Columbio, is a 1st class

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Sultan Kudarat Sultan Kudarat, officially the Province of Sultan Kudarat ( hil, Kapuoran sang Sultan Kudarat; Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sultan Kudarat'', Jawi: دايرت نو سلطان كودرت; ceb, Lalawigan sa Sultan Kudarat; tl, Lalawigan ng Sult ...

, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,527 people.

History

The municipality of Columbio was transferred from Cotabato Province to Province of

on November 22, 1973, by presidential decree 341 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos.

Geography

Barangays

Columbio is politically subdivided into 16

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Climate

Demographics

Columbio is inhabited by ethnic groups such as the Ilocanos, Ilonggos, Blaan and

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. Ilocanos and Ilonggos are the only inhabitants of the town not native to Mindanao.

Economy

References

External links

Columbio Profile at PhilAtlas.com

Columbio Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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Philippine Census Information

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