Maasim, Sarangani

Maasim is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 39,424 people in 7,727 households.

It is bordered on the west by the municipality of Kiamba, on the easy by Sarangani Bay, on the north by South Cotabato, and on the south by the Celebes Sea.

Among the wilds in its rainforest and mountainous areas lives the Philippine tarsier.

People and culture

The majority of the population are of Cebuano origin. One of the indigenous peoples living in mountainous areas of Maasim is known as T'boli.

Economy

The economy of Maasim is largely based on agriculture with a high level production of copra (dried coconut meat). Animal husbandry is the second biggest income earner, notably cattle farming. Other agricultural products are coconuts, maize, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish.

The economy has accelerated in the past decade driven by advances in global communication technology and the finishing of a modern highway that tremendously improved trade and transport.

Clean coal Kamanga Power Plant

KPP project manager, Gregorio S. Gonzales announced on June 3, 2008, that Alcantara-controlled Conal Holdings Co. will build in mid-2009 the $ 450 million 200-megawatt clean coal Kamanga Power Plant, in Maasim, Saranggani. The plant will supply part of Mindanao's baseload power requirements when it is operational in 2012. [ [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/98890/200-MW-coal-power-plant-to-rise-in-Saranggani gmanews.tv/story, 200-MW coal power plant to rise in Saranggani] ]

Barangays

Maasim is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]

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