Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
Sultan Kudarat is a city of 124,965 people in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines.
Why visit Sultan Kudarat
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 115 places to eat, 25 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include PC Hill, Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat, Tantawan Park and Mado Hot Spring National Park.
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About Sultan Kudarat
Sultan Kudarat, officially the Municipality of Sultan Kudarat, is a municipality and seat of government of the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it had a population of 124,965.
From the Wikipedia article Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
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Mado Hot Spring National Park
Park · 11.0 km
National park in the Philippines
Restaurants and cafes115
Angkol Dodong's Lutong Bahay
Restaurant · Asian · 3.8 km
Rufo Mañara Street
Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00
Cafe Le Sorelle
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Pasta, Cake · 3.6 km
Governor Gutierrez Avenue, Cotabato City
Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Ragus Over Ice Cotabato - Macapagal Branch
Cafe · Milktea, Fries · 3.0 km
Macapagal Street, cotabato city
The Hito Specialist in Cotabato City.
Restaurant · Chicken, Curry, Filipino, Fish, Grill, Ice Cream, Noodles · 2.1 km
Sinsuat Avenue
Mo-Su 09:30-20:30
Golden Lace Fine Dining
Restaurant · Asian · 3.0 km
Macapagal Street
Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
El Hitoan
Restaurant · Fish, Seafood · 2.1 km
T.V. Juliano Avenue, Cotabato City
Infinitea
Cafe · Burger, Sandwich, Sausage, Cake, Local, Coffee Shop, Pasta, Italian, Filipino · 1.5 km
Notre Dame Avenue
Moro Cafe
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Tea, Filipino, Regional, Dessert, Sandwich, Breakfast, Cake, Pasta, Pastry, Brunch · 3.8 km
Mon-Sat 08:00-20:00
103 more on the map.
History
The original seat of the Sultanate of Maguindanao was located at the mouth of the Maguindanao river (now Matampay) but later transferred to the nearby sitio at the bank of the Nuling Creek of Barangay Salimbao of this Municipality.
Sultan Mastura Kudarat, a royal lineage of the hero soldier Sultan Dipatuan Kudaratullah was appointed by American Governor Carpenter as President of the Municipal District of Nuling. The former declined and instead designated his son, Datu Mamadra Mastura for the position, who served from 1922 to 1923.
Nuling was a municipal district already prior to its reorganization as one of the twenty-eight, in the then-undivided Cotabato province, through Executive Order No. 9 issued by Department of Mindanao and Sulu acting governor Ponciano Reyes on March 8, 1917. It had six barrios then.
By virtue of Executive Order (EO) No. 82, issued by President Manuel Roxas on August 18, 1947, which organized the remaining municipal districts of the province into ten new municipalities, Nuling, Gubpañgan, and Balut, became part of the town bearing the name of the former, which would be its seat of government.
The boundary line with Parang was fixed twice through executive orders by President Elpidio Quirino, in 1949 and in 1953.
From the History section of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay25
Estosan Garden Hotel
Motel and hotel · 3.7 km
Governor Gutierrez Avenue, Cotabato City
Churches and places of worship31
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid
Place of worship · Sunni · 10.6 km
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.5 km
Quezon Avenue, Cotabato City
Shopping30
CityMall Cotabato
Shopping center · 3.6 km
Governor Gutierrez Avenue, Cotabato City
CPUT Hydrotech & Gen Merchandise
Hardware store · 1.0 km
Narciso Ramos Highway, Sultan Kudarat
DC Shopping Center
Shopping center · 1.1 km
62 Jose Lim Sr. Avenue, Cotabato City
Gas and EV charging21
Schools, colleges and libraries131
Amir Bara Lidasan National High School
School · 12.2 km
Simuay-Landasan-Parang Road, Parang
Healthcare20
Rose Pharmacy
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.6 km
Governor Gutierrez Avenue, Cotabato City
Map of Sultan Kudarat
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cotabato Airport (CBO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.
- Dinaig 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
- Parang 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- Midsayap 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Pikit 50 km southeast, about 50 min by car
- Pagalungan 52 km east, about 52 min by car
- Carmen 59 km east, about 59 min by car
- Esperanza 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Kabacan 64 km east, about 1 h by car
- Wao 68 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tacurong 75 km southeast, 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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- SK MAG Municipal Hall, Marwan Khan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tantawan Park Cotabato City, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KCC Mall of Cotabato along ND Extension, Francis 188, CC0
- Pedro Colina (PC) Hill Cotabato City, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KCC MALL COTABATO QUEZON AVENUE, Francis 188, CC0
- CMY Building Cotabato City, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KCC MALL COTABATO WAREHOUSE, Francis 188, CC0
- Downtown Cotabato City 3, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Puregold Cotabato City, Francis 188, CC BY-SA 4.0
- South Seas Mall Cotabato, PeterParker22, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Banggala Fashion Show 2018, PeterParker22, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old City Hall of Cotabato City 2018, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sanguinang Bayan Cotabato City, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- El manuel citywalk cotabato city, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Plaza 2, PeterParker22, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Downtown Cotabato City 2, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Plaza, PeterParker22, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KCC MALL OF COTABATO 2ND FLOOR, Francis 188, CC0
- Rizal Park Cotabato City 2, PeterParker22, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rizal park Cotabato City, PeterParker22, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KCC Mall of Cotabato Atrium, JuneDosporDos, CC BY 4.0
- PC Hill Cotabato City, PeterParker22, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CityMall Cotabato City Facade, PeterParker22, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KCC Cotabato Cinema 2, JuneDosporDos, CC BY 4.0
- KCC Cotabato Cinema Atmos, JuneDosporDos, CC BY 4.0
- KCC Cotabato Convention Center, JuneDosporDos, CC BY 4.0
- KCC Cotabato Cinema 1, JuneDosporDos, CC BY 4.0
- Downtown Cotabato City 1, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 14, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 1, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 7, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 6, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 13, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 15, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 9, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 8, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 2, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 3, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 12, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cotabato City Hall Museum Exhibit 11, MarkoDalisay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat - Cotabato City, Jahwulf935, CC BY-SA 4.0
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