North Cotabato

Cotabato, formerly but colloquially known as North Cotabato (Hiligaynon:Amihanon nga Kotabato; Cebuano: Amihanang Kotabato; Maguindanaoan:Kuta Wato Nort; Filipino: Hilagang Kotabato), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. Its capital is Kidapawan City]

REGION XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) > North Cotabato The original Cotabato Province known as the Empire Province of Cotabato used to be the largest in the country in terms of land area. On November 22, 1973, Presidential Decree 341 created the new provinces of Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao. South Cotabato was segregated and what used to be north Cotabato was renamed Cotabato under Batas Pambansa 660 on December 19, 1983. The word ""Cotabato"" is derived from the Maguindanaon ""Kutawato"" or ""Stone Fort.""Dialects mostly spoken are Hiligaynon, Cebuano, Maguindanao, Ilocano, Tagalog, and the ethnic tribe dialects of the province. Asik- asik Falls The once undisturbed town of Alamada in the highland of North Cotabato is now a booming tourist destination. Thanks to the majestic Asik-Asik Falls for a promise of a brighter tourism landscape for this part of Mindanao. Asik-Asik Falls or Dulao Falls for the locals is situated in Sitio Dulao of Barangay Upper Dado, Alamada, North Cotabato. It is nested in the lower slope of Mount Ragang, also called as Mount Piapayungan or Blue Mountain, an active strato-volcano that sits in the boundary of Lanao del Sur and North Cotabato. There are various tales and side stories of the discovery of this natural wonder. Some say that it was accidentally discovered by military during a clearing operations, while other say that locals already know the place ever since. The latter seems more true and probable, a beauty of such grandeur would have been impossible to have gone unnoticed. The locals probably just kept it as secret or ignored it thinking it was just a normal scene New Israel New Israel welcomes people around the world by their colorful world flags of different countries facing the gate. The zipline is the first reason why people keep on visiting the spot since it is known as one of the longest zipline in Asia. Upon your arrival to the finish line, a photographer is waiting for you ready to capture the moment of your experience that are printable. They will also post it to their Facebook account the following days. They also had souvenir items and shirts and stores where you can buy personal things and needs. They also have restaurant with Pinoy dishes. New Israel has two stations of zipline, the first which has 1kilometer and the second of 1.3 kilometer.  Pisan Falls Waterfalls is defined as a place where water flows over the edge of a steep cliff or rocks and falls into a pool below or a  mass of flowing water rapidly dropping over a steep cliff. Pisan falls is  best defined as place where water flows not from a steep cliff but from an underground river.  Its wide pool serves as the head stream of  the  water that flows along the irrigation canal of Barangay Pisan, Kabacan, North Cotabato. Lake Agco It's a steaming blue lake where hot and cold springs converge at an elevation of 4,200 feet above sea level (you could boil eggs on the lake). Lake Agco is in Brgy. Ilomavis which is around 2 hours from Kidapawan City proper. You can enjoy experience the nature gift cold and warm water. Mahomanoy Mountain Resort The resort started in 2003 with just one pool. With the growing local and foreign visitors each year, more pools were developed by the local IP community using the heat from nearby hotsprings and Agco lake. The resort is located at Agco, Ilomavis, Kidapawan City. Mawig Falls This crystal-clear 65 feet long waterfalls is located in Brangay Balabag, Kidapawan City. It is one of the pristine park destination within Kidapawan are. It is thew major source of Matingao River.