Banga, officially the Municipality of Banga (; ; ; , Jawi: çÃÂàï ÃÂàèçà), is a municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 89,164 people.
Banga is situated in the northwest of the province of South Cotabato. The town derived its name from a palm tree known to the natives of the place as "Buanga" which during the pre-settlement time, predominantly grew in the area.
Banga is linked by a concrete national highway road from General Santos to the east and Cotabato City in the west.
The area was initially established as a Settlement District under the Allah Valley Project of the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) on March 4, 1941, with Gen. Paulino Santos serving as General Manager. On September 11, 1953, through Presidential Proclamation No. 612 issued by President Elpidio Quirino, it was separated from Koronadal and established as an independent municipality.
Banga is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
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