natural wonder
Lake Holon
A crater lake at 1,300 metres inside Mount Melibengoy in South Cotabato, reached by a guided trek through T'boli land to a shore of clear, cold water. Permits are issued in T'boli town.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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Polomolok
Soccsksargen, Philippines · Asia
About Polomolok
Polomolok is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Sulit, 24km from Lake Holon.
Polomolok is in Soccsksargen, Philippines, with about 64,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sulit, about 5 km away.
Polomolok, officially the Municipality of Polomolok, is a municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. In the 2024 census, it has a population of 176,671 people making it both the most populated municipality in Mindanao and the most populated municipality outside Luzon.
It is located between GeneralRead more
Santos and Tupi. Polomolok is seated about 41 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of the provincial capital city of Koronadal, 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the port city of General Santos and 1,030 kilometres (640 mi) south-east of the national capital Manila. As of 2019, it is the second wealthiest Municipality in Mindanao with PHP 1.77 Billion worth of assets and in 2021, Polomolok is the 2nd Most Competitive Municipality in Mindanao (9th Nationwide). Polomolok also serves as the chief town in the 1st District of South Cotabato.
On March 2, 2020, former South Cotabato First District Representative Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles filed House Bill No. 6432 for the conversion of the Municipality of Polomolok into a component city of South Cotabato.
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What is there to see near Polomolok?
Within an hour or so of Polomolok: Lake Holon (24 km).
Where is Polomolok?
Polomolok is in Soccsksargen, Philippines, about 5 km from Sulit.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 63,987
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Soccsksargen
- Timezone
- Asia/Manila
- Coordinates
- 6.2217, 125.0640
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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