Maasim should not be confused with Maasin.
| Translit Lang1: | Other | ||
| Transt Lang1 Type1: | Jawi | ||
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | ماسم | ||
| Flag Size: | 120x80px | ||
| Seal Size: | 100x80px | ||
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| Pushpin Map: | Philippines | ||
| Pushpin Label Position: | left | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
| P1: | 16 (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Zyrex C. Pacquiao | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Visitacion S. Nambatac | ||
| Leader Name2: | Steve Solon | ||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
| Leader Title4: | Electorate | ||
| Leader Name4: | voters (electorate_point_in_time}}|) | ||
| Elevation Max M: | 740 | ||
| Elevation Min M: | 0 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Households | ||
| Timezone: | PST | ||
| Utc Offset: | +8 | ||
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code | ||
| Demographics Type1: | Economy | ||
| Demographics1 Title2: | Poverty incidence | ||
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| Demographics1 Title4: | Revenue rank | ||
| Demographics1 Title5: | Assets | ||
| Demographics1 Title6: | Assets rank | ||
| Demographics1 Title7: | IRA | ||
| Demographics1 Title8: | IRA rank | ||
| Demographics1 Title9: | Expenditure | ||
| Demographics1 Title10: | Liabilities | ||
| Demographics Type2: | Service provider | ||
| Demographics2 Title1: | Electricity | ||
| Demographics2 Title2: | Water | ||
| Demographics2 Title3: | Telecommunications | ||
| Demographics2 Title4: | Cable TV | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Native languages | ||
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Crime index | ||
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| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Catholic diocese | ||
| Blank4 Name Sec2: | Patron saint | ||
Maasim, officially the Municipality of Maasim (ceb|Lungsod sa Maasim; tl|Bayan ng Maasim; mdh|Inged nu Maasim, Jawi: ايڠد نو ماسم), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. According to 2020 census, it had a population of 64,940 people.
Maasim is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
The majority of the population are Moro and Lumad origin. One of the indigenous peoples living in mountainous areas of Maasim is known as Bla'an.
The economy of Maasim is largely based on agriculture with a high level production of copra (dried coconut meat). Animal husbandry is the second biggest income earner, notably cattle farming. Other agricultural products are coconuts, maize, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, eggs, beef, and fish.
The economy has accelerated in the past decade, driven by advances in global communication technology and the finishing of a modern highway that greatly improved trade and transport.
KPP announced on June 3, 2008, that Alcantara-controlled Conal Holdings Co. would build in mid-2009 the $450 million 200-megawatt clean coal Kamanga Power Plant, in Maasim, Saranggani. The plant was expected to supply part of Mindanao's baseload power requirements when it is operational in 2012.[1]