Tagum
Sign in to saveTagum, officially the City of Tagum (; ), is a component city and capital of the Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 300,042, 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.
Key facts
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- Aerial view
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- 120x80px
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- Tagum City Seal HD version.png
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- 100x80px
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- yes
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- Philippines
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- left
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- Location within the
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- Country
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- Region
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- Province
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- Cebuano: Tagum (indigo)
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- Tagum, Mabuhay Ka! (Long May You Live, Tagum!)
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- District
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- Founded
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- June 23, 1941
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- Etymology
- History
- Rise to townhood
- Contemporary history
- Cityhood
- As City of Tagum
- Geography
- Climate
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Economy
- Transportation
- Health Care
- Education
- Tertiary education
- Secondary education
- Media
- Tourism
- Sister cities
- Notable people
- Gallery
- References
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Tagum, officially the City of Tagum (; ), is a component city and capital of the Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 300,042, 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, 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.