Cotabato - Definition

Cotabato can refer to three places in Mindanao in the Philippines:

• The province of Cotabato (formerly North Cotabato)
• The province of South Cotabato
• Cotabato City

All three places are distinct from each other and are part of the SOCCSKSARGEN region. The name came from the Tagalog phrase, kutang bato, meaning fort of rock.