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| Location of Tagum in the Davao del Norte province | |||
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| Region : | Davao region | ||
| Province : | Davao del Norte | ||
| Barangays : | 23 | ||
| District: | 1. District of Davao del Norte | ||
| PSGC : | 112319000 | ||
| Income class : | 1st income bracket | ||
| Households : | 36,560 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 259,444 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 1351 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 192 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 7 ° 27 ' N , 125 ° 48' E | ||
| Postal code : | 8100 | ||
| Area code : | +63 84 | ||
| Mayor : | Allan L. Rellon | ||
| Website: | tagumcity.gov.ph | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Tagum (officially: City of Tagum ) is a city in the Davao del Norte Province in the Philippines . It is also the provincial capital of Davao del Norte. Tagum has 259,444 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census).
The city is nicknamed "Palm Tree City of the Philippines" (City of Palms in the Philippines).
Tagum is the seat of the Diocese of Tagum .
language
The main language in the urban area is Cebuano , which is spoken by over 80 percent of the population. In addition to Tagalog and English taught in schools.
Origin of name
There is no official record of the meaning of the name Tagum , but there is a legend about the origin of the name Magugpo , the original name of the present-day city.
The name Magugpo is derived from the word mago from a native language, which is a name for a certain tree species and from the word ugpo , which means high .
According to one story, the locals settled on a river plain that was located in a densely overgrown forest of just tall Mago trees, where hardly a ray of sun could break through the foliage. The creek where these people lived still exists today, but the once fresh water is now inedible and dead due to the pollution.
geography
Tagum is a lively economic hub not just for the province but for the entire Davao region. The city serves as the main connection from Davao City, 55 km away, to the northern cities of Butuan City (in Agusan del Norte ), to Mati City (in Davao Oriental ) and to the province of Surigao del Sur .
It is bounded by the communities of Asuncion, New Corella and Mawab in the north, Maco in the east, and Dujali in the west. The municipality of Carmen is located on the southwestern city limits, while the Gulf of Davao forms the southern limit.
Tagum is bounded by two rivers, the Hijo River and the Tagum-Leboganon River. Both rivers are the main sewers for the highlands and the city and flow into the Gulf of Davao.
economy
Due to its location on the Gulf of Davao , its proximity to the big city Davao City and the neighboring city Panabo City , its importance as a hub for the export of goods such as wood chips, coated plywood and timber is growing.
In addition, there are large banana plantations within the urban area as well as agricultural land areas for crops and various fruits.
Tagum was one of the island nation's 20 most competitive cities in 2005 and it is one of the fastest growing cities in Mindanao . It is a center of business, health care, and entertainment in the Davao District .
Colleges
Barangays
Tagum is politically divided into 23 barangays (districts).
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history
In the beginning, Magugpo was nothing but a vast wilderness inhabited by peoples like the Mansakas, Manguangans, Mandayas and the Kalagans.
The village of Magugpo experienced the first change when the first immigrants from the Visayas and Luzon reached the city area in 1929 to settle here. As a result, more houses were built, road construction pushed ahead and a school building with a chapel and a rest house were built in the early 1930s.
On June 23, 1941, by Executive Order No. 452, signed by the Commonwealth President Manuel Quezon , the place Magugpo was appointed an independently governing municipality.
Before the community could organize itself, however, the Second World War reached the Philippines and destroyed large parts of the settlement. Only five houses in Magugpo remained undamaged.
In 1948, Magugpo was renamed Tagum when a resolution passed by the municipal assembly came into force . In 1949, the Baranggay Panobo split off from Magugpo and became an independently administered municipality from which the city of Panabo City later grew. Between 1951 and 1955, the image of the community changed significantly with the construction of a whole network of streets, the town hall, a health center and a public market.
In 1967 the large province of Davao was divided into three new provinces and the seat of the provincial government of Davao del Norte was assigned to the municipality of Tagum.
In 1995 the number of Baranggays of Tagum increased due to the division of the Baranggay Poblacion. This resulted in 4 new barangays: the Barangay Magugpo North, the Barangay Magugpo South, the Barangay Magugpo East and Magugpo West.
On January 30, 1998, the municipality of Tagum was raised to the status of a city through the signing of Republic Act 8472 by President Fidel Ramos and ratification by the citizens of Tagum through a referendum on March 7, 1998.
In 2006, the city was named the Palm Tree City of the Philippines by the local government .
Attractions
- The "Christ the King Cathedral" (Christ the King Cathedral)
- The largest rosary in the world
- The underwater marine park
- The Durian Festival
- Leboganon beach
- The Toyozu Resort
Web links
- Another website from Tagum
- www.TagumCity.com
- Tagum City Travel Guide
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Individual evidence
- ^ Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11th September 2013.