Why visit Sulop
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 46 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 26 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kalangkangon Hill.
Weather in Sulop
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About Sulop
Sulop, officially the Municipality of Sulop (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sulop; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sulop), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 40,134 people.
From the Wikipedia article Sulop (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do26
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Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes46
Yoshino Bibingka
Cafe · Cake · 1.1 km
Digos-Makar Road, Sulop
Open in Google Maps · +63 946 009 0381;+63 907 059 6300;+63 82 272 3832
34 more on the map.
Where to stay3
History
Once a swampy area surrounded by the second-growth forest, Sulop was inhabited by the natives of the Tagacaolo, B'laan, and Bagobo tribes. The B'laans were headed by their tribal chieftain Datu Sulo while the Tagacaulos were headed by Tio Bunday. The means of survival of these indigenous people were hunting wild boars and agriculture, the main product of which was corn. Flooding was (and still is) a common occurrence and the people called the rushing waters “surop”.
In the early part of the 19th century, particularly in the 1930s, the first migrants came to settle down, mostly Cebuano-speaking people from Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte (themselves mostly migrants from Cebu). From then on, waves of immigrants from the Visayas Region, mostly from Cebu, came to Sulop which was still a barangay under the Municipality of Limonso (now Padada). Settlers from Leyte, Iloilo, and Bohol also arrived within the century. They acquired lands from the natives who retreated to the hinterlands when they came. The settlers then converted the place into settlement sites and agricultural production areas.
From the History section of Sulop on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship18
The Jesus is Lord Ministries International
Place of worship · 4.5 km
Rizal Street
Shopping10
Gas and EV charging19
Schools, colleges and libraries69
Davao del Sur School of Fisheries
School · 5.8 km
Davao-Sarangani Coastal Road, Malalag
Malinao National High School of Arts and Trade
School · 8.4 km
Bohol Street, Padada
Healthcare17
Golingay General Hospital
Hospital · 6.7 km
Davao-Sarangani Coastal Road, Malalag
Map of Sulop
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Getting there and nearby towns
General Santos International Airport (GES) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 66 km away.
- Padada 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Digos 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Magsaysay 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Bansalan 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Malita 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Makilala 48 km northwest, about 48 min by car
- Polomolok 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Koronadal 56 km west, about 56 min by car
- General Santos 57 km south, about 57 min by car
- Davao 61 km northeast, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- The Municipality of Sulop, QuecyKeith, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Napolcom Sulop Front, Macky2025, CC0
- Municipal ground sulop, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- LGU SULOP PICTORIAL, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- MUNICIPALITY OF SULOP, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- DSSC SULOP, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- St, Michael's School of Padada, QuecyKeith, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Municipal Health Building, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- LTO TRANSACTION AREA, Macky2025, CC0
- LTO FRONT OFFICE, Macky2025, CC0
- LTO WAITING AREA, Macky2025, CC0
- LTO FRONT VIEW, Macky2025, CC0
- PUBLIC CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- BARANGAY POBLACION CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- Toyota 1KD-FTV Hilux Inline-4 Engine, Chaz Mikhael, Public domain
- ISS022-E-67333 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-67332 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Makar - Digos Highway - panoramio, Kenneth Rangas, CC BY 3.0
- Bracero's Eatery at Davao del Sur ^ Sarangani Province border - panoramio, Kenneth Rangas, CC BY 3.0
- Malalag Dragon road landscape, MissRuru, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malalag Davao Killer hill, MissRuru, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Liko liko road to Gen. Santos City - panoramio, Kenneth Rangas, CC BY 3.0
- MUNICIPAL CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, Rhyan Dave, CC0
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