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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. It has a population of 722,059 people according to the 2024 census, making it the most populous city in Soccsksargen Region. Wikipedia

Population 722,059 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Philippines

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Philippines

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around General Santos. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Sto. Niño Patronal Fiesta

    January

    This one-day celebration in the city is celebrated every 15th of January. It is the same as the Sinulog Festival in Cebu City. Colorful amphibians, Sr. Santo Niño's Grotto and street dancing.

  2. Kalilangan Festival

    February

    General Santos City celebrates the Kalilangan every month of February. "Kalilangan" means festival, festivity or jubilation.

  3. Yaman Gensan

    July

    Yaman Gensan is an annual event in Gensan that celebrates and promotes local entrepreneurs. It is celebrated in July. Tuna products, T'nalak, Malong and other tribal objects are shown and sold

  4. Tuna Festival

    August – September

    Thanksgiving and festivities are being celebrated annually through its Tuna Festival during the Last week of August and the first week of September highlighting on its main industry which is the Tuna fishing.

  5. Paskuhan sa Gensan

    December

    The city celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, in this event.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (General Santos); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

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Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.