Norala, officially the Municipality of Norala (; , Jawi: ايڠد نو نورالله; ; ; ), is a

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in the

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South Cotabato South Cotabato, officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen Regions of the Philippines, region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal (also the regional cen ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,682 people.

History

Norala was created from portions of Dulawan, through Executive Order No. 572 signed by President

Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino (; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Philippine nationality law, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered p ...

on March 10, 1953.

Geography

Barangays

Norala is subdivided into 14

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s. Each barangay consists of

purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...

s while some have

sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...

. * Dumaguil * Esperanza * Kibid * Lapuz * Liberty * Lopez Jaena * Matapol *

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* Puti * San Jose * San Miguel * Simsiman * Tinago * Benigno Aquino, Jr.

Climate

Demographics

Blaan and

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are the native inhabitants of the municipality.

Economy

References

External links

Norala Profile at PhilAtlas.comNorala Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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