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Sapad, Philippines

Sapad is a town of 4,471 people in Soccsksargen, Philippines.

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Population4,471 GeoNames
Elevation147 m 482 ft
Time zoneAsia/Manila
Land area140.0 km²
Nearest airportMalabang Airport (MLP) 36 km

Why visit Sapad

Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 3 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.

About Sapad

Sapad, officially the Municipality of Sapad (Maranao: Inged a Sapad; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sapad; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sapad), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 24,826 people.

From the Wikipedia article Sapad (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do3

Cathedral Falls

Waterfall · 7.2 km

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Mount Katubuan

Scenic view · 9.5 km

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Mount Kulukuk

Scenic view · 9.1 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds1

Cathedral Falls Waterworld

Sports field and stadium · 7.3 km

Mo-Su 10:00-21:30

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Restaurants and cafes3

K. COFFEE

Cafe · Coffee Shop · 9.1 km

Jalalon Street, Kapatagan

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Emma's Chicken House

Restaurant · 8.8 km

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Digs Kambingan

Fast food · 9.4 km

Linamon-Zamboanga Road, Kapatagan

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Where to stay2

Charity Lodge

Motel and hotel · 8.8 km

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Pensionne Jonica

Motel and hotel · 8.8 km

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History

Sapad was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 5745 where it is separated from the Municipality of Kapatagan, province of Lanao del Norte, and constituted into a district and independent municipality, to be known as the Municipality of Sapad, same province. The seat of government of the new municipality shall be in the present site of the barrio Sapad.

S 7 deg. — 10 min. E. to point "A" located at the west corner of the agricultural land of Mr. Antonio Angeles, where he is at present residing and cultivating situated at barrio Katipunan, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, then

S 73 deg. — 30 min. E, Distance 980 meters to point "B" on the same boundary, the

S 26 deg. — 00 min. E, Distance 2,000 meters to Balilisa Peak, them

S 53 deg. — 10 min. E, Distance 10,000 meters to Karkum Peak then

S 20 deg. — 10 min E, Distance 2,100 meters to Inayawan Peak, then follow the course of Cabuyao river downstream, down to point "G" intersection of Cabuyao, Pansilan and Maranding rivers.

S 25 deg. — 15 min. E. (Approx. more or less) Intersection of Cabuyao, Maranding and Pansilan Rivers to point "H", (Intersection of Cabayugan and Pansilan rivers), then

S 22 deg. — 05 min. E., (Approx, more or less) Intersection of Babayugan river "H" to point "I", then

S 64 deg. — 30 min. W, Point "I" Junction km. 112.00 (Approx.)

From the History section of Sapad on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship8

Shopping1

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Gas and EV charging3

Schools, colleges and libraries46

Healthcare5

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Map of Sapad

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Getting there and nearby towns

Malabang Airport (MLP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.

  • Tubod 23 km north, about 23 min by car
  • Tangub 25 km north, about 25 min by car
  • Ozamiz City 33 km north, about 33 min by car
  • Labangan 35 km west, about 35 min by car
  • Pagadian 44 km west, about 44 min by car
  • Tudela 44 km north, about 44 min by car
  • Marawi City 52 km east, about 52 min by car
  • Iligan 62 km northeast, about 1 h by car
  • Oroquieta 71 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Iligan City 77 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car

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