Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat

Bagumbayan, officially the Municipality of Bagumbayan (Banwa sang Bagumbayan; Inged nu Bagumbayan, Jawi: ايڠد نو باڬومباين; Bayan ng Bagumbayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,947 people.

History
The municipality of Bagumbayan was transferred from Cotabato Province to Province of Sultan Kudarat on November 22, 1973, by presidential decree 341 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos.

Barangays
Bagumbayan is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. • Bai Saripinang

• Biwang

• Busok

• Chua

• Daguma(Mt.Daguma Gunting)

• Daluga

• Kabulanan

• Kanulay

• Kapaya

• Kinayao

• Masiag

• Monteverde

• Poblacion

• Santo Niño

• Sison

• South Sepaka (Shariff Galmak)

• Sumilil

• Titulok

• Tuka

Economy
Known for its gold and copper deposits, Bagumbayan is Central Mindanao’s new source for export-quality banana and pineapple. Super Green Agricultural Developers Corp. (Sugadco) and SUMIFRU Inc. developed 256 ha of banana and pineapple plantations in Barangay Kinayao, Bagumbayan town, starting May, 2008. 5 other barangays in the town will later be developed for banana, namely: Bai Saripinang, Daguma, Kapaya, Tuka, Poblacion and Busok.