Lebak, Sultan Kudarat
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| Coordinates: 06°38′N 124°04′E / 6.633°N 124.067°ECoordinates: 06°38′N 124°04′E / 6.633°N 124.067°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) | |
| Province | Sultan Kudarat | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Founded | August 18, 1947 | |
| Barangays | 27 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Deonesio B. Besana (Liberal Party) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Gerardo S. Delasan | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 470.86 km2 (181.80 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 88,868 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 9807 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 | |
| Income class | 1st municipal income class | |
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| Electorate | 40,134 voters as of 2016 | |
| Languages | English, Hiligaynon, see Dialects | |
| Website | www |
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The Municipality of Lebak (Filipino: Bayan ng Lebak; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Lebak) is a coastal municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 88,868 people. The municipality of Lebak lies in the northernmost part of the coastal area of Sultan Kudarat, about 168 kilometres (104 mi) from Isulan, the capital town of Sultan Kudarat.
Lebak is a Maguindanaon word meaning hollow. This is because of the eastern part of Lebak is a mountain and on the western part is the Celebes Sea thus the hollow portion is between a mountain and the sea.
Settlement areas where then set up, giant forest trees were cut to give way for the residential areas and roads were built to connect neighboring areas. Settlers from Luzon and the Visayas were brought by boat to this Promise Land and were distributed to the various Settlement areas where they were allotted a home lot and farm lot to till and develop.
In 1945, World War II when the Americans took over the supervision of the Philippine Government against Japanese occupation, Marcelino A. Concha was still the Military Governor of the Empire Province of Cotabato. In the same year, Aurelio Freires, Sr. was appointed Municipal District Mayor of Salaman.
Executive Order No.195 dated December 31, 1948 Segregating the Municipal districts of Lebak and Salaman from the Municipalities of Kiamba and Dinaig, Province of Cotabato, as organized under Executive Order No. 82 of August 18, 1947, and organized them into independent municipality under the name of Lebak with the seat of government at the Sitio of Kalamansig. The Municipality of Lebak was created under:
Executive Order No. 432 dated April 12, 1951 Transferring the seat of government of the Municipality of Lebak, province of Cotabato from present location of Kalamansig to the Barrio of Salaman of the municipality. It is known as Municipality of Lebak (Salaman).
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