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General Santos
Highly urbanized city
City of General Santos
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiجنرل سنتوس
Aerial view of urban GenSan
Robinsons Place GenSan
Barbecue grill stalls at Tiongson Arcade
General Santos highway
Aerial view of urban GenSan; Robinsons Place GenSan; Barbecue grill stalls at Tiongson Arcade; General Santos highway
Flag of General Santos
Official seal of General Santos
Nickname: 
Tuna Capital of the Philippines[1]
Anthem: Himno ng Heneral Santos
(English: General Santos Hymn)
Map of South Cotabato with General Santos highlighted
Map of South Cotabato with General Santos highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
General Santos is located in Philippines
General Santos
General Santos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°07′N 125°10′E / 6.12°N 125.17°E / 6.12; 125.17
CountryPhilippines
RegionSoccsksargen
ProvinceSouth Cotabato (geographically only)
DistrictLone district of General Santos
FoundedAugust 18, 1947
CityhoodJuly 8, 1968
Highly urbanized citySeptember 5, 1988
Named forGeneral Paulino Santos
Barangays26 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorLorelie G. Pacquiao
 • Vice MayorRosalita T. Nuñez
 • RepresentativeLoreto B. Acharon
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate360,232 voters (2022)
Area
[3]
 • Total492.86 km2 (190.29 sq mi)
Elevation
197 m (646 ft)
Highest elevation
869 m (2,851 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total697,315
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
 • Households
175,345
DemonymGensanon
Economy
 • Gross domestic product (GDP)₱129.015 billion (2022)[5]
$2.279 billion (2022)[6]
 • Income class1st city income class
 • Poverty incidence
9.90
% (2021)[7]
 • Revenue₱ 2,931 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 8,093 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 3,557 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 1,983 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySouth Cotabato 2 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9500
PSGC
126303000
IDD: area code +63 (0)83
Native languagesHiligaynon
Cebuano
Tboli
Blaan
Tagalog
Maguindanaon
Websitewww.gensantos.gov.ph

General Santos, officially the City of General Santos,[note 1] and abbreviated as GenSan, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Soccsksargen, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 697,315 people.[4]

It is located on the island of Mindanao, it is the southernmost and 15th-most populous city in the Philippines. It is the regional center for commerce and industry of the Soccsksargen region, and is geographically located within the province of South Cotabato but administered independently of it.

  1. ^ "DTI features 'best of the seas' at the IFEX PH 2018". Philippine Information Agency. DTI/PIA-NCR. May 26, 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  2. ^ City of General Santos | (DILG)
  3. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "City of General Santos Posts the Fastest Growth Among Economies in SOCCSKSARGEN in 2022".
  6. ^ "PH₱56.598 per dollar (per International Monetary Fund on Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies for December 2022)". IMF. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.


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