THE PROFILE

Tupi is a first class municipality in the province of South Cotabato. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 61,843 people.Nestled at the foot of a dormant volcano, Mount Matutum, Tupi is considered as the fruit, vegetable and flower basket of South Cotabato.



HISTORY
Tupi derived from the word "Tufi" whish was a vine chewed by native B'laan tribes who first inhabited the land. Tufi was abundant in the original forests and had a refreshing taste.

As it lies in the dormant foot of Mt. Matutum, Tupi's fertile soil of volcanic ash offers a great enticement to speculators and investors particularly in the field of agriculture.
In 1936 during the commonwealth government, President Manuel L. Quezon appointed Major General Paulino Santos as General Manager for the development of Koronadal and the vast land in the Allah Valley.

Settlers from Luzon and Visayas starting to arrive transforming the once large forest into a flourishing area of agriculture.

The Bario of Tupi was created into a municipality of Tupi by virtue of executive order 612 of President Elpidio Quirino on September 11, 1953. The first set of appointed officials were inducted on October 2 of that year.



BARANGAYS
 
Tupi is politically subdivided into 15 barangay:

 
•Acmonan
•Bololmala
•Bunao
•Cebuano
•Crossing Rubber
•Kablon
•Kalkam
•Linan
 

•Lunen
•Miasong
•Palian
•Poblacion
•Polonuling
•Simbo
•Tubeng




Arts and Culture








Kasadyahan Festival, "Sagana Sayaw sa Kadalanan-Kasadyahan": Celebration featuring street dancing competition coined from Visayan word "Kasadya". It is a convergence of various ethnic and cultural dances featuring Tupi as the province's flower, fruit and vegetable basket and a town where various cultures abode. Held every September 11 in celebration of the town's foundation anniversary.

 
 


Linggo ng Matutum: A weeklong festivity every March 13–20 of each year in celebration of the declaration of Mt. Matutum as protected Landscape: highlighting "Amyak Maleh", a climb and plant mountaineering activities and the Mindanao wide "Amyak Maleh Mt Matutum Bike Challenge".

 Kariton Festival: Annual parade of animal-drawn carts (kariton) bedecked with vegetables, fruits and flowers. Held every October and is being sponsored by the barangay Poblacion.

Ati-Atihan: A yearly festival of Barangay Crossing Rubber same with that of Kalibo, Aklan.





TRANSPORTATION



The Tupi Transport Terminal has its daily trip to General Santos City and Koronadal City 24 hours daily. The estimated time allotment from Tupi to General Santos City and vice versa is only 45~60 minutes without traffic.
From General Santos City, there are trips to Tupi, the PUVs are available at the mall terminals.

General Santos International Airport is 1 hour away from Tupi's town proper by using the newly constructed General Santos Diversion Road to avoid heavy traffic in General Santos City.


References:


http://photobucket.com/images/kariton%20festival
lakwatserongmamoy.blogspot.com
http://www.iloilo.net.ph/kasadyahan-festival
http://www.jjexplorer.com/feature.php?regionID=25&featureID=65
https://www.fest300.com/festivals/ati-atihan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupi,_South_Cotabato