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Pigcawayan
Pigcawayan Municipal hall
Pigcawayan Municipal hall
Official seal of Pigcawayan
Seal
OpenStreetMap
CountryPhilippines
FoundedSeptember 30, 1953
Barangays(see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • MayorJean Dino D. Roquero
 • Vice MayorNiel Jake V. Casi
 • RepresentativeJoselito S. Sacdalan
 • Electoratevoters (?)
Highest elevation
382 m (1,253 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Economy
 • Poverty incidence% (?)
Service provider
 • Electricity—
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
PSGC
PSGC unknown

Pigcawayan, officially the Municipality of Pigcawayan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Pigkawayan, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ڤيڬكاوين; Iranun: Inged a Pigkawayan, ايڠايد ا ڤيڬكاوين; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Pigkawayan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pigkawayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pigkawayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,744 people. [3]

It is sometimes spelled Pigkawayan.

History

Before its creation as a separate and independent Political Unit, Pigcawayan together with Alamada and Libungan were component barangays of Midsayap. Pigcawayan, however at that time was more progressive than the two mentioned.

How Pigcawayan got its name remains undocumented, however two versions were given by the early settlers and passed from one generation to another.

The first version was that the place now known as Pigcawayan was a battleground for the Iranuns and the Maguindanaons. Due to this fighting the inhabitants would abandon the place to be occupied by the victors. From this evolved the Maguindanaon word "Pigawaan," which meant an abandoned place.

The second version, refers to an incident when an American school superintendent visited the place. The superintendent encountered people roasting a pig with the use of bamboo pole rotated over live charcoal. The words "pig bamboo," as said by the superintendent, were translated into the local dialect Pigcawayan the present name of the municipality.

Geography

Pigcawayan is the last municipality of Cotabato Province coming from Davao City to Cotabato City.[4] It is 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Cotabato City, 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Cotabato Airport and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the nearest seaport which is the Polloc Port of Parang, Maguindanao.

Barangays

Pigcawayan is politically subdivided into 40 barangays.PSGC unknown

  • Anick (Upper Balogo)
  • Upper Baguer (Baguer)
  • Balacayon[i]
  • Balogo
  • Banucagon
  • Bulucaon
  • Buluan
  • Buricain[i]
  • Cabpangi
  • Capayuran
  • Central Panatan
  • Datu Binasing[i]
  • Datu Mantil[i]
  • Kadingilan[i]
  • Kimarayag
  • Libungan Torreta[i]
  • Lower Baguer[i]
  • Lower Pangangkalan[i]
  • Malagakit
  • Maluao
  • North Manuangan
  • Matilac[i]
  • Midpapan I
  • Midpapan II
  • Mulok
  • New Culasi
  • New Igbaras
  • New Panay
  • Patot[i]
  • Payong-payong
  • Poblacion I
  • Poblacion II
  • Poblacion III
  • Presbitero
  • Renibon
  • Simsiman[i]
  • South Manuangan
  • Tigbawan
  • Tubon
  • Upper Pangangkalan[i]
Note
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l - 12 barangays in Pigcawayan forms part of the Special Geographic Area of Bangsamoro region despite Cotabato and Pigcawayan not being under the administrative jurisdiction of the autonomous region. It was partitioned from Soccsksargen following the two-part plebiscite held in January and February 2019. The Bangsamoro's Development Coordinating Office (DCO) oversees the barangays' affairs.[5]

Climate

Climate data for Pigcawayan, Cotabato
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31
(88) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		31
(87)
Average low °C (°F) 22
(72) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53
(2.1) 		44
(1.7) 		41
(1.6) 		39
(1.5) 		69
(2.7) 		89
(3.5) 		92
(3.6) 		97
(3.8) 		72
(2.8) 		79
(3.1) 		72
(2.8) 		49
(1.9) 		796
(31.1)
Average rainy days 15.3 13.5 16.3 16.9 22.3 23.5 22.5 23.1 19.4 21.5 20.6 17.5 232.4
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of Pigcawayan
YearPop.±% p.a.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9]
2020 Census count was revised as per PSA Board Resolution
No. 13 Series of 2021 adopted on November 9, 2021.[10][11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Pigcawayan was 52,744 people, [3] with a density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

The municipality is primarily an agricultural area. Common industrial activities are rice and corn mills. There are 11 rice mills (electric operated) found in Poblacion (2), Tubon (4), North and South Manuangan (2), Upper Baguer (10), Balogo (1), and Capayuran (1). Aside from these, there are also 2) Baby Cono/Kiskisan that can be found in (13) barangays.

Processed milled rice by Rice Mills are usually brought/sold to Cotabato City, Davao City and in some parts of South Cotabato. Milled rice produced by "Kiskisan/Baby Cono" were usually for households consumption by residents of barangays.

Cottage industries include furniture shops that use wood, bamboo and rattan, as well as rice grinder, mini sawmill and machine shops.

Tourism

Kaway-kaway Pigcayawan is the proposed tourism brand of the municipality.

  • Spanish Tower located at Libungan-Torreta, Pigcawayan. It is a historical place.
  • Saljay Integrated Farm located at Presbitero, Pigcawayan; farming and agricultural trips.
  • The Shrine of Virgin Mary, located at Rogonan, New Panay, Pigcawayan.
  • Payong-Payong Cave, located at Payong-Payong, Pigcawayan; caving.
  • Bual Spring, located at Kimarayag, Pigcawayan; swimming.
  • Payong-Payong Falls located at Auxiliary, Payong-Payong, Pigcawayan. The waterfalls drop from 8–12 meters high with its source coming from a wide river.
  • Agustin Swimming Pool Resort located at Tigbawan, Pigcawayan; camping, swimming and picnic sites.
  • Kagiringan Falls located at Kimarayag, Pigcawayan; camping and trekking.
  • Rapu-Rapu Falls located at Anick, Pigcawayan. The falls drop into a natural round pool called "kawa-kawa" with an estimated 3 meters in diameter.
  • Malagakit Lake Resort Malagakit, Pigcawayan. The lake was judged as the cleanest and greenest inland body of water in the Philippines in 1995.
  • Lampaki Cave located at Kimarayag, Pigcawayan. The entrance is 3 meters in height with formations of stalactites and stalagmites inside as well as scattered thick guano. There is a small hole on the top through which the rays of the sun pass.
  • Kimarayag Cave located at Campo 1, Kimarayag, Pigcawayan. The cave has stalactites and stalagmites formed like a teeth of a whale.
  • Belle's Farm & Resort located at Midpapan I, Pigcawayan; swimming, events (weddings, family reunions, birthdays, etc.)

References

  1. ^
  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 c Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Pigcawayan". Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  5. ^ "BARMM creates office to administer 63 barangays in North Cotabato". bangsamoro.gov.ph. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pigcawayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  10. ^ Total Population, Household Population, Number of Households, and Average Household Size by Region, Province, and City/Municipality: Philippines, 2020. PSA. 23 March 2022.
  11. ^ "PSA Board Resolution No. 13, Series of 2021 - APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE THIRD QUARTER 2021 PHILIPPINE STANDARD GEOGRAPHIC CODE UPDATES TO INCLUDE THE BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (BARMM) AND CORRECT THE NAMES OF 37 BARANGAYS" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

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