General Santos
General Santos, officially the City of General Santos and abbreviated as GenSan, is a highly urbanized city in the Soccsksargen region of the Philippines.
General Santos, officially the City of General Santos and abbreviated as GenSan, is a highly urbanized city in the Soccsksargen region of the Philippines. It has a population of 722,059 people according to the 2024 census, making it the most populous city in Soccsksargen Region.
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Worth seeing in and around General Santos
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01SM City General Santos
SM City General Santos is a large shopping mall in General Santos, South Cotabato. It is the 45th shopping mall by SM Prime Holdings, the Philippines' largest shopping mall and retail operator.
1.3 km · shopping mall in the Philippines · Wikipedia - 02Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges
Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges, also known by its acronym RMMC, is a private, non-stock, non-profit, co-educational, and non-sectarian educational institution in the Philippines. It operates multiple campuses located in General Santos City and Koronadal City, serving as a key academic and cultural center in the SOCCSKSARGEN region of Mindanao.
1 km · Private University and Private School in General Santos City and Koronadal City, Philippines · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Mount Matutum
An active volcano, approximately 5.7 km from Acmonan, Tupi, South Cotabato.
- 02Klaja Ecopark
An ecological preservation park 15 km (9.3 mi) off the central business district on the north-east side of city in Barangay Conel.
- 03Gen
In the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University, it is the first formal museum in the city.
- 04Sanchez Peak
800-foot high mountain peak accessed by trails with panoramas of General Santos City.
- 05Barikot View Deck
Sitio Alfiras, Upper Labay.
- 06Baluan Balut Park
Lagao-Buayan Road.
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Things to do
Diving at south divers point Beach at Gumasa, 120 minutes away from General Santos Golf Sarangani Golf Club (Sarangani Province). Kalasangi Golf Club (Polomolok). Fishing - JnD Integrated Farm (JnD Farm - Malungon). ₱200-500.
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Where to eat
Tuna is widely available in the city and is a part of the local cuisine along with a lot of other fresh seafood. Popular dishes include grilled tuna belly dipped in soy sauce with onions and chili, and Sinuglaw that comprises grilled meat mixed with Kinilaw (Filipino vinegar-based ceviche), while fried banana and turón is made from fresh local bananas.
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Getting to General Santos
- Airports
- General Santos (GES), 11 km · Francisco Bangoy (DVO), 124 km · Laguindingan (CGY), 288 km
- Stations
- Naval Air Station Cubi Point, 7.1 km · Port of General Santos, 3.2 km
- Davao → General Santos117 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · ₱330–440
- Laguindingan → General Santos285 km · quickest by air, 5h 42m · ₱2,790–4,320
- Zamboanga → General Santos354 km · quickest by air, 5h 46m · ₱2,870–4,450
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for General Santos
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for General Santos. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in}}) There is a jeepney from the General Santos Airport to the bus terminal for .
- Get inWalk out of the airport terminal and you see the jeepneys in the car park.
- Get inThe Port of General Santos is served by limited ferry services from Davao City.
- Get inThere are also big jeepneys going from Lagao Market going to Glan.
- Get aroundJeepneys, multi cabs and tricycles () are the main modes of transportation within the city.
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