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South Upi, Philippines

Timog Upi

South Upi is a town of 12,538 people in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines.

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Population12,538 GeoNames
Local nameTimog Upi
RegionAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Elevation639 m 2,096 ft
Time zoneAsia/Manila
Land area184.8 km²
Nearest airportLebak Municipal Airport (LWA) 21 km

About South Upi

South Upi, officially the Municipality of South Upi (Maguindanaon: Pagabagatan Upi; Iranun: Inged a South Upi; Tagalog: Bayan ng South Upi), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it had a population of 27,929.

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

Schools, colleges and libraries5

Christianuevo Elementary School

School · 10.3 km

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Kuya Elementary School

School · 4.6 km

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Looy Elementary School

School · 10.9 km

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Timanan Central Elementary School

School · 3.1 km

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Tuladan L. Masandil Elementary School

School · 8.0 km

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History

South Upi was created through Presidential Decree No. 1011 by then President Ferdinand Marcos on September 22, 1976. It was carved from the municipality of Upi, when it was still in the province of [the presently non-existent] Maguindanao.

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Map of South Upi

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Getting there and nearby towns

Lebak Municipal Airport (LWA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 km away.

  • Dinaig 38 km north, about 38 min by car
  • Sultan Kudarat 46 km north, about 46 min by car
  • Isulan 55 km southeast, about 55 min by car
  • Midsayap 58 km northeast, about 58 min by car
  • Tacurong 60 km east, about 1 h by car
  • Pikit 63 km northeast, about 1 h by car
  • Kabacan 81 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Banga 83 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Surallah 83 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Koronadal 85 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

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