Sulop, Davao del Sur

Sulop, officially the Municipality of Sulop (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sulop; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sulop), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 33,613 people.[3]

Sulop
Municipality
Municipality of Sulop
Downtown area
Map of Davao del Sur with Sulop highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Sulop
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°35′55″N 125°20′37″E
Country Philippines
RegionDavao Region (Region XI)
ProvinceDavao del Sur
DistrictLone District
Barangays25 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJose Jimmy S. Sagarino
 • Vice MayorWillie S. Villegas
 • CongressmanMercedes C. Cagas
 • Electorate23,181 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total155.26 km2 (59.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
 • Total33,613
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
 • Households
8,550
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence21.42% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)100,460,170.39 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8009
PSGC
112414000
IDD : area code +63 (0)82
Climate typetropical rainforest climate
Native languagesDavawenyo
Cebuano
Kalagan language
Tagalog
Ata Manobo
Websitewww.sulop.gov.ph

Geography

Sulop is about 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Digos City, the seat of the provincial government of Davao del Sur. The municipality is located halfway between two major growth centers of Mindanao, namely, Davao City of Region XI and General Santos City of Region XII.

Barangays

Sulop is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.

  • Balasinon
  • Buguis
  • Carre
  • Clib
  • Harada Butai
  • Katipunan
  • Kiblagon
  • Labon
  • Laperas
  • Lapla
  • Litos
  • Luparan - Kuyaw ni bay!
  • Mckinley
  • New Cebu
  • Osmeña
  • Palili
  • Parame
  • Poblacion
  • Roxas
  • Solongvale
  • Tagolilong
  • Tala-o
  • Talas
  • Tanwalang
  • Waterfall

Climate
Climate data for Sulop, Davao del Sur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(87)
Average low °C (°F) 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 24
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59
(2.3)		 46
(1.8)		 41
(1.6)		 54
(2.1)		 105
(4.1)		 159
(6.3)		 179
(7.0)		 197
(7.8)		 162
(6.4)		 147
(5.8)		 102
(4.0)		 65
(2.6)		 1,316
(51.8)
Average rainy days 12.3 11.7 12.2 14.5 22.6 25.6 26.6 27.5 25.5 26.0 21.2 16.0 241.7
Source: Meteoblue [5]

History

In the early part of the 19th century, a wave of immigrants from the Visayas Region, mostly from Cebu, came to Sulop which was still a barangays under the Municipality of Padada, Davao del Sur. Settlers from Leyte, Iloilo and Bohol also arrived during the century. They acquired lands from the natives known as Tagacaolo, B’laans and Bagobos who were the early inhabitants of the place.

The name Sulop was derived from its natives which means swampy place surrounded by second growth forest and habitat of wild pigs. Settlers, then converted the place into settlement sites and production areas of agricultural crops.

By virtue of Executive Order No. 295 issued on April 24, 1958, President Carlos P. Garcia converted barangays Sulop and its adjacent barangays into an independent Municipality of Sulop of the Province of Davao del Sur. The development of the municipality underwent eight changes of political leadership up to the present Administration.

President Carlos P Garcia appointed Nestorio Comabig as the first mayor of the Municipality of Sulop. Mayor Nestorio Comabig’s achievement was the assignment of residential lots to interested parties consistent to the town site development plan. However, Mayor Nestorio Comabig resigned from office after six years he assumed the office.

The then Vice Mayor Antonio Go Pace assumed the vacated mayorship position and facilitated the construction of the first municipality’s Town Hall.

Entering the Municipality of Sulop

Vice Mayor Sebastian Mondejar, Sr. succeeded the mayorship of Antonio Go Pace when the latter died and the former facilitated the coming of Cocoa Investors, Incorporated (CII), a multi-million peso corporation engaged in cacao beans production;

Vice Mayor Perfecto O. Sagarino Sr. succeeded as mayor when Mayor Sebastian Mondejar Sr. was killed in an ambush on December 3, 1982, during the height of insurgency. Mayor Perfecto Sagarino Sr.'s greatest achievement was the construction of Sulop Public Market Buildings. He relinquished his position after the EDSA Revolution (People Power Revolution) in 1986;

Atty. Leopoldo C. Diones, Jr. was then installed as OIC-Mayor who retained his position by winning the 1987 and 1992 elections.

Atty. Jose Jimmy S. Sagarino, son of former mayor Perfecto O. Sagarino emerged the winner in the mayoralty race in 1995 and stayed on for 3 terms. The construction of the new Municipal Government Center of Sulop was made during his incumbency.

On June 30, 2004, local leadership was then steered by Mayor Restituto Ornales. In his quest to sustain the obtaining momentum of development, he placed agricultural productivity as the center piece of his development thrust and initiated the construction of Labon – Clib Steel Bridge.

The latest change in leadership took place on June 30, 2007, when the newly elect-mayor assumed post at 12:00 noon which marked the returned of undefeated 3-termer Mayor Jose Jimmy S. Sagarino who in his new term celebrated the Golden Founding Anniversary of the Municipality of Sulop.

Demographics
Municipal Hall of Sulop
Population census of Sulop
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 28,385—    
1970 22,762−2.18%
1975 22,014−0.67%
1980 23,094+0.96%
1990 24,513+0.60%
1995 25,968+1.09%
2000 27,340+1.11%
2007 29,082+0.86%
2010 32,163+3.73%
2015 33,613+0.84%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][7][8]

Education

The Southern Philippines Agri-business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST) has a Sulop Extension.

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References
  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Province: Davao del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "Sulop: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. "Province of Davao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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