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{{Infobox settlement
! colspan="2" id="6" style="text-align:center;font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;font-size:1.25em; white-space:nowrap" |<div class="fn org" id="7" style="display:inline">Cotabato</div><br /><div class="nickname" id="10" style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;">''Kutawatu''</div>
|name = Cotabato
|- id="12"
|native_name = Lungsod ng Kutabato
| colspan="2" id="13" style="text-align:center;background-color:#cddeff; font-weight:bold;" |<div class="category" id="14">[[Mga lungsod ng Pilipinas|Independent Component City]]</div>
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|- class="mergedtoprow" id="17"
|settlement_type = [[Mga Lungsod ng Pilipinas|Malayang Bahaging Lungsod]]
| colspan="2" id="18" style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" |Lungsod ng Kotabato
|image_skyline = Rio Grande de Mindanao (Cotabato City).jpg
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="20"
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| colspan="2" id="21" style="text-align:center" |<div id="22" style="background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;width:250px;display:table;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div id="23" style="display:table-row"><div id="24" style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:2px 0 0 2px"><div id="25" style="display:table;background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse"><div id="26" style="display:table-row"><div id="27" style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0">[[File:Eagle_eye_view_Cotabato_City.jpg|250x250px|Eagle eye view of Cotabato City]]</div></div></div><div id="28" style="display:table;background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse"><div id="29" style="display:table-row"><div id="30" style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0">[[File:Cotabato_City_Hall_2018.jpg|124x124px|Cotabato City Hall]]</div><div id="31" style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0">[[File:Mall_of_Alnor-Robinsons.jpg|124x124px|Mall of Alnor (Robinsons Town Center)]]</div></div></div><div id="32" style="display:table;background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse"><div id="33" style="display:table-row"><div id="34" style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0">[[File:Rio_Grande_De_Mindanao_Cotabato_City.jpg|250x250px|Rio Grande De Mindanao River in Cotabato City]]</div></div></div></div></div></div>
|image_caption = [[Ilog Mindanao]] sa Lungsod ng Cotabato
<div id="35" style="font-size:smaller">Eagle eye view of Cotabato City ; City Hall of Cotabato; Mall of Alnor (Robinsons Town Center); Rio Grande De Mindanao in Cotabato City</div>
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{| id="39" style="width:100%; background:none;"
|seal_alt =
| id="42" style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" |[[File:Official_Seal_of_Cotabato_City.svg|80x80px|Official seal of Cotabato]]<br /><small>Seal</small>
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|}
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|nickname = Stone Fortress of Mindanao
| colspan="2" id="45" style="text-align:center" |Nicknames:&nbsp;<div class="nickname" id="47" style="display:inline">“City of Cultural Charms”<br />“City of Rivers and Creeks”<br />“Stone Fortress of Mindanao”<br />“The Historical City of Cotabato”<br />“Halal Capital of the Philippines”</div>
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|- class="mergedrow" id="49"
|image_map = Ph_locator_maguindanao_cotabato.png
| colspan="2" id="50" style="text-align:center" |Motto(s):&nbsp;<div class="nickname" id="52" style="display:inline">''Sigay ka Cotabato!'' (Shine Cotabato!)</div>
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|map_caption = Mapa ng [[Maguindanao]] na nagpapakita ng Lungsod ng Cotabato
| colspan="2" id="57" style="text-align:center" |[[File:Ph_locator_maguindanao_cotabato.png|250x250px|Map of Maguindanao highlighting Cotabato City]]<div id="58" style="padding:0.3em 0 0 0;">Map of Maguindanao highlighting Cotabato City</div>
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| colspan="2" id="61" style="text-align:center" |<div class="center" id="62"><div id="63" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div id="64" style="width:250px;padding:0"><div id="65" style="position:relative;width:250px">[[File:Philippines_location_map_(square).svg|250x250px|Cotabato is located in Philippines]]<div id="66" style="position:absolute;top:82.722%;left:59.593%"><div id="67" style="position:absolute;left:-3px;top:-3px;line-height:0">[[File:Red_pog.svg|link=|6x6px|Cotabato]]</div><div id="68" style="font-size:90%;line-height:110%;position:absolute;width:6em;top:-0.75em;right:4px;text-align:right"><div id="69" style="display:inline;padding:1px;float:right">Cotabato</div></div></div></div><div id="71">Location within the Philippines</div></div></div></div>
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|latd = 7 |latm = 13|lats = |latNS = N
| colspan="2" id="74" style="text-align:center" |Coordinates: <span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion">[//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Cotabato_City&params=7.22_N_124.25_E_region:PH_type:city(299438) <span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">7°13′N</span> <span class="longitude">124°15′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xFEFF; / &#xFEFF;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">7.22°N 124.25°E</span>&#xFEFF; / <span class="geo">7.22; 124.25</span></span>]</span><span id="coordinates">[[Sistemang heograpikal ng mga koordinato|Coordinates]]: <span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion">[//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Cotabato_City&params=7.22_N_124.25_E_region:PH_type:city(299438) <span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">7°13′N</span> <span class="longitude">124°15′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xFEFF; / &#xFEFF;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">7.22°N 124.25°E</span>&#xFEFF; / <span class="geo">7.22; 124.25</span></span>]</span></span>
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! id="77" scope="row" |[[Talaan ng mga bansa|Country]]
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| id="80" |[[Pilipinas|Philippines]]
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|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
! id="84" scope="row" |[[Mga rehiyon ng Pilipinas|Region]]
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Pilipinas}}
| id="87" |[[SOCCSKSARGEN|Soccsksargen]] (Region XII)
|subdivision_type1 = [[Rehiyon ng Pilipinas|Rehiyon]]
|- class="mergedrow" id="90"
|subdivision_name1 = [[SOCCSKSARGEN]]
! id="91" scope="row" |[[Mga lalawigan ng Pilipinas|Province]]
|subdivision_type2 =
| id="94" |[[Maguindanao]] (geographically only)
|subdivision_name2 =
|- class="mergedrow" id="97"
|subdivision_type3 = [[House of Representatives of the Philippines#District representation|District]]
! id="98" scope="row" |[[Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas|District]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Legislative districts of Maguindanao#Lone District|Lone District of Maguindanao]]
|established_title id="101" Kabisera ng |[[SultanatoDistritong pambatas ng Maguindanao|1st District of Maguindanao]]
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="104"
|established_date = 1520
! id="105" scope="row" |During Manobo period
|established_title1 = Pagkakatatag ng Pueblo de Cotabato
| id="107" |13th century
|established_date1 = 1862
|- class="mergedrow" id="109"
|established_title2 = Pagiging Lungsod
! id="110" scope="row" |Founded as capital of [[Sultanato ng Maguindanao|Maguindanao Sultanate]]
|established_date2 = 20 Hunyo 1959
| id="113" |c. 1520
|founder = [[Sharif Kabungsuwan|Shariff Muhammad Kabunsuan]]
|- class="mergedrow" id="115"
|parts_type = Mga [[Barangay]]
! id="116" scope="row" |Founding of Pueblo de Cotabato
|parts_style = para
|p1 id="118" 37|1862
|- class="mergedrow" id="120"
|leader_party =
! id="121" scope="row" |Cityhood
|leader_title = [[Alkalde]]
| id="123" |June 20, 1959
|leader_name = Japal "JoJo" Guiani
|- class="mergedrow" id="125"
|leader_title1 = Bise-Alkalde
! id="126" scope="row" |Founded by
|leader_name1 = Abdullah Andang
| id="128" |Apo Mamalu and Apo Tabunaway
|area_total_km2 = 176.00
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="130"
|population_total = 271,786
! id="131" scope="row" |[[Barangay|Barangays]]
|population_as_of = 2010
| id="134" |37
|population_density_km2 = auto
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="136"
|elevation_m =
! colspan="2" id="137" style="text-align:center;text-align:left" |Government<div id="139" style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;">&#x2009;<ref> <cite class="citation web">[http://web.archive.org/web/20130530144453/http://dilg.gov.ph/cities.php "City"]. Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 May</span> 2013</span>.</cite></ref></div>
|blank_name_sec1 = [[Cities of the Philippines#Classification|Income class]]
|- class="mergedrow" id="141"
|blank_info_sec1 = Unang Klase
! id="142" scope="row" |&nbsp;•&nbsp;Type
|timezone = [[Philippine Standard Time|PHT]]
| id="144" |<span class="nowrap">[[Sangguniang Panlungsod (Pilipinas)|Sangguniang Panlungsod]]</span>
|utc_offset = +8
|- class="mergedrow" id="147"
|postal_code_type = [[List of ZIP codes in the Philippines|ZIP Code]]
! id="148" scope="row" |&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Alkalde|Mayor]]
|postal_code = 9600
| id="151" |Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi (One Kutawato)
|languages =
|- class="mergedrow" id="153"
|website = {{URL|www.cotabatocitysp.com}}
! id="154" scope="row" |&nbsp;•&nbsp;Vice Mayor
|footnotes =
| id="157" |Graham Guiani Dumama
}}
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="159"
{{Philippine Census
! colspan="2" id="160" style="text-align:center;text-align:left" |Area<div id="162" style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;">&#x2009;<ref name="nscb-area">
| title= Senso ng Populasyon ng Lungsod ng Cotabato
<cite class="citation web">[http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listcity.asp "List of Cities"]. ''PSGC Interactive''. Quezon City, Philippines: [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority Philippine Statistics Authority]<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 November</span> 2016</span>.</cite><templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles></ref></div>
| 1990= 127065
|- class="mergedrow" id="164"
| 1995= 146779
! id="165" scope="row" |&nbsp;•&nbsp;Total
| 2000= 163849
| id="167" |176.00&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (67.95&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi)
| 2007= 259153
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="169"
| 2010= 271786
! colspan="2" id="170" style="text-align:center;text-align:left" |Population <div id="172" style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;">(2015 census)<ref name="PSA15–12" group="">
| estimate=
<cite class="citation encyclopaedia">Census of Population (2015). [https://www.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/R12.xlsx "Region XII (Soccsksargen)"]. ''Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay''. [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority PSA]<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 June</span> 2016</span>.</cite><templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| estyear=
</ref></div>
| estref=
|- class="mergedrow" id="174"
}}
! id="175" scope="row" |&nbsp;•&nbsp;Total
| id="177" |299,438
|- class="mergedrow" id="179"
! id="180" scope="row" |&nbsp;•&nbsp;Density
| id="182" |1,700/km<sup>2</sup> (4,400/sq&nbsp;mi)
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="184"
! id="185" scope="row" |Demonym(s)
| id="188" |Cotabateño (masculine)
Cotabateña (feminine)
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="190"
! id="191" scope="row" |[[Sona ng oras|Time zone]]
| id="194" |UTC+8 ([[Pamantayang Oras ng Pilipinas|PST]])
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="198"
! id="199" scope="row" |ZIP code
| class="adr" id="202" |<div class="postal-code" id="203">9600</div>
|- class="mergedrow" id="205"
! id="206" scope="row" |<span class="nowrap">IDD&#x2009;:&#x2009;area&nbsp;code&#x2009;</span>
| id="210" | +63&#x2009;(0)64
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="212"
! id="213" scope="row" |[[Mga bayan ng Pilipinas|Income class]]
| id="216" |3rd city income class
|- class="mergedrow" id="218"
! id="219" scope="row" |[[wikidata:Property:P988|PSGC]]
| id="221" |129804000
|- class="mergedrow" id="223"
! id="224" scope="row" |Revenue (₱)
| id="226" |899.754 Million Local Source Income plus Internal Revenue Allotment(2017) <ref><cite class="citation web">[http://blgf.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FY-2017Preliminary-FISCAL-DATA.xlsx "Philippine Cities Local Income"]. blgf<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 November</span> 2018</span>.</cite><templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles></ref>
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="228"
! id="229" scope="row" |Electorate
| id="231" |103,530 voters as of 2016
|- class="mergedrow" id="233"
! id="234" scope="row" |Climate type
| id="237" |Tropical climate
|- class="mergedrow" id="240"
! id="241" scope="row" |[[Wika|Language]]
| id="244" |[[Wikang Tagalog|Tagalog]], [[Wikang Maguindanao|Maguindanaon]], [[Chavacano]], [[Wikang Mëranaw|Maranao]], [[Wikang Iranun|Iranun]], [[Wikang Sebwano|Cebuano]], English
|- class="mergedrow" id="253"
! id="254" scope="row" |City Annual Budget for 2018 (₱)
| id="257" |938 million (Approved)<ref>https://tl-ph.facebook.com/BNFMCotabato/posts/1750496754981786</ref>
|- class="mergedtoprow" id="259"
! id="260" scope="row" |Website
| id="262" |<span class="url">[http://www.cotabatocitysp.com www.cotabatocitysp.com]</span>
|}
'''Cotabato City''', opisyal na ang '''Lungsod ng Kotabato''' ([[Wikang Maguindanao|Maguindanaon]]: ''Ingud nu Kutawatu''; [[Wikang Iranun|Iranun]]: ''Inged isang Kotawato'') ay isang [[Mga lungsod ng Pilipinas|lungsod sa Pilipinas]]. Ayon sa 2015 census, ito ay may populasyon ng 299,438.{{PH census|current|12}}
 
Kahit na ang Lungsod ng Cotabato ay ang pagrehiyon na sentro ng Awtonomong Rehiyon sa Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), ang lungsod ay administratively bahagi ng [[SOCCSKSARGEN|Soccsksargen]] region, na kung saan ay binubuo ng mga lalawigan ng [[Timog Cotabato|South Cotabato]], [[Cotabato (lalawigan)|North Cotabato]], [[Sultan Kudarat]]<nowiki/>at [[Sarangani]], pati na rin ang mataas na urbanisadong lungsod ng [[Heneral Santos|General Santos]]. Ang lungsod ng Cotabato ay isang malayang lungsod, hindi napapailalim sa mga regulasyon mula sa Pamahalaan ng Probinsiya ng Maguindanao kung saan ito ay heograpiya matatagpuan. Para sa mga heograpikal at mga pambatasan mga layunin, ito ay naka-grupo sa lalawigan ng Maguindanao ngunit pa rin ay hindi nabibilang sa ARMM.<ref name="info page">{{cite web|title=Cotabato City|url=http://pia.gov.ph/chartered-cities/cotabato-city|publisher=Philippine Information Agency, Government of the Republic of the Philippines|accessdate=7 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618041552/http://pia.gov.ph/chartered-cities/cotabato-city|archivedate=18 June 2017}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
Ang '''Lungsod ng Cotabato''' ([[Wikang Maguindanao|Maguindanaon]]: ''Ingud nu Kutawatu''; [[Wikang Iranun|Iranun]]: ''Inged a Kotawato'') ang isang [[Mga lungsod ng Pilipinas|Lungsod]] sa [[Pilipinas]] na matatagpuan sa [[Mindanao]]. Isa itong ''exclave'' ng [[Mga rehiyon ng Pilipinas|rehiyong]] [[SOCCSKSARGEN]] na napapalibutan ng lalawigan ng [[Maguindanao]], na bahagi ng [[Autonomong Rehiyon sa Muslim na Mindanao]] (ARMM). Iba at hiwalay ang Lungsod ng Cotabato sa [[Cotabato (lalawigan)|lalawigan ng Cotabato]]. May populasyon ang Cotabato na mahigit-kumulang 150,450 ayon sa senso ng 2000.
 
== Mga baranggay ==
Nahahati ang Lungsod ng Cotabato sa 37 [[baranggay]]:
<table border=0><tr>
<td valign=top>
* Bagua
* Kalanganan
* Población
* Rosary Heights
* Tamontaka
* Bagua I
* Bagua II
* Bagua III
* Kalanganan I
* Kalanganan II
* Población I
* Población II
* Población III
</td><td valign=top>
* Población IV
* Población V
* Población VI
* Población VII
* Población VIII
* Población IX
* Rosary Heights I
* Rosary Heights II
* Rosary Heights III
* Rosary Heights IV
* Rosary Heights V
* Rosary Heights VI
* Rosary Heights VII
</td><td valign=top>
* Rosary Heights VIII
* Rosary Heights IX
* Rosary Heights X
* Rosary Heights XI
* Rosary Heights XII
* Rosary Heights XIII
* Tamontaka I
* Tamontaka II
* Tamontaka III
* Tamontaka IV
* Tamontaka V
</td></tr></table>
 
<ref>{{cite web|title=REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2364|url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno2364.html|website=www.chanrobles.com|publisher=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library|accessdate=27 November 2018}}</ref>
== Mga Lenguwahe ==
 
=== Maguindanao ===
== Kasaysayan ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%
[[Talaksan:Fuerte_Reina_Regente_en_1896.jpg|left|thumb|Ang mga espanyol ang kuta sa Cotabato, ''El Fuerte Reina Regente'', 1896]]
|'''Wika'''
Bago ang pagdating ng mga Hindus at Muslim, ang lungsod ay isang malawak na lumubog at magubat kung saan maraming mga ethno-linguistikong mga grupo ang nanirahan.  Kalaunan, ang mga Hindung mangangalakal ay dumating at ang mga tao ng lugar na niyakap ang pagsasanay ng Hinduismo. Ang hanay ng mga moral na pamantayan at kultura ng kasalukuyan-araw na mga tao ng Maguindanao ay impluwensya ng mga Hindu.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Mark S.|title=Mandala and its significance in Magindanao Muslim society|url=https://epublications.bond.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1101&context=cm|website=epublications.bond.edu.au|accessdate=27 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Castro|first1=Alex B.|title=Mindanao Royalty: In the Realm of Muslim Majesties|url=https://www.townandcountry.ph/people/heritage/mindanao-royalty-history-a2087-20180827-lfrm3|website=www.townandcountry.ph|publisher=Town & Country|accessdate=27 November 2018}}</ref>
|'''Dynasty'''
 
|'''Rehiyon ng Lenguwahe'''
=== Sultanato ng Maguindanao ===
|-
Noong 1515, matapos ang isang matagumpay na Islamikong kolonisasyon sa Sulu, ang mga mangangalakal na Muslim ay nagpunta sa Maguindanao at naging hudyat sa pagyakap ng mga katutubo sa Islam. Sa parehong panahon, ang [[Sultanato ng Maguindanao]] ay pormal na itinatag, at ang Kota Wato ay ang naging kabisera nito hanggang sa ang kabuuang pagbagsak sa 1888.
| [[Wikang Tagalog|Tagalog]] || [[Kamaynilaan]] || [[Kalakhang Maynila|Kalakhang Maynila (Metro Manila)]]
[[Talaksan:Datu_Piang_HD-SN-99-01980.JPEG|left|thumb|205x205px|Datu Piang, ika-apat mula sa kaliwa, na may mga Amerikanong opisyal circa 1899. Siya ang unang gobernador ng Imperyo Lalawigan ng Cotabato; Cotabato City ay isang beses ang kabisera ng lalawigan mula 1920 hanggang 1967.]]
|-
Matapos ang paglisan sa Jan. 1899,si  Datu Piang ang namuno sa mga Moro sa isang digmaan laban sa mgan natitirang mga Kristiyano na komunidad.<ref name="Foreman">Foreman, J., 1906, ''The Philippine Islands: A Political, Geographical, Ethnographical, Social and Commercial History of the Philippine Archipelago'', New York: Charles Scribner's Sons</ref>{{rp|529–530}} Ang mga Amerikano ay dumating sa Mindanao noong 1900 matapos ang [[Digmaang Espanyol–Amerikano|Spanish–American War]] noong 1898. Ang bayan ng Kotabato ay naging bahagi ng Moro Province at ng Kagawaran ng Mindanao at Sulu mula 1903 hanggang 1920. Ang bayan ng Kotabato ang naging kabisera at si Datu Piang ang naging unang gobernador.
| [[Wikang Maguindanao|Maguindanaonon]] || [[Maguindanao]] || [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]]
 
|-
=== Katayuan Ng Pagiging Lungsod ===
| [[Wikang Chavacano|Chavacano]] || [[Lungsod ng Zamboanga]] || [[Tangway ng Zamboanga]]
[[Talaksan:Sanguinang_Bayan_Cotabato_City.jpg|right|thumb|Cotabato City Pambatasan Gusali]]
|-
Ang lungsod ay orihinal na sakop at kabisera ng Lalawigan ng Cotabato mula 1920 hanggang 1967, isang taon matapos ang paghihiwalay ng [[Timog Cotabato|South Cotabat]]<nowiki/>o. Ang lungsod ay ang administratibong sentro ng ARMM mula noong pagkatatag ng [[Maguindanao]] noong 1973. Gayunpaman, ang lungsod ay administratibong hiniwalay mula sa Maguindanao at sumanib sa [[SOCCSKSARGEN|Soccsksargen]] sa 1990s. Ang lungsod ay heograpiyang sakop ng probinsya Maguindanao.
| [[Wikang Tausug|Tausug]] || [[Lanao del Sur]] || Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
 
|-
== Heograpiya ==
| [[Wikang Mëranaw|Mëranaw]] || [[Marawi]] || Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Ang Kotabato ay humigit-kumulang 698.9 nauukol sa dagat milya (1,294.4 na kilometro) mula sa [[Maynila|Manila]], ang kabisera ng bansa, at napapaligiran ng  [[Mga bayan ng Pilipinas|munisipyo]] ng [[Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao|Sultan Kudarat]] sa hilaga—sa Rio Grande de Mindanao na naghihiwalay sa dalawang—[[Kabuntalan, Maguindanao|Kabuntalan]] sa silangan, at [[Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao|Datu Odin Sinsuat]] sa timog. Ang lungsod ay nakaharap sa [[Look ng Illana|Illana Bay]], sa kanlurang bahagi ng [[Golpo ng Moro|Moro Gulf]].
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| [[Wikang Iranun|Iranun]] || [[Cotabato]], Maguindanao || [[SOCCSKSARGEN]], Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Ang lungsod ng Kotabato ay may isang kabuuang area lupain ng 176.0 parisukat kilometro, na matatagpuan sa bibig ng Rio Grande de Mindanao at Pulangi River.<ref>Disaster Preparedness of Schools by Abdul Raffi A. Abas</ref>
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| [[Wikang Sebwano|Sebwano]] || [[Cebu]] || [[Gitnang Kabisayaan]]
=== Mga barangay ===
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Ang Lungsod ng Cotabato ay nahahati sa 37 [[Barangay|na mga barangay]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Philippine Standard Geographic Code|url=https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/barangays/129804000&page=1|website=psa.gov.ph|publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority|accessdate=28 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Philippine Standard Geographic Code|url=https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/barangays/129804000&page=2|website=psa.gov.ph|publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority|accessdate=28 November 2018}}</ref>
| [[Wikang Hiligaynon|Hiligaynon]] || [[Iloilo]] || [[Kanlurang Kabisayaan]]
[[Talaksan:Cotabato_City_Map.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Cotabato City Map]]
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| [[Wikang Ingles|Ingles]] || [[Estados Unidos]] || Internasyonal
=== Klima ===
Sa ilalim ng Köppen klima system, Ang lungsod ng Cotabato ay isang tropikal na rainforest klima (''Af''), bumabagsak na maikli lamang ng isang tropikal na tag-ulan klima (''Am'').<center class="">
{| class="wikitable collapsible" id="411" style="width:100%; text-align:center; line-height: 1.2em; margin:auto;"
! colspan="14" id="414" |Climate data for Cotabato City (1981–2010, extremes 1986–2012)
|- id="416"
! id="417" scope="row" |Month
! id="419" scope="col" |Jan
! id="421" scope="col" |Feb
! id="423" scope="col" |Mar
! id="425" scope="col" |Apr
! id="427" scope="col" |May
! id="429" scope="col" |Jun
! id="431" scope="col" |Jul
! id="433" scope="col" |Aug
! id="435" scope="col" |Sep
! id="437" scope="col" |Oct
! id="439" scope="col" |Nov
! id="441" scope="col" |Dec
! id="443" scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium" |Year
|- id="445" style="text-align: center;"
! id="446" scope="row" style="height: 16px;" |Record high °C (°F)
| id="448" style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" |36.1<br /> (97)
| id="450" style="background: #FF2200; color:#000000;" |36.5<br /> (97.7)
| id="452" style="background: #FF1A00; color:#000000;" |37.7<br /> (99.9)
| id="454" style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" |37.0<br /> (98.6)
| id="456" style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" |36.0<br /> (96.8)
| id="458" style="background: #FF2900; color:#000000;" |35.5<br /> (95.9)
| id="460" style="background: #FF2A00; color:#000000;" |35.4<br /> (95.7)
| id="462" style="background: #FF2A00; color:#000000;" |35.3<br /> (95.5)
| id="464" style="background: #FF2A00; color:#000000;" |35.4<br /> (95.7)
| id="466" style="background: #FF2E00; color:#000000;" |34.8<br /> (94.6)
| id="468" style="background: #FF2B00; color:#000000;" |35.2<br /> (95.4)
| id="470" style="background: #FF2900; color:#000000;" |35.5<br /> (95.9)
| id="472" style="background: #FF1A00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" |37.7<br /> (99.9)
|- id="474" style="text-align: center;"
! id="475" scope="row" style="height: 16px;" |Average high °C (°F)
| id="477" style="background: #FF3C00; color:#000000;" |32.7<br /> (90.9)
| id="479" style="background: #FF3B00; color:#000000;" |32.8<br /> (91)
| id="481" style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" |33.4<br /> (92.1)
| id="483" style="background: #FF3500; color:#000000;" |33.7<br /> (92.7)
| id="485" style="background: #FF3900; color:#000000;" |33.1<br /> (91.6)
| id="487" style="background: #FF3F00; color:#000000;" |32.3<br /> (90.1)
| id="489" style="background: #FF4200; color:#000000;" |31.9<br /> (89.4)
| id="491" style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" |32.1<br /> (89.8)
| id="493" style="background: #FF3F00; color:#000000;" |32.3<br /> (90.1)
| id="495" style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" |32.2<br /> (90)
| id="497" style="background: #FF3D00; color:#000000;" |32.6<br /> (90.7)
| id="499" style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" |32.5<br /> (90.5)
| id="501" style="background: #FF3D00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" |32.6<br /> (90.7)
|- id="503" style="text-align: center;"
! id="504" scope="row" style="height: 16px;" |Daily mean °C (°F)
| id="506" style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000;" |27.8<br /> (82)
| id="508" style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" |27.9<br /> (82.2)
| id="510" style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" |28.3<br /> (82.9)
| id="512" style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" |28.6<br /> (83.5)
| id="514" style="background: #FF5C00; color:#000000;" |28.1<br /> (82.6)
| id="516" style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" |27.6<br /> (81.7)
| id="518" style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" |27.3<br /> (81.1)
| id="520" style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" |27.5<br /> (81.5)
| id="522" style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" |27.6<br /> (81.7)
| id="524" style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" |27.5<br /> (81.5)
| id="526" style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000;" |27.8<br /> (82)
| id="528" style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" |27.6<br /> (81.7)
| id="530" style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" |27.8<br /> (82)
|- id="532" style="text-align: center;"
! id="533" scope="row" style="height: 16px;" |Average low °C (°F)
| id="535" style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000;" |22.9<br /> (73.2)
| id="537" style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" |23.1<br /> (73.6)
| id="539" style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" |23.3<br /> (73.9)
| id="541" style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" |23.5<br /> (74.3)
| id="543" style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" |23.2<br /> (73.8)
| id="545" style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" |22.8<br /> (73)
| id="547" style="background: #FF8104; color:#000000;" |22.7<br /> (72.9)
| id="549" style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000;" |22.9<br /> (73.2)
| id="551" style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000;" |22.9<br /> (73.2)
| id="553" style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000;" |22.9<br /> (73.2)
| id="555" style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000;" |22.9<br /> (73.2)
| id="557" style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" |22.8<br /> (73)
| id="559" style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" |23.0<br /> (73.4)
|- id="561" style="text-align: center;"
! id="562" scope="row" style="height: 16px;" |Record low °C (°F)
| id="564" style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" |20.0<br /> (68)
| id="566" style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" |21.0<br /> (69.8)
| id="568" style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" |21.0<br /> (69.8)
| id="570" style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" |21.0<br /> (69.8)
| id="572" style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" |21.0<br /> (69.8)
| id="574" style="background: #FF9022; color:#000000;" |20.5<br /> (68.9)
| id="576" style="background: #FF9021; color:#000000;" |20.6<br /> (69.1)
| id="578" style="background: #FF9022; color:#000000;" |20.5<br /> (68.9)
| id="580" style="background: #FF8E1E; color:#000000;" |20.8<br /> (69.4)
| id="582" style="background: #FF8E1E; color:#000000;" |20.8<br /> (69.4)
| id="584" style="background: #FF8F1F; color:#000000;" |20.7<br /> (69.3)
| id="586" style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" |20.0<br /> (68)
| id="588" style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" |20.0<br /> (68)
|- id="590" style="text-align: center;"
! id="591" scope="row" style="height: 16px;" |Average rainfall mm (inches)
| id="593" style="background: #7BFF7B; color:#000000;" |88.4<br /> (3.48)
| id="595" style="background: #75FF75; color:#000000;" |83.9<br /> (3.3)
| id="597" style="background: #4CFF4C; color:#000000;" |119.9<br /> (4.72)
| id="599" style="background: #1DFF1D; color:#000000;" |146.7<br /> (5.78)
| id="601" style="background: #006D00; color:#FFFFFF;" |268.5<br /> (10.57)
| id="603" style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" |312.3<br /> (12.3)
| id="605" style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" |325.4<br /> (12.81)
| id="607" style="background: #009100; color:#FFFFFF;" |244.8<br /> (9.64)
| id="609" style="background: #007200; color:#FFFFFF;" |256.6<br /> (10.1)
| id="611" style="background: #005400; color:#FFFFFF;" |285.5<br /> (11.24)
| id="613" style="background: #00B000; color:#FFFFFF;" |216.3<br /> (8.52)
| id="615" style="background: #2EFF2E; color:#000000;" |139.6<br /> (5.5)
| id="617" style="background: #00C300; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" |2,487.8<br /> (97.94)
|- id="619" style="text-align: center;"
! id="620" scope="row" style="height: 16px;" |Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)
| id="622" style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000;" |9
| id="624" style="background: #8585FF; color:#000000;" |9
| id="626" style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" |11
| id="628" style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" |11
| id="630" style="background: #2D2DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" |17
| id="632" style="background: #0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;" |20
| id="634" style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" |19
| id="636" style="background: #3939FF; color:#FFFFFF;" |16
| id="638" style="background: #3333FF; color:#FFFFFF;" |16
| id="640" style="background: #2D2DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" |17
| id="642" style="background: #4C4CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" |14
| id="644" style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" |12
| id="646" style="background: #4B4BFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" |171
|- id="648" style="text-align: center;"
! id="649" scope="row" style="height: 16px;" |Average relative humidity (%)
| id="652" style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF;" |75
| id="654" style="background: #0000E2; color:#FFFFFF;" |74
| id="656" style="background: #0000E2; color:#FFFFFF;" |74
| id="658" style="background: #0000E6; color:#FFFFFF;" |73
| id="660" style="background: #0000E2; color:#FFFFFF;" |74
| id="662" style="background: #0000DB; color:#FFFFFF;" |76
| id="664" style="background: #0000DB; color:#FFFFFF;" |76
| id="666" style="background: #0000DB; color:#FFFFFF;" |76
| id="668" style="background: #0000DB; color:#FFFFFF;" |76
| id="670" style="background: #0000DB; color:#FFFFFF;" |76
| id="672" style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF;" |75
| id="674" style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF;" |75
| id="676" style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" |75
|- id="678"
| colspan="14" id="679" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;" |Source: [[Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko, at Astronomiko|PAGASA]]<ref name="PAGASAnormals">
<cite class="citation web">[https://web.archive.org/web/20181013040834/https://data.gov.ph/sites/default/files/pagasanormvalcotmaguin1981-2010.csv "Cotabato City, Maguindanao Climatological Normal Values"]. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from [https://data.gov.ph/?q=dataset/climatological-normal-values/resource/1e10f619-c0af-4366-97f5-be8285e13ef9 the original] on 13 October 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 October</span> 2018</span>.</cite><templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles></ref><ref name="PAGASAextremes">
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</center>
 
== Demograpiko ==
Ang karamihan ng ang mga naninirahan sa Lungsod ng Cotabato ay Maguindanaoan, na binubuo ng tungkol sa 50% ng populasyon ng lungsod. May malaki-laking etniko na populasyon ng mga nagsasalita ng cebuano (14%), Tagalog (9.7%), Iranun (7%), Hiligaynons (5.6%), Binisaya (2.7%) at Intsik (2%) . Ang natitirang bahagi ng populasyon ay kabilang sa iba pang mga ethnicities (hal. Tausug, Tiruray, Ilocano, Maranao at Indian).<ref>{{cite web|title=Cotabato City Census|url=https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Cotabato%20city_0.pdf|author=Philippine Statistics Authority|accessdate=November 17, 2018|date=July 26, 2000}}</ref>
 
=== Wika ===
Ang pangunahing wika ay [[Wikang Maguindanao|Maguindanao]] at [[Wikang Tagalog|Tagalog]]. Ang [[Wikang Sebwano|Cebuano]] at [[Chavacano]], na sinasalita ng parehong mga Kristiyano at mga Muslim, pati na rin ang mga [[Wikang Iranun|Iranun]], [[Wikang Mëranaw|Maranao]], [[Wikang Ingles|tagalog]], at mga [[Wikang Arabe|arabe]], ay narinig din sa lungsod. Ang salita ng [[Chavacano]] katutubong sa Lungsod ng Kotabato ay tinutukoy bilang Cotabateño.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cotabato City Census|url=https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Cotabato%20city_0.pdf|author=Philippine Statistics Authority|accessdate=November 17, 2018|date=July 26, 2000}}</ref>
 
=== Relihiyon ===
Sa ulat ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) noong 2015, 76.15% ng mga tao sa Lungsod ng Cotabato ay nananampalataya sa [[Islam]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Muslim Population in Mindanao (based on POPCEN 2015|url=http://rssoarmm.psa.gov.ph/release/54739/factsheet/muslim-population-in-mindanao-%28based-on-popcen-2015%29|author=Philippine Statistics Authority|accessdate=Aug 31, 2018|date=July 26, 2017}}</ref> 
 
== Ekonomiya ==
[[Talaksan:Citymall_of_Cotabato_City.jpg|thumb|200x200px|CityMall Cotabato]]
 
=== Commerce ===
Ang Lungsod ng Kotabato ay isa sa may pinakamataas na deposito sa bangko sa Mindanao sa kabuuan ng Php18,736,523,000.00 noong hunyo 30, 2017 na may humigit kumulang 150,406 bank account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pdic.gov.ph/files/BSDStats/DDD_PBS_ProvinceMunicipality.htm|title=PDIC Bank Deposits|website=www.pdic.gov.ph|language=en|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref>Ang lungsod ay may 20 mga bangko (sa mga Pribado at Pamahalaan). Ang sangay ng [[Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas]] sa gitnang Mindanao ay nasa lungsod.
[[Talaksan:Alnor_Suites_Cotabato_City.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Alnor Suites Hotel]]
Ang lungsod ay may mga lokal at pambansang-based na mga sentro ng pamimili. Lokal na-based na mga sentro ng shopping tulad ng Superama, Sugni, sa Mall of Alnor, at South Seas Mall sa kumpetisyon sa pambansang-based na mga sentro ng shopping tulad ng CityMall, [[Puregold]], [[Robinsons Malls|Robinsons Supermarket at Department Store]], Centro Department Store, at SM Savemore. Cotabato City ay isa ng ang pinakamabilis na lumalagong ekonomiya sa Soccsksargen region.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fernandez|first1=Edwin|title=Cotabato is 2nd most competitive city|url=http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1006739|accessdate=27 November 2018|agency=Philippine News Agency|date=August 18, 2017}}</ref>
 
KCC Mall ay nakumpirma na ang kanilang mga interes upang bumuo sa loob ng isang mall sa Downtown. Konstruksiyon ay magsisimula matapos ang clearing operations ay tapos na.<ref>{{cite news|title=KCC Mall sa Cotabato city umpisahan ng itayo sa buwan ng Marso|url=https://rmn.ph/kcc-mall-sa-cotabato-city-umpisahan-ng-itayo-sa-buwan-ng-marso/|accessdate=26 November 2018|agency=RMN Networks}}</ref> NCCC Mall, Davao-based mall corporation na rin ang nakumpirma na ang kanilang mga interes upang bumuo ng kanilang mga mall sa loob ng lungsod.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fernandez|first1=Edwin|title=More malls coming to Cotabato, Kidapawan cities|url=http://www.ndbcnews.com.ph/news/more-malls-coming-to-cotabato-kidapawan-cities|accessdate=27 November 2018|agency=NDBC News|date=November 24, 2018}}</ref>
 
=== Industriya ===
[[Talaksan:Downtown_Cotabato_City_2.jpg|thumb|150x150px|Bayan ng Cotabato City sa kahabaan ng Magallanes Street]]
Cotabato City ay isang higit pa o mas mababa 1,700 ektarya ng palaisdaan na kung saan ay isang taunang produksyon ng 85,000&#x20;kg ng [[Alimango|putik alimasag]], hipon at [[bangus]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fernandez|first1=Edwin|title=Cotabato’s mud crabs get limelight in feast|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/110543/cotabato%E2%80%99s-mud-crabs-get-limelight-in-feast|accessdate=27 November 2018|agency=Inquirer Mindanao|publisher=The Daily Inquirer|date=December 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cotabato fish-crab farmer nominated in DA-12 search|url=http://balita.ph/2012/02/27/cotabato-fish-crab-farmer-nominated-in-da-12-search/|accessdate=27 November 2018|agency=Balita PH|date=February 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ortiz|first1=Maria Asuncion|title=Local economic development and youth employment: The case of Cotabato City|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291447783_Local_economic_development_and_youth_employment_The_case_of_Cotabato_City|website=www.researchgate.net|publisher=International Labour Organization|accessdate=27 November 2018}}</ref>
 
Pagpuntirya upang maging halal hub ng Pilipinas, ang Lungsod na Pamahalaan at Malaysian Negosyante na binuo ng isang Class AA halal pagpatay ng mga bahay sa Baranggay Kalangan II sa mga pangunahing lungsod sa paghahatid sa buong Central Mindanao.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://rmn.ph/halal-industry-sa-cotabato|title=Halal industry sa Cotabato city, mas palalakasin! – RMN Networks|date=2017-11-08|work=RMN Networks|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref> Ang lungsod din ay may iba 't ibang mga restaurant sa parehong mga lokal na (Lesorelle, Kai' s lounge, Maanghang Pizza, Asukal Pappi, Chefmel, Cheraf, Maguindanaon Restaurant, Reese Restaurant, Las Hermanas, Aling Precy, Elcomedor, Tati, Mang gorio, Pritong Manok, Manong, Moro Cafe at Rebecca Buffet Restaurant) at mga sikat na restaurant tulad ng [[McDonald's|McDonald ' s]], [[Jollibee]], [[Chowking]], [[Greenwich Pizza]], [[Mang Inasal]], [[Goldilocks Bakeshop|Goldilocks]], [[Red Ribbon Bakeshop|Red Ribbon]], Chicken Deli, Mandarin Tsaa Hardin, Queen Bee, Hukad, Calda Pizza, Bo ' s Coffee, Infinitea, Cafetribu at Turks Shawarma.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://rmn.ph/negosyo-sa-cotabato-city-lumago/|title=Negosyo sa Cotabato City lumago – RMN Networks|date=2017-10-13|work=RMN Networks|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Ang lungsod ay may iba ' t-ibang pabrika para sa pagluluto ng langis, kape, mais almirol, na naproseso pagkain at kasangkapan sa bahay operating sa loob ng lungsod na kung saan ay tumutulong sa pagpapalakas ng ekonomiya nito. Higanteng pabrika mula sa kalapit na mga bayan ay itinatag ang kanilang mga tanggapan sa lungsod tulad ng Lamsan Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lamsan.com.ph/|title=Lamsan Inc.{{!}}Corn Wet Milling Company in the Philippines|last=Inc.|first=Lamsan|website=lamsan.com.ph|language=en|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref> at Maria Makiling Niyog Resources Corp.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mariamakilingvirgin.tripod.com/|title=Maria Makiling Coconut Resources Corporation|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref>
 
== Transportasyon ==
 
; Air
 
[[Talaksan:Cotabato_City_Airport.jpg|thumb|Pagdating Sa Lugar Cotabato City Airport]]
Cotabato City ay mapupuntahan sa pamamagitan ng [[Paliparan ng Awang|Cotabato Airport]] sa kalapit na mga [[Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao]]. [[Cebu Pacific]] at [[Philippine Airlines]] nagpapanatili ng pagkonekta ang mga lungsod sa [[Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino|Maynila]], [[Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan–Cebu|Cebu]] at [[Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Zamboanga|Zamboanga]].
 
; Lupa
 
Ang lungsod ay mapupuntahan sa pamamagitan ng lupa mula sa maraming bahagi ng Mindanao. Mga bus, jeepney at mga minivan link lungsod sa [[Midsayap, Cotabato|Midsayap]], [[Koronadal|Bilaan]], [[Lebak, Sultan Kudarat|Lebak]], [[Pagadian]], [[Tacurong]], [[Kidapawan]], [[Marawi]], [[Iligan]], [[Heneral Santos|General Santos]], [[Lungsod ng Dabaw|Davao City]] at sa iba ' t-ibang mga puntos sa Maguindanao.
 
Multicab at tricycle ay ang karaniwang paraan ng transportasyon sa palibot ng lungsod, ang minimum na pamasahe ay P7. Doon ay nag-Taxi na naka-roaming sa paligid ng lungsod at ang Habal habal. Dalawang taxi operator ay kasalukuyang operating sa lungsod, lalo na sa Alnor Taxi at Wow Taxi.
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Bus operator:
 
# Mindanao Star araw-araw na mga ruta sa [[Kidapawan]], [[Digos|Digos City]] at Davao City
# [[Husky Tours|Namamaos Tours]] araw-araw na mga ruta sa [[Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao|Shariff Aguak]], [[Tacurong]], [[Koronadal]] at [[Heneral Santos|General Santos City]]
 
== Mga ospital at mga medikal na pasilidad ==
[[Talaksan:United_Doctors_Hospital_Cotabato_City.jpg|thumb|150x150px|
United Doctors Hospital sa Cotabato kasama ang Notre Dame Avenue
]]
 
* Cotabato Regional and Medical Center – Sinsuat Avenue.
* Notre Dame Hospital – Sinsuat Avenue
* Cotabato Medical Specialist Hospital – Quezon Avenue
* Nagkakaisa ang mga Doktor ng Ospital ng Lungsod ng Cotabato – Notre Dame Avenue
* Dr. P. Ocampo Hospital – De Mazenod Avenue
* Cotabato mga Doktor sa mga Klinika at mga Ospital – Sinsuat Avenue
* Cotabato Puericulture Center at General Hospital Foundation, Inc. – Jose Lim Sr. St.
 
== Edukasyon ==
[[Talaksan:Cariño_Building_2_NDU.jpg|right|thumb|Cariño Gusali, Notre Dame University.]]
Doon ay (1) ang publiko at (15) mga pribadong institusyon ng edukasyon sa lungsod.
 
Mga unibersidad at mga kolehiyo:
 
* Notre Dame University
* Cotabato State University dating Cotabato City State Polytechnic College
* STI Cotabato
* St. Benedict College of Cotabato
* Notre Dame – RVM Kolehiyo ng Cotabato
* [[Pamantasang Pangkompyuter ng AMA|AMA Computer College]]
* Coland Mga Sistema Ng Teknolohiya
* Headstart Kolehiyo ng Cotabato
* A. R Pacheco Kolehiyo
* Notre Dame Hospital at Paaralan ng karalubhasaan sa pagpapaanak
* Doktor P. Ocampo Kolehiyo
* Dela Vida Kolehiyo
* Computer-Aided Disenyo at Teknolohiya ng Impormasyon Institute, Inc. (CAD.Ito)
* Tunog Cotabato - Cotabato City University
* Academia De Technologia sa Mindanao
* Mindanao Capitols Kolehiyo
 
== Media ==
 
=== Sa mga istasyon ng radyo ===
'''FM Stations'''
 
# DXYC "[[Brigada Mass Media Corporation|Brigada News FM]]" 89.3 Mhz
# DXWD "nag -" 90.9 Mhz
# DXOL "Happy FM" 92.7 Mhz
# DXFD "Star FM" 93.7 Mhz
# DXPS "MOR Para sa Buhay!" 95.1 Mhz
# DXTC "Hot FM" 95.9 Mhz
# DXJC "Tinig FM" 99.0 Mhz
 
'''AM Istasyon'''
 
# DXCH "DZRH" 567&#x20;kHz
# DXMY "[[Radio Mindanao Network|RMN Cotabato]]" 729&#x20;kHz
# DXMS "Radyo Bida Cotabato" 882&#x20;kHz
# DYHL "sa Aksiyon Radyo Cotabato" 999&#x20;kHz
 
=== Libreng mga istasyon ng TV at mga lokal na programa ===
 
# ABS-CBN Channel 5 Cotabato – [[TV Patrol Socsksargen|TV Patrol South Central Mindanao]] at [[Magandang Umaga South Central Mindanao]]
# GMA Channel 12 Cotabato
# ABS-CBN Sports and Action Channel 23 Cotabato
# Sa GMA News TV Channel 27 Cotabato
# PTV Channel 8 Cotabato
 
=== News Paper ===
Cotabato City ay may dalawang mga pahayagan, na kung saan ay Mindanao Cross na pag-aari sa pamamagitan ng Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mindanao Cross - NDBC|url=https://www.ndbcnews.com.ph/themindanaocross|website=NDBC News|accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref> at Luwaran, ang Moro Islamic Liberation Front sa mga opisyal na balita magazine.<ref>{{cite web|title=MILF Central Committee on Information|url=http://www.luwaran.net/home/|website=www.luwaran.net|accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref>
 
== Kambal na bayan – mga kapatid na lungsod ==
Cotabato City ay magkatambal na may:
 
=== Lokal na ===
 
* [[File:Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg|link=Philippines|alt=Philippines|border|23x23px]] [[Lungsod ng Dabaw|Davao City]], Philippines
* [[File:Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg|link=Philippines|alt=Philippines|border|23x23px]] [[Panabo|Panabo City]], Pilipinas
* [[File:Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg|link=Philippines|alt=Philippines|border|23x23px]] [[Lungsod Quezon]], Pilipinas
* [[File:Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg|link=Philippines|alt=Philippines|border|23x23px]] [[Tagum|Tagum City]], Pilipinas
* [[File:Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg|link=Philippines|alt=Philippines|border|23x23px]] [[Naga, Camarines Sur|Naga City]], Philippines
* [[File:Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg|link=Philippines|alt=Philippines|border|23x23px]] [[Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao]], Pilipinas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cotabatocity.net.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=625:cotabato-city-in-sisterhood-with-sultan-kudarat-municipality&catid=42:newsflash&Itemid=106|title=Cotabato City in Sisterhood with Sultan Kudarat Municipality|website=Cotabatocity.net.ph|date=|accessdate=2016-12-09}}</ref>
* [[File:Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg|link=Philippines|alt=Philippines|border|23x23px]] [[Parang, Maguindanao]], Pilipinas
 
=== International ===
 
* [[File:Flag_of_Malaysia.svg|link=Malaysia|alt=Malaysia|border|23x23px]] [[Johor Bahru]], Malaysia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cotabatocity.net.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=576:malaysian-investors-in-cotabato-city&catid=42:newsflash&Itemid=106|title=Malaysian investors in Cotabato City|website=Cotabatocity.net.ph|date=|accessdate=2016-12-09}}</ref>
* [[File:Flag_of_Indonesia.svg|link=Indonesia|alt=Indonesia|border|23x23px]] [[Bandung|Sa Bandung]], Indonesia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://manilastandardtoday.com/news/-provinces/213311/mindanao-lgus-emulate-best-indonesian-city.html|title=Mindanao LGUs emulate best Indonesian city – The Standard|website=Manilastandardtoday.com|date=2016-08-15|accessdate=2016-12-09}}</ref>
 
== Mga sanggunian ==
[[Kategorya:Mga bayan at lungsod sa Pilipinas|Cotabato, Lungsod ng]]
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== Panlabas na mga link ==
 
* [http://www.cotabatocity.ph/ Opisyal Na Ang Lungsod Ng Cotabato Website]
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* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=129804000&regcode=12&provcode=98 Ang nscb mga detalye para sa lungsod ng cotabato geographic code]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Impormasyon]
* [http://itsmorefuninthephilippines.com/cotabato-city/ Kagawaran ng Turismo]