Tarragona, Davao Oriental

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Elevation
178 m (584 ft)
Lowestelevation
0 m (0 ft)
Tarragona
Municipality of Tarragona
Flag of Tarragona
Official seal of Tarragona
Map of Davao Oriental with Tarragona highlighted
Map of Davao Oriental with Tarragona highlighted
Interactive map of Tarragona
Tarragona is located in Philippines
Tarragona
Tarragona
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°02′57″N 126°26′49″E / 7.0491°N 126.44708°E / 7.0491; 126.44708
CountryPhilippines
RegionDavao Region
ProvinceDavao Oriental
District 1st district
Named afterTarragona, Spain
Barangays10 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorKaka Bulaong
  Vice MayorNestor L. Uy
  RepresentativeNelson "Jr" Dayanghirang
  Municipal Council
Members
  • Rem-rem Manlabian
  • Maureen Malintad-Castro
  • Atty. Mark Virgilio
  • Marve Blawis Tesoy
  • Maureen Malintad
  • Reach Batonon
  • Ramain Matayab
  • Ian Dilag
  Electorate24,884 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
  Density90.933/km2 (235.52/sq mi)
  Households
5,632
Economy
  Income class3rd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
34.47
% (2021)[4]
  Revenue207.5 million (2022)
  Assets423.1 million (2022)
  Expenditure202.3 million (2022)
  Liabilities75.16 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityDavao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8201
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)87
Native languagesDavawenyo
Surigaonon
Cebuano
Kalagan
Kamayo
Tagalog
Websitewww.tarragona.gov.ph

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 2024 census, it has a population of 27,349 people.[5]

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

Population census of Tarragona
YearPop.±% 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]

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