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Talakag | |
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Municipality of Talakag | |
Nickname: The Highlander's Golden Paradise of Bukidnon | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°13′55″N 124°36′09″E / 8.2319°N 124.6025°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Bukidnon |
District | 1st district |
Founded | February 22, 1917 |
Barangays | 29 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Vergito O. Factura |
• Vice Mayor | Amado Z. Noble Jr. |
• Representative | Ma. Lourdes O. Acosta-Alba |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 45,873 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 786.40 km2 (303.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
Highest elevation | 728 m (2,388 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 77,027 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
• Households | 16,532 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 39.42 |
• Revenue | ₱ 334.8 million (2020), 129 million (2012), 159.9 million (2013), 180.3 million (2014), 223.7 million (2015), 240.9 million (2016), 251.5 million (2017), 271.6 million (2018), 299.8 million (2019) |
• Assets | ₱ 701.5 million (2020), 311 million (2012), 390.9 million (2013), 406 million (2014), 357.3 million (2015), 436.7 million (2016), 498.8 million (2017), 621 million (2018), 601.6 million (2019) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 266.7 million (2020), 129.4 million (2012), 140 million (2013), 143.3 million (2014), 187.8 million (2015), 175.1 million (2016), 184 million (2017) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 146 million (2020), 111.8 million (2012), 153.9 million (2013), 145.5 million (2014), 129 million (2015), 158.5 million (2016), 166.4 million (2017), 234.3 million (2018), 158.6 million (2019) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bukidnon 2 Electric Cooperative (BUSECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8708 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Native languages | Binukid Cebuano Ata Manobo Tagalog |
Website | www |
Talakag, officially the Municipality of Talakag (Bukid and Higaonon: Banuwa ta Talakag; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Talakag; Tagalog: Bayan ng Talakag), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,027 people.[3]
It is located on the border to major cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, and between Marawi and Malaybalay, the provincial capital.