Tarragona, Davao Oriental
Tarragona | |
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| Municipality of Tarragona | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Davao Oriental with Tarragona highlighted | |
Interactive map of Tarragona | |
Tarragona Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°02′57″N 126°26′49″E / 7.0491°N 126.44708°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao Oriental |
| District | 1st district |
| Named after | Tarragona, Spain |
| Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Kaka Bulaong |
| • Vice Mayor | Nestor L. Uy |
| • Representative | Nelson "Jr" Dayanghirang |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 24,884 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 300.76 km2 (116.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,733 m (5,686 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 27,349 |
| • Density | 90.933/km2 (235.52/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,632 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 34.47 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 207.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 423.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 202.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 75.16 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8201 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Kalagan Kamayo Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Tarragona, officially the Municipality of Tarragona (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tarragona; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tarragona), is a municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,996 people.[5]
Geography
Barangays
Tarragona is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Cabagayan
- Central (Poblacion)
- Dadong
- Jovellar
- Limot
- Lucatan
- Maganda
- Ompao
- Tomoaong
- Tubaon
Climate
Tarragona has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Tarragona | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.9 (80.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 321 (12.6) |
254 (10.0) |
184 (7.2) |
142 (5.6) |
132 (5.2) |
148 (5.8) |
129 (5.1) |
115 (4.5) |
106 (4.2) |
146 (5.7) |
151 (5.9) |
234 (9.2) |
2,062 (81) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,468 | — |
| 1975 | 11,149 | +3.33% |
| 1980 | 14,122 | +4.84% |
| 1990 | 18,495 | +2.73% |
| 1995 | 19,779 | +1.27% |
| 2000 | 22,846 | +3.14% |
| 2007 | 24,363 | +0.89% |
| 2010 | 25,671 | +1.92% |
| 2015 | 26,225 | +0.41% |
| 2020 | 26,996 | +0.61% |
| 2024 | 27,349 | +0.31% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11] | ||
Economy
Poverty incidence of Tarragona
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
60.26
60.26
2003
62.30
62.30
2006
39.00
39.00
2009
62.31
62.31
2012
56.86
56.86
2015
34.92
34.92
2018
38.21
38.21
2021
34.47
34.47
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
References
- ^ Municipality of Tarragona | (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.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ "Climate: Tarragona". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XI (Davao Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.