since the city is situated away from the Philippines' typhoon belt, visitors can still enjoy great weather here in spite of occasional tropical rains during the wet season.

HISTORY

General Santos City's history dates back to the turn of the 15th century when Sariph Kabungsuan of Arabia arrived in Cotabato Province in Mindanao to introduce Islam.

In 1914, the first batch of Christian migrants settled in Glan along Sarangani Bay. In 1920, the first Ilocanos reached Kiamba on the opposite side of the bay.

Almost two decades after, in 1938, Cotabato's vast lands and rich marine resources caught the attention of General Paulino Santos, Sr. On February 27, 1939, General Santos led the first and largest batch of settlers organized under the National Land Settlement Administration to the shores of Sarangani Bay.

Six years later, in June 1954, the Municipality of Buayan was renamed General Santos through Republic Act No. 1107, authored by Congressman Luminog Mangelen of Cotabato Province.

On July 8, 1968, upon approval of Republic Act No. 5412, the Municipality of General Santos was converted into a city while keeping its name. In 1988, two decades after its inauguration, it was declared as a highly urbanized city.

Currently, General Santos City has 26 barangays. It belongs to the First Congressional District of South Cotabato and is one of the three-chartered cities of Region XI.

PHYSICAL PROFILE

General Santos City is situated at the southern part of the Philippines, it is bounded by three municipalities of Sarangani Province and two municipalities of South Cotabato, namely, Alabel, Malungon, Maasim, Polomolok and T'boli.

It has a total land area of 53,606-hectare, which is 1.7% of Region XI's entire area. 35% or 19,040 hectares of the whole area are suitable for urban uses. Around 23,000 hectares can be used for intensive and specialized agriculture while 11,564 hectares of higher slopes are available for reforestation and grazing purposes.

The city has six rivers, three of which, namely, Silway, Siguel and Buayan rivers, are rich sand and gravel quarry sites.

HUMAN RESOURCES

The urban population of 259,975 represents 80.2% of the city's entire population of 327,173. At 5.15%, General Santos City has the highest annual population growth rate in Region XI.

The city's population density has increased from 610 persons per sq. km. in 1995 to 637 persons per sq. km. in 1996.