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Buayan, Philippines

Ilog Buayan

Buayan is a town of 14,607 people in Soccsksargen, Philippines.

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Population14,607 GeoNames
Local nameIlog Buayan
Elevation13 m 43 ft
Time zoneAsia/Manila
Nearest airportGeneral Santos International Airport (GES) 16 km

Why visit Buayan

Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 2 places to eat in and around town.

Parks, trails and playgrounds1

Barangay Buayan Park

Park · 0.8 km

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Restaurants and cafes2

Zed Frozen Foods

Restaurant · Chicken, Lechon

220 Sarangani-Davao Del Sur Coastal Road, Buayan

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Sox Lechon

Restaurant

220 Barangay Buayan Road, Buayan

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Churches and places of worship6

GKK Our Lady of Fatima

Church · Catholic

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Iglesia ni Cristo

Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 0.9 km

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Iglesia ni Cristo

Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 2.1 km

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St. Patrick Church

Church · Roman Catholic · 2.1 km

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Baluan Philcam Chrurch

Place of worship · 1.9 km

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Minanga Chapel

Place of worship · 2.1 km

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Gas and EV charging1

Petron

Gas station

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Schools, colleges and libraries10

Healthcare1

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Map of Buayan

21 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.

Getting there and nearby towns

General Santos International Airport (GES) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 16 km away.

  • General Santos 7 km west, about 7 min by car
  • Alabel 6 km east, about 6 min by car
  • Polomolok 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
  • Malita 53 km northeast, about 53 min by car
  • Lake Sebu 59 km west, about 59 min by car
  • Padada 60 km north, about 1 h by car
  • Koronadal 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Banga 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Surallah 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Digos 72 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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Sources and licences

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
  • OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
  • Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places

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