Why visit Surallah
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 19 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 10 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Allah Valley Watershed Forest Reserve.
Weather in Surallah
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About Surallah
Surallah, officially the Municipality of Surallah (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Surallah; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Surallah, Jawi: ايڠد نو سورالله), is a municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 91,412 people.
From the Wikipedia article Surallah (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do10
Museums and landmarks4
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes19
Dee X Bee Milk tea Shop
Cafe · Milk Tea Shop · 9.8 km
Crossing Awal, Brgy. Lamba, Banga, South Cotabato
7 more on the map.
History
The Municipality of Surallah was created by virtue of Republic Act 3420 on June 18, 1961, as later amended by RA 3664 on June 22, 1963. Its history is generally reckoned with the influx of settlers coming from their abilities under the settlements Programs of NLSA; RPC-NDC; NARRA and LASEDECO.
Surallah started as 6th Class Municipality with 26 barrios and a population of 26,162 settling in a vast land area of 97,000 hectares. The rapid growth of its cluster barrios made the support of the new town. The creation of the Municipality of T’boli in 1964 making six (6) barrios integrated in thus, reducing the total land area to 31,200 hectares. Subsequently, three (3) Barangays were created from their mother barangay; hence, the municipality has 23 officials barangay.
Lately, the booming tourism industry in the south made to be the primary factor of the birth of the new Municipality of Lake Sebu in 1982, causing the reduction of the total land area and population of Surallah from 31,200 to 31,110 hectares and from 52,703 to 42,467 respectively. The separation of Lake Sebu into Municipality made another reduction in the number of barangay from 23 to 17.
From the History section of Surallah on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship16
Iglesia ni Cristo
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 6.2 km
General P. Santos Street, Banga
Shopping13
Gas and EV charging16
Schools, colleges and libraries125
Healthcare22
Lake Lahit Barangay Health Center
Clinic and pharmacy · 13.7 km
Barangay Lake Lahit, Lake Sebu
Map of Surallah
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Getting there and nearby towns
Allah Valley Airport (AAV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 1 km away.
- Dahay 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- Colongulo 5 km southwest, about 5 min by car
- Banga 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- Bañga 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Teresita 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Koronadal 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Isulan 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Tacurong 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- General Santos 55 km southeast, about 55 min by car
- Digos 79 km northeast, 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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Surallah South Cotabato 1, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 7, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 11, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 16, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 13, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah Central Elem School - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 22, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sanyo Corp, Surallah - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah Municipal Hall At Night, Rodsburgh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 12, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 15, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 14, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah Park, Ogieven, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 9, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 10, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 19, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah Alliance Church - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 17, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 6, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 5, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Surallah South Cotabato 3, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Banga National HS SoCo td (2022-12-23) 025, Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Health Center - panoramio (1), Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hall of Justice - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Purok Sison Elementary School - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SN Internet Shop - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Socoteco I - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Purok Sison Health Center (Purok=Borough) - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fitness Center - panoramio (1), Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roundball - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Purok Sison Kinder Garten - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roundball - panoramio (1), Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shell Station - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Post Office - panoramio (1), Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Marbel Telephone System Incorporated - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Friendly Mart - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Seventh Day Adventist - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Villa Nueva Subdivision - panoramio, Rod Gasmin, CC BY-SA 3.0
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