Malungon

Malungon, officially the Municipality of Malungon (Lungsod sa Malungon; Inged nu Malungun, Jawi: ايڠد نوملوڠون; Bayan ng Malungon), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 105,465 people.

Malungon is a landlocked town at the north-eastern part of Sarangani. It is bounded on the west by Tupi, South Cotabato, on the north by the province of Davao del Sur, east by Malita, capital of the newly created province of Davao Occidental, on the south by Alabel (the provincial capital) and General Santos, and on the south-west by Polomolok, South Cotabato.

Barangays
Malungon is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.


 * Alkikan
 * Ampon
 * Atlae
 * Banahaw
 * Banate
 * Blaan
 * Datal Batong
 * Datal Bila
 * Datal Tampal
 * J.P. Laurel
 * Kawayan
 * Kibala
 * Kiblat
 * Kinabalan
 * Lower Mainit
 * Lutay
 * Malabod
 * Malalag Cogon
 * Malandag
 * Malungon Gamay
 * Nagpan
 * Panamin
 * Poblacion
 * San Juan
 * San Miguel
 * San Roque
 * Talus
 * Tamban
 * Upper Biangan
 * Upper Lumabat
 * Upper Mainit

Economy
Malungon's economy is largely based on agriculture with a high level production of dried coconut meat. Animal husbandry is the second biggest income earner, notably cattle farming. Other agricultural products are coconuts, maize, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, pork, eggs, beef, and fish.

The economy has accelerated in the past decade driven by advances in global communication technology and the finishing of a modern highway that tremendously improved trade and transport.