Tagum
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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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 "Chiong" T. Uy (Lakas) |
| • Vice Mayor | Atty. Eva Lorraine Estabillo (Reporma) |
| • Representative | De Carlo "Oyo" Uy |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 177,351 voters (2025) |
| 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) | |
• 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 | ₱ 2,263 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 5,304 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,874 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 1,761 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) |
| 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 |
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Tagum, officially the City of Tagum (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Tagum; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tagum), is a component city and capital of the Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 296,202, 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. 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.