Cotabato contains the Rio Grande de Mindanao, which is the longest river in Mindanao and the second longest in the Philippines.
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Gumasa Beach in Glan - dubbed as the "Small Boracay in Mindanao" Barangay Gumasa has a six kilometer-long crescent beach on Sarangani's eastern shore and only about an hour's drive from General Santos City.
Cotabato City is independent from any province and is a part of the SOCCSKSARGEN region, but is usually grouped with Maguindanao by the National Statistics Office.