Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat
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| Municipality of Kalamansig | |
Public Park with Communication Tower
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 Map of Sultan Kudarat with Kalamansig highlighted |
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 Kalamansig
Location within the Philippines
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| Coordinates: 6°34′N 124°03′E / 6.57°N 124.05°ECoordinates: 6°34′N 124°03′E / 6.57°N 124.05°E | |
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | Soccsksargen (Region XII) |
| Province | Sultan Kudarat |
| District | 2nd District |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ronan Eugene C. Garcia |
| • Vice Mayor | Rolando P. Garcia |
| • Electorate | 22,984 voters (2016) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 699.20 km2 (269.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 49,059 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 9808 |
| PSGC | 126505000 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
| Climate type | tropical climate |
| Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| Website | kalamansig |
Kalamansig, officially the Municipality of Kalamansig, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 49,059 people.
The main means of livelihood of the people is farming and fishing.
The nearest point of entry is through Cotabato Airport, Cotabato City. The town can easily be reached by taking the fully cemented Upi-Lebak National Road. Convenient and safe public transport that plies directly to Kalamansig are also available at NCCC Mall Davao, General Santos City Public Terminal, Cotabato City Lebak-Kalamansig Terminal and Tacurong City Public Terminal.
It is politically subdivided into 15 barangays:
The existing seat of government of Kalamansig was formerly the municipality of Lebak. The first attempt to separate was on Lebak (presently Kalamansig) was under the municipal district of Kiamba while Salaman(now Lebak) use under the district of Dinaig on August 18, 1947 under Executive order 82. and it was again reunited under one independent municipality of Lebak on December 31, 1948. The seat of government was transferred to Salaman on April 12, 1951.
Ten years later, the Municipality of Kalamansig formally created by the virtue of Executive Order 459 dated December 29, 1961 signed by Carlos P. Garcia, creating the municipality of Kalamansig from certain barangays of Lebak and Palimbang.
There are 20 barangay and sitio carve out from Lebak are Lun, Pitas, Dansalan, Pedtegenan, Madu, Port Lebak, Lenek, Sta. Clara, Sebayor, Nalilidan, Bosawon, Calubcub, Camp III, Poral, Limulan, Simsiman, Cadiz and Tipudos. The 8 barangays and sitios were taken from Palimbang are Sangay, Mat, Danawan, Paril, Babancao, Basiawan, Narra and North Kulaman.
The municipality of kalamansig was transferred from Cotabato Province to Province of Sultan Kudarat on November 22, l973 by presidential decree 341 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos. Kalamansig lies the few miles from the epicenter of the devastating 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake.
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