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Also known as Municipality of Alabel

Alabel, officially the Municipality of Alabel (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alabel; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Alabil, Jawi: ايڠد نو ءلبيل; ), is a municipality and capital of the province of Sarangani, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,294 people.

Key facts

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Other
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Jawi
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ءلبيل
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Municipal Hall
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120x80px
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100x80px
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yes
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Philippines
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right
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Location within the
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Philippines
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Province
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Santiago Alaba & Tomas Beldad, Sr.

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

29 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Alaba Administration (1971–1986)
  • Martial Law
  • Sibugan Administration (1986–1998)
  • The Grafilos
  • Creation of Ladol
  • Salarda Administration (2016–present)
  • Creation of New Canaan
  • Geography
  • Barangays
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • Culture
  • Infrastructure
  • Transportation
  • Health
  • Security
  • Education
  • Elementary
  • Secondary
  • Tertiary
  • Government
  • List of Alabel Mayors
  • List of Alabel Vice Mayors
  • Sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Alabel, officially the Municipality of Alabel (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alabel; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Alabil, Jawi: ايڠد نو ءلبيل; ), is a municipality and capital of the province of Sarangani, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,294 people.

==History== In 1947, the families of Santiago Alaba and Tomas Beldad Sr. settled in Buayan. The place became a barrio of the municipality of Dadiangas (now General Santos) on September 17, 1956, through Hadji Abdawa Mohamad and Marcos Malinao and named Alabel in honor of two families.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alabel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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