HISTORY

Magpet derived its name from the word “Linoppot” which means “ a place where people gather in fellowship to partake of their packed lunch wrapped in banana leaves. An anonymous lexicographer inadvertently shortened the word “Linoppot” to”Maupot”. Much later, and further spelled into “Magpet” by a certain forester in his survey report. Consequently, the word “Magpet” stuck not only to mean the place but also the stream of the cool, fresh and clean water. By the present connotation, Magpet means “verdant lands of Many waters”

GEOGRAPHICAL

The municipality of Magpet is located in the eastern part of Cotabato Province and at the foothills of Mt. Apo with generally a sloping to mountainous terrain. Covering an area of approximately 75,536 has. Of vast agricultural and forestlands. It has 35 barangays that are classified into one urban area; the Poblacion and the rest (34) barangays are rural as per latest NSO classification with a population of 4,801 and 32,286 as of 1995, respectively. Furthermore, it is a landlocked municipality located at the boundary of the provinces of Cotabato and Davao del Sur. It is bounded on the north by the Mun. of Arakan; on the East by Davao City, on the West by President Roxas and by Kidapawan City on the South of Cotabato Province.

CLIMATE

The municipality falls under the fourth type of climber per Philippine classification, which is characterized by a more or less even distribution of rainfall throughout the year thus providing sufficient soil moisture for the growing of agricultural crops. Based on the climatic and rainfall data obtained from “PAG-AA”, University of Southern Mindanao (USM) of the municipality of Kabacan. Dry spells usually occur from November to April while May-October is wet season.