Tampakan

Tampakan, officially the Municipality of Tampakan (Banwa sang Tampakan; Lungsod sa Tampakan; Bayan ng Tampakan; Inged nu Tampakan, Jawi: ايڠد نو تمڤاكن), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,018 people.

Barangays
Tampakan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
 * Albagan
 * Buto
 * Danlag
 * Kipalbig
 * Lambayong
 * Liberty
 * Lampitak
 * Maltana
 * Poblacion
 * Palo
 * Pula Bato
 * San Isidro
 * Santa Cruz
 * Tablu

Religion
Churches in Tampakan:


 * Lifehouse Community of Faith, Inc. (SBC), Brgy. Poblacion
 * Greenland Community Church (SBC), Brgy. Buto
 * Greenview Baptist Church (SBC), Brgy. Buto
 * Amazing Grace Baptist Church (SBC), Brgy. Maltana
 * Snip Baptist Church (SBC), Brgy. Tablu
 * Liberty Baptist Church (SBC), Brgy. Liberty
 * Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Brgy. Sta. Cruz
 * Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Brgy. Poblacion
 * Born Again Sanctuary of Praise, Brgy. Poblacion
 * Iglesia Ni Cristo, Brgy. Poblacion

Economy
There is a proposed copper and gold mine in Tampakan. Once approved for operations, the Tampakan Copper-Gold Project will be the largest in the Philippines and among the largest copper mines in the world.

The local government of Tampakan has for now cancelled its agreement with Sagittarius Mines to develop the reserves into a mine in 2020 alleging that the terms of the deal is lopsided against residents and the community