Cotabato City
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Cotabato Kutabato |
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| Independent Component City | ||
| City of Cotabato | ||
Cotabato City Hall
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| Nickname(s): Stone Fortress of Mindanao | ||
 Map of Maguindanao highlighting Cotabato City |
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 Cotabato
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| Coordinates: 7°13′N 124°15′E / 7.22°N 124.25°ECoordinates: 7°13′N 124°15′E / 7.22°N 124.25°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Soccsksargen (Region XII) | |
| Province | Maguindanao (geographically only) | |
| District | 1st District of Maguindanao | |
| During Manobo Period | 13th Century | |
| Founded as capital of Maguindanao Sultanate | 1520 | |
| Founding of Pueblo de Cotabato | 1862 | |
| Cityhood | June 20, 1959 | |
| Founded by | Apo Mamalu and Apo Tabunaway | |
| Barangays | 37 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi (NPC) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 176.00 km2 (67.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 299,438 | |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 9600 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 | |
| Income class | 3rd city income class | |
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| Electorate | 103,530 voters as of 2016 | |
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Cotabato City, officially the City of Cotabato (Malay: Kota Batu; Maguindanaoan: Kuta Wato; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Cotabato; Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Cotabato; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cotabato; Spanish: Ciudad de Cotabato), is a city in the Philippines located in Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 299,438.
Although Cotabato City is the regional center of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) but the city is administratively part of the Soccsksargen region, which is composed of the provinces of South Cotabato, (North) Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Sarangani, as well as the highly urbanized city of General Santos. Cotabato City is an independent component city, not subject to regulation from the Provincial Government of Maguindanao. The Philippine Statistics Authority also list Cotabato City as statistically independent. For geographical and legislative purposes, it is grouped with the province of Maguindanao but still does not belong to the ARMM.
Cotabato City is distinct from and should not be confused with the province of Cotabato.
The name Cotabato was derived from the Maguindanao word kuta wato and the Malay Bruneian word of Kota Batu, or City of Stone; kota mean city or fortress, and batu mean rock or stone.
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