Tupi, South Cotabato

Municipality in South Cotabato, Philippines

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Municipality in Soccsksargen, Philippines

Tupi

Municipality

Municipality of Tupi
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi| توڤي

Municipal Hall

Flag

Seal

Map of South Cotabato with Tupi highlighted

OpenStreetMap

Tupi

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 6°20′N 124°57′E﻿ / ﻿6.33°N 124.95°E﻿ / 6.33; 124.95
Country| Philippines
Region| Soccsksargen
Province| South Cotabato
District|  1st district
Founded| September 11, 1953
Barangays| 15 (see Barangays)
Government

[1]

• Type| Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor| Romeo S. Tamayo
• Vice Mayor| Glenn C. Hatulan
• Representative| Isidro D. Lumayag
• Municipal Council|

Members

*   * Rubi D. Hatulan-Navarro
* Jasper C. Solilapsi
* Wendy A. Duarte
* Glezel D. Mariano-Trabado
* Marvin M. Zabala
* Weynard John B. Cornejo
* Ruel D. Marcelino
* Joselito G. Yabut

• Electorate| 50,301 voters (2025)
Area

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• Total

| 228.00 km2 (88.03 sq mi)
Elevation

| 365 m (1,198 ft)
Highest elevation

| 735 m (2,411 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 162 m (531 ft)
Population

(2024 census)[3]

• Total

| 78,599
• Density| 340/km2 (890/sq mi)
• Households

| 18,355
Economy

• Income class| 1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence|

22.37

% (2021)[4]
• Revenue| ₱ 306.9 million (2022)
• Assets| ₱ 546.5 million (2022)
• Expenditure| ₱ 264.6 million (2022)
• Liabilities| ₱ 546.5 million (2022)
Service provider

• Electricity| South Cotabato 2 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 2)
Time zone| UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code|

9505

PSGC|

1206317000

IDD : area code | +63 (0)83
Native languages| Hiligaynon
Cebuano
Maguindanao
Blaan
Tagalog
Website| www.tupi.gov.ph

Tupi, officially the Municipality of Tupi (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tupi; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tupi; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tupi; Kapampangan: Balen ning Tupi; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Tupi, Jawi: ايڠد نو توڤي), is a municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,459 people.[5]

Nestled at the foot of a dormant volcano, Mount Matutum, Tupi is considered as the fruit, vegetable and flower basket of South Cotabato.

## History

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The name "Tupi" is derived from the word "Tufi" which was a vine chewed by native Blaan tribes who first inhabited the land.

In 1936 during the commonwealth government, President Manuel L. Quezon appointed Major General Paulino Santos as General Manager for the development of Koronadal and the Allah Valley. Settlers from Luzon and the Visayas transformed the previously forested area into an agricultural zone.

The Barrio of Tupi was created into a municipality by virtue of executive order 612 of President Elpidio Quirino on September 11, 1953. The first set of appointed officials were inducted on October 2 of that year.

## Geography

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### Barangays

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Tupi is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

On July 13, 2024, despite having a low voter turnout of only 25.45%, majority of voters ratified the creation of Barangay Juan-Loreto Tamayo, which was carved out of the barangays of Cebuano, Linan, and Miasong. The Commission on Elections announced that of the 2,485 participating voters, 2,393 or 96.30% voted "Yes", while only 89 or 3.58% voted "No".[6] The new barangay is named after the grandparents of former mayor and incumbent South Cotabato governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr..[7]

* Acmonan
* Bololmala
* Bunao
* Cebuano
* Crossing Rubber
* Juan-Loreto Tamayo
* Kablon
* Kalkam
* Linan
* Lunen
* Miasong
* Palian
* Poblacion
* Polonuling
* Simbo
* Tubeng

### Climate

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Climate data for Tupi, South Cotabato

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 30
(86)  | 29
(84)  | 28
(82)  | 28
(82)  | 28
(82)  | 28
(82)  | 28
(82)  | 28
(82)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 21
(70)  | 21
(70)  | 21
(70)  | 22
(72)  | 23
(73)  | 22
(72)  | 22
(72)  | 22
(72)  | 22
(72)  | 22
(72)  | 22
(72)  | 22
(72)  | 22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 54
(2.1)  | 41
(1.6)  | 56
(2.2)  | 81
(3.2)  | 154
(6.1)  | 212
(8.3)  | 223
(8.8)  | 218
(8.6)  | 192
(7.6)  | 184
(7.2)  | 135
(5.3)  | 73
(2.9)  | 1,623
(63.9)
Average rainy days  | 10.4  | 9.1  | 11.2  | 14.4  | 24.6  | 27.0  | 26.7  | 26.1  | 25.6  | 26.9  | 22.6  | 15.1  | 239.7
Source: Meteoblue[8]

## Demographics

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Population census of TupiYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
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1960 | 19,945| —
1970 | 22,874| +1.38%
1975 | 28,423| +4.45%
1980 | 31,591| +2.14%
1990 | 43,232| +3.19%
1995 | 46,656| +1.44%
2000 | 53,440| +2.95%
2007 | 57,779| +1.08%
2010 | 61,843| +2.50%
2015 | 69,976| +2.38%
2020 | 73,459| +1.03%
2024 | 78,599| +1.64%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

## Economy

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Poverty incidence of Tupi

2000
51.30

2003
30.78

2006
32.60

2009
34.71

2012
32.93

2015
39.21

2018
22.50

2021
22.37

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Tupi's climate and soil type makes it suitable to all types of crop and livestock production. Tupi aside from pineapple, tropical fruits and vegetables is identified as suited for high-value commercial crops (HVCC) like asparagus and papaya. Cut-flower production is one crop that is putting Tupi on the regional map. Tupi is likewise identified as one of the areas in the province well suited for poultry production. To date, there are around 34 major poultry raisers scattered in the municipality with minimum of 10,000 heads capacity. Tupi had been identified in the Soccsksargen Growth Plan as one of the areas where a satellite Food Terminal shall be located. To date, a private organization, the DARBCI initiated the establishment of an initial 70 hectare Economic Zone within the Municipality of Tupi. One of the future investment eyed as an economic booster is the establishment of an Integrated Food Terminal. On this aspect, private investors are welcome to finance major economic endeavors within the economic zone.

SOX Food Products in Palian

Tupi, which is basically an agricultural municipality, devotes 19% of its total land area to agricultural production. Major agricultural crops are pineapple, papaya, asparagus, fruits, vegetables, corn, coffee, bananas, cut-flowers. Other high value commercial products include wood products and processed food.

The exports products are pineapple, asparagus, bottled fruit preserves, and Bongolan Banana.

The existing major business establishments are Progressive Farms, Kablon Farms, Stanfilco of Dole Philippines, Blooming Petals, Inc., Eden's Flowers, Central Universal Corporation and other large scale livestock and poultry raisers distributed all over the municipality.

## Arts and culture

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* Kasadyahan Festival, "Sagana Sayaw sa Kadalanan-Kasadyahan": Celebration featuring street dancing competition coined from Visayan word "Kasadya". It is a convergence of various ethnic and cultural dances featuring Tupi as the province's flower, fruit and vegetable basket and a town where various cultures abode. Held every September 11 in celebration of the town's foundation anniversary.
* Linggo ng Matutum: A weeklong festivity every March 13–20 of each year in celebration of the declaration of Mt. Matutum as protected Landscape: highlighting "Amyak Maleh", a climb and plant mountaineering activities and the Mindanao wide "Amyak Maleh Mt Matutum Bike Challenge".
* Kariton Festival: Annual parade of animal-drawn carts (kariton) bedecked with vegetables, fruits and flowers. Held every October and is being sponsored by the barangay Poblacion.
* Ati-Atihan: A yearly festival of Barangay Crossing Rubber same with that of Kalibo, Aklan.

## Infrastructure

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### Transportation

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The Tupi Transport Terminal has its daily trip to General Santos and Koronadal City 24 hours daily. The estimated time allotment from Tupi to General Santos and vice versa is only 45~60 minutes without traffic. From General Santos, there are trips to Tupi, the PUVs are available at the mall terminals and public terminal.

General Santos International Airport is 1 hour away from Tupi's town proper by using the newly constructed General Santos Diversion Road to avoid heavy traffic in General Santos.

## References

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1. ^ Municipality of Tupi |  (DILG)
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. ^ Patinio, Ferdinand (July 14, 2024). "96% of South Cotabato town voters favor creation of new village". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
7. ^ Rebollido, Rommel (July 15, 2024). "New village named after governor's grandparents created in South Cotabato". Rappler. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
8. ^ "Tampakan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
9. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
10. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

## External links

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* Media related to Tupi, South Cotabato at Wikimedia Commons
* Tupi Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Official website
* Tupi Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
* Philippine Census Information

Places adjacent to Tupi, South Cotabato

| Koronadal | Tampakan |

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Tupi

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Province of South Cotabato

Koronadal (capital)
General Santos (largest city)

Municipalities|

* Banga
* Lake Sebu
* Norala
* Polomolok
* Santo Niño
* Surallah
* Tampakan
* Tantangan
* T'Boli
* Tupi

Component City|

* Koronadal

Highly Urbanized City|

* General Santos (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under South Cotabato by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)

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