page_title: Surallah, South Cotabato
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Surallah, South Cotabato / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Panaderia bakery, Surallah, South Cotabato
context_page_description: Surallah, officially the Municipality of Surallah, is a 1st class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 84,539 people.
  Located in Soccsksargen or Region XII of Mindanao Island, the municipality is seated about 20 kilometres south-west of province capital city of Koronadal and about 1,002 kilometres south-south-east of Philippine capital Manila. Based on its urban area, it is 18th biggest municipality of the region and has placed 6th of the biggest towns in South Cotabato.
context_section_description: As economic activities flourished in the area, more people especially businessmen settled into the place, which contributed to a faster pace of development.
  ts functional role is  an Alternate Provincial Agro-industrial Center. While being a major producer of corn and rice, Surallah has explored its vast potential for progress.
  Recognized as the champion-advocate of the Clean and Green Program, Surallah envisions the integral development of the municipality and the people. Through the USWAG Surallah Program, a multi-sectoral approach to addressing the main thrust of its people, Surallah is certain to be the next leading agri-industrial zone in the province of South Cotabato.
  Agriculture is the major economy of Surallah, but multinational companies like Dole Philippines has constructed a plant in the municipality. Also, major economic boom in the municipality was due to its location. Surallah is in the center of many National Road thus, many businessmen settled here because it is in the center of some municipalities. It is the Economical Center of the Upper Valley Area, which is composed of all the municipalities of Tboli, Lake Sebu, Banga, Norala, Santo Nino and Surallah. Together they function like a metropolitan area with Surallah as its Central Business District.
caption: Businesses in Surallah
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