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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 2020 census, it has a population of 35,151 people. [3]

Sulop
Municipality
Municipality of Sulop
Sulop Municipal Hall
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Map of Davao del Sur with Sulop highlighted
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Sulop Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°35′55″N 125°20′37″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao del Sur
District	Lone district
Founded	April 24, 1958
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Atty. Jose Jimmy S. Sagarino
• Vice Mayor	Atty. Willie S. Villegas
• Representative	Mercedes C. Cagas
• Municipal Council	Members Atty. Victoria D. Ababa Michael Jose A. Macasaet Boyet T. Hernan Antonio L. Albino Dyane Therese G. Idulsa Sebastian C. Mondejar Jr. Resty S. Deala Giovanni G. Tingson
• Electorate	23,181 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	155.26 km2 (59.95 sq mi)
Elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Highest elevation	617 m (2,024 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	35,151
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
• Households	8,550
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	16.12% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱165,559,217.10 (2020)
• Assets	₱742,318,562.36 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱153,372,093.42 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8009
PSGC	112414000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)82
Native languages	Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Tagalog Ata Manobo
Website	www.sulop.gov.ph

History

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The name Sulop, derived from native languages, means "swampy place surrounded by second growth forest" and "habitat of wild pigs."

In the early part of the 19th century, a wave of immigrants from the Visayas Region, mostly from Cebu, came to Sulop. At the time, Sulop 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 natives peoples known as the Tagacaolo, the B’laans, and the Bagobos, and converted the lands into settlement sites and agricultural production areas.

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. Comabig assigned residential lots to interested parties consistent with the town site development plan. Comabig resigned from office after six years, after which Vice Mayor Antonio Go Pace assumed the vacated mayoral position. He facilitated the construction of the first municipality's Town Hall.

Vice Mayor Sebastian Mondejar, Sr. succeeded the mayorship of Go Pace when the latter died. Mondejar facilitated the coming of Cocoa Investors, Incorporated (CII), a multi-million peso corporation engaged in cacao bean 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. Sagarino'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. He placed agricultural productivity as the centerpiece 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 Mayor Jose Jimmy S. Sagarino was re-elected to his fourth term in office. In his new term, he celebrated the Golden Founding Anniversary of the Municipality of Sulop.

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.

Climate

Barangays

Sulop is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.

Demographics

Population census of Sulop

Year	Pop.	±% 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%
2020	35,151	+0.88%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8][9]

Economy

Education

The Davao Del Sur State College (DSSC), a campus based in Matti, Digos City has a Sulop Extension. Located at Purok 2, Poblacion, Sulop, Davao Del Sur.

References

External links

• Sulop Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

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Sulop ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Davao del Sur auf der Insel Mindanao. Sie hat 33.613 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015).

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