Overview

Cotabato, and also still commonly referred to as North Cotabato and officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Kidapawan, the most populous in the province. Some of its municipalities are under the jurisdiction of the nearby Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.

Geography

Cotabato is one of the 82 provinces of the Philippines. Cited factual data on capital city, population, and area is sourced from Wikipedia and Wikidata structured properties. The province's boundaries, terrain, and notable geographic features are documented in the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Census of Population and Housing.