Soccsksargen

SOCCSKSARGEN Region XII Central Mindanao (formerly)
Region
[[File:|Koronadal City Hall|124px]] Left to right, top to bottom: Tuka Beach in Kiamba, Sarangani; shoreline of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat; Asik-Asik Falls in Alamada, North Cotabato; aerial view of General Santos; and Koronadal, South Cotabato
Location in the Philippines
Country	Philippines
Island group	Mindanao
Largest city	General Santos City
Regional center	Koronadal
Area
• Total	22,513.30 km2 (8,692.43 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	4,545,276
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-12
Provinces	4 Cotabato Sarangani South Cotabato Sultan Kudarat
Cities	4 General Santos Kidapawan Koronadal Tacurong
Municipalities	45
Barangays	1,195

Soccsksargen (sometimes stylised as SOCCSKSARGEN) is an administrative region of the Philippines. It is also known as Region XII. The regional center is Koronadal.

There are four provinces and 1 city. They are South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos.

Mindanao River is in the region. It empties into the Illana Bay of the larger Moro Gulf.

List of provinces in Soccsksargen

Province or City (2020)	Capital	Population	Area
Cotabato	Kidapawan	9,008.90	150
Sarangani	Alabel	1,390.45	150
South Cotabato	Koronadal	3,935.95	230
Sultan Kudarat	Isulan	5,298.34	150
† General Santos City	––	492.86	1,200