Bangsamoro · Philippines
Cotabato City travel guide
Cotabato City is a city in Bangsamoro, Philippines, home to about 383,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- CBO7 km · Cotabato (Awang) Airport
- Currency
- PHPPhilippine peso
- Time zone
- Asia/Manila
- Language
- English, Filipino, Taglish
About
About Cotabato City
Cotabato City, officially the City of Cotabato, is an independent component city in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 383,383 people, making it the most populated city under the independent component city status.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Cotabato City
See
- Pedro Colina Hill Painted Houses
- Tantawan Park
- Kutawato Caves
- Masjid Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
- Bai Walk
- Tamontaka Church
- Bangsamoro Government Center
- Takumi Butai Shrine
- Bangsamoro Museum
- Old Cotabato City Hall
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When to go
The best time to visit Cotabato City
Cotabato City has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 268 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Cotabato City: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cotabato (Awang) Airport (CBO), about 7.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Pagadian Airport (PAG, 110 km) and Labo Airport (OZC, 116 km) are also within reach.
CBO · Cotabato (Awang) Airport
PAG · Pagadian Airport
OZC · Labo Airport
Questions
Cotabato City: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cotabato City?
Cotabato City has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 268 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cotabato City?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cotabato (Awang) Airport (CBO), about 7.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Pagadian Airport (PAG, 110 km) and Labo Airport (OZC, 116 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Cotabato City?
Philippine peso (PHP).
Nearby
Destinations near Cotabato City
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.