Kidapawan City, The City of Fruits and Highland Springs
Kidapawan City is situated at the southeastern portion of Cotabato province, located almost midway between the cities of Davao and Cotabato at a distance of 110 kilometers and 120 kilometers, respectively. It is the capital city of Cotabato Province and currently the seat of the Provincial Government.
Kidapawan, the city hailed as “A Spring in the Highland”, comes from the Manobo words “tida” which means spring and “pawan” meaning highland. The city is found at the bottom of the majestic Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak. The city is a favorite tourist destination from late October to December and also during summers as many tourists cannot resist the lore of trekking the tallest mountain in the country.
Its first settlers were predominantly Manobos. The influx of Christian settlers from Luzon and the Visayas has resulted in the evolution of the word Tidapawan to Kidapawan.
Kidapawan, the city hailed as “A Spring in the Highland”, comes from the Manobo words “tida” which means spring and “pawan” meaning highland. The city is found at the bottom of the majestic Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak. The city is a favorite tourist destination from late October to December and also during summers as many tourists cannot resist the lore of trekking the tallest mountain in the country.
Its first settlers were predominantly Manobos. The influx of Christian settlers from Luzon and the Visayas has resulted in the evolution of the word Tidapawan to Kidapawan.
