Tagum | |
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| City of Tagum | |
 Tagum in 2009 | |
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| Anthem: Tagum, Mabuhay Ka! (Long May You Live, Tagum!) | |
 Map of Davao del Norte with Tagum highlighted | |
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.svg)  Tagum Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°26′52″N 125°48′28″E / 7.44778°N 125.80778°E | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao del Norte |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | June 23, 1941 |
| Cityhood | March 7, 1998 |
| Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Rey T. Uy (Independent) |
| • Vice Mayor | Allan L. Rellon (Reporma) |
| • Representative | Pantaleon D. Alvarez |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 172,100 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 195.8 km2 (75.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,167 m (3,829 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 296,202 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| • Households | 71,377 |
| Demonym(s) | Tagumeño, Tagumenyo |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 8.43 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,895 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 4,618 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,702 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 1,348 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8100 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)84 |
| Native languages | Ata Manobo Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Tagalog |
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| Website | www |
Tagum, officially the City of Tagum (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Tagum; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tagum), is a 1st class component city and capital of the Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 296,202 people[3] making it the most populous component city in Mindanao and in Davao del Norte, as well as the second most populous in Davao Region after Davao City.
It is one of the topmost livable cities in the Philippines, and was one of the finalists in the most child-friendly city in the Philippines – component category along with Laoag, and Talisay, Cebu.[5] In the 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI), the city of Tagum ranked third on the overall competitive component cities in the Philippines, fourth on infrastructure, second in resiliency, thirteenth on economic dynamism and first on government efficiency.[6]
- ^ City of Tagum | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Tagaytay most child-friendly City".
- ^ "Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index".