General Santos

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1525

Global Rank

0.8

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

1.2%


Share

Philippines • ASEAN • Language power • Time zone Asia/Manila UTC+8

Population
1.7M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
519 km² (200 mi²)
Density
3,226/km² (8,356/mi²)

Primary city General Santos

State / province Soccsksargen

Language Filipino

General Santos metro area

6.12, 125.17
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Languages of General Santos

Filipino first in Soccsksargen; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoFilipino
AdministrativeFilipino
NationalFilipino
NationalEnglish
SecondaryEnglish
English reach, Soccsksargen
64%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.79
Rank 30 of 43; 3 working languages in Philippines

Soccsksargen on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

General Santos International Airport

General Santos • 4 - Regional