Banisilan
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Banisilan, officially the Municipality of Banisilan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Banisilan, Jawi: ايڠايد نو بنيسيلن; Iranun: Inged a Banisilan, ايڠايد ا بنيسيلن; Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 48,013 people.[5]
History
Banisilan accidentally acquired its name from a type of fresh water shell called the Banisil[6] which were then abundant in the area.
Before Banisilan was created as a separate municipality from Carmen, its mother town, President Ramon Magsaysay signed Proclamation No. 317 dated July 17, 1956 reserving an area of 100,018 hectares of land for a resettlement project which was under the general administration (NARRA) now known as the Department of Agrarian Reform. This resettlement project covers three (3) municipalities and part of these is the North Cotabato Resettlement Project No. 1. As years passed, hundreds of landless and qualified citizens coming from almost all parts of the country were resettled in the area. On March 19, 1959, the first batch of settlers from Panay called SAKADA, headed by Jesus T. Alisasis who become the first Vice Mayor, set foot in Banisilan and in the succeeding months, other tribes from Luzon followed.
On February 8, 1982, Batas Pambansa Blg. 141 was approved; twelve barangays in Carmen were separated to create Banisilan, with one with the same name designated the seat of government.[7] A plebiscite for ratification, along with ten more newly created local entities including nearby Aleosan, was held on May 17, coinciding with the barangay elections.[8]
Possible isolation due to future establishment of Bangsamoro
During the 2001 Referendum for inclusion to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, two (2) out of twenty-eight (28) barangays of Carmen, Cotabato chose to be part of ARMM, but were excluded because they are not connected to the main region of ARMM. During 2010-2016 Administration, the Bangsamoro ideal sprouted and a newly proposed region was in the making. According to the agreements signed by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Administration of Noynoy Aquino, Carmen will be included in Bangsamoro because of the two out of twenty-eight barangays that voted in favor of joining the Muslim region back in 2001. Unfortunately, Bangsamoro was not implemented before the term of Aquino ended. Despite this, the current administration aims to establish a Federal Government, where Bangamoro will be realized into a State of the Philippines wherein Carmen will be included in Bangsamoro.
Plans to establish a new municipality in the south of Carmen so that the indigenous and Christian central and northern part of Carmen will be retained in North Cotabato has yet to be confirmed. The idea arose because once the entire municipality of Carmen is included in Bangsamoro, the province of North Cotabato will be cut into half, leaving three towns (Banisilan, Alamada, and Libungan) at its west without connection to the center of North Cotabato, isolating these towns in the process.
Geography
Located at the northern quadrant of Cotabato Province bounded on the north by the municipality of Wao, Lanao del Sur, on the east to north-east by the municipality of Carmen and Bukidnon, on the west by Alamada, on the south by the municipality of Pikit.
Barangays
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- Busaon
- Capayangan
- Carugmanan
- Gastav
- Kalawaig
- Kiaring
- Malagap
- Malinao
- Miguel Macasarte
- Pantar
- Paradise
- Pinamulaan
- Poblacion I
- Poblacion II
- Puting-bato
- Salama
- Thailand
- Tinimbacan
- Tumbao-Camalig
- Wadya
Climate
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Banisilan has wet and dry seasons, a general characteristic of the Philippine climate.[10]
Demographics
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In the 2024 census, the population of Banisilan was 48,013 people,[15] with a density of 83 inhabitants per square kilometre or 210 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
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Tourism
- Mount Opao - This mountain is located between the boundaries of Banisilan and Alamada. It has natural grown trees and a cold spring.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Banisilan". Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Batas Pambansa Blg. 141". Legislative Digital Resources. Senate of the Philippines. February 8, 1982. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Proclamation No. 2188, s. 1982". Official Gazette (Philippines). Government of the Philippines. April 29, 1982. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Banisilan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Climate in the Philippines". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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External links
- Banisilan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
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