Soccsksargen (officially styled as SOCCSKSARGEN) (pronounced [sokˈsardʒɛn]), formerly

known as Central Mindanao, is an administrative region of the Philippines, located in south-central

Mindanao. It is numerically designated as Region XII. The name is an acronym that stands for the
region's four provinces and 1 city (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General
Santos). The regional center is in Koronadal located in the province of South Cotabato, and the center
of commerce and industry is General Santos, which is the most populous city in the Region

Topography & Climate

Region XII varies from flat, fertile plains to irregular landscape to wide valleys, scattered hills
and intensive mountain ranges. About half of the total land area of the region’s land resources fall
within the 0-500m in elevation. It also has an extensive coastline which stretches to 320 kilometers.
The mountain ranges of the region are located in the northern and eastern portions of Cotabato, and
in the central and southwestern portions spanning through the three provinces of Sultan Kudarat,
South Cotabato and Sarangani.

As for its climate, Region XII has a rainfall of more or less even distribution throughout the
year with no pronounced rain periods. The region experiences high annual rainfall which ranges from
1,871mm/year to 2,876mm/year (considered moist). Rainfall patterns of the region contribute to the
high production levels in agriculture.

South Cotabato area of farm by land use in year 2002 is 348,721

North Cotabato area of farm by land use in year 2002 is 275,536

Sultan Kudarat area of farm by land use in year 2002 is 151,052

South Cotabato

North Cotabato

Sultan Kudarat

Sarangani