Talacogon

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Talacogon
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Municipality of Talacogon
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Talacogon
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°27′N125°47′E / 8.45°N 125.79°E / 8.45; 125.79
Country Philippines
Region Caraga
Province Agusan del Sur
District 1st district
Founded November 13, 1872
Barangays 16 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Pauline Marie R. Masendo, RN
 •  Vice Mayor Elvin L. Maligsa
 •  Representative Alfelito M. Bascug
 •  Electorate 23,177 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
405.25 km2 (156.47 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Highest elevation
568 m (1,864 ft)
Lowest elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
37,744
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
 •  Households
9,267
Economy
 •  Income class 2nd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
42.78
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 295.3 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 549.2 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 283.9 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 156.5 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAgusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8510
PSGC
1600311000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)85
Native languages Agusan
Butuanon
Higaonon
Tagalog
Website www.talacogon.gov.ph

Talacogon, officially the Municipality of Talacogon (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Talacogon; Tagalog : Bayan ng Talacogon), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,678 people. [5]

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History

Talacogon got its name from the cogon grass that is abundant in the area. It was called so by the natives who inhabit the area before the entry of the Spanish in the Agusan River basin sometime in the 18th century. The Spanish who came in the area then adopted the name of the place as they founded it as a town in the 13th of November 1872, [6] [7] building a church and a town hall as commemoration to its founding. It was thus the first town founded in the riverbanks of the Agusan River and the oldest town in the province of Agusan del Sur.

As the years went on, Talacogon only experienced slow progress due to its inaccessibility and remoteness to other parts of Mindanao. It was only in the 1970s to 1990's that roads begun being built in the area from which the municipality then experienced rapid progress, due in part to facilitate the logging business in the area. [8]

Being a town since 1872, Talacogon remains the economic center of the province west of the Agusan River.

Geography

Talacogon is located at 8°27′N125°47′E / 8.45°N 125.79°E / 8.45; 125.79 .

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 405.25 square kilometres (156.47 sq mi)  [9] constituting

Climate

Climate data for Talacogon, Agusan del Sur
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)27
(81)		28
(82)		28
(82)		30
(86)		30
(86)		30
(86)		30
(86)		30
(86)		30
(86)		30
(86)		29
(84)		28
(82)		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23
(73)		23
(73)		22
(72)		23
(73)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)105
(4.1)		72
(2.8)		55
(2.2)		40
(1.6)		69
(2.7)		94
(3.7)		100
(3.9)		103
(4.1)		99
(3.9)		106
(4.2)		85
(3.3)		63
(2.5)		991
(39)
Average rainy days17.616.014.914.020.924.325.325.524.524.719.716.7244.1
Source: Meteoblue [10]

Barangays

Talacogon is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [11] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2024 [12] 2010 [13]
160311017 Batucan 5.8% 2,181 1,897▴ 0.98%
160311001 BuenaGracia 4.9% 1,846 1,657▴ 0.76%
160311002 Causwagan 8.1% 3,055 3,287▾ −0.51%
160311004 Culi 1.4% 511 585▾ −0.94%
160311005 Del Monte 20.5% 7,750 7,167▴ 0.55%
160311006 Desamparados 3.6% 1,361 1,498▾ −0.67%
160311014 La Flora 3.2% 1,212 1,003▴ 1.33%
160311007 Labnig 7.7% 2,888 2,907▾ −0.05%
160311015 Maharlika 2.3% 855 874▾ −0.15%
160311016 Marbon 4.2% 1,570 1,658▾ −0.38%
160311008 Sabang Gibung 2.5% 961 1,023▾ −0.44%
160311009 San Agustin ( Poblacion ) 11.4% 4,314 3,948▴ 0.62%
160311010 San Isidro (Poblacion) 2.4% 897 1,114▾ −1.50%
160311011 San Nicolas (Poblacion) 6.1% 2,307 2,519▾ −0.61%
160311012 Zamora 3.7% 1,411 1,233▴ 0.95%
160311013 Zillovia 13.9% 5,255 4,854▴ 0.56%
Total37,74437,224▴0.10%

Demographics

Population census of Talacogon
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,811—    
1918 2,201−1.62%
1939 3,242+1.86%
1948 3,186−0.19%
1960 4,861+3.58%
1970 7,719+4.73%
1975 9,110+3.38%
1980 11,452+4.68%
1990 21,655+6.58%
1995 27,517+4.59%
2000 30,879+2.50%
2007 33,093+0.96%
2010 37,224+4.37%
2015 38,374+0.58%
2020 39,678+0.71%
2024 37,744−1.19%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [13] [16] [17]

In the 2020 census, Talacogon had a population of 39,678. [18] The population density was 98 inhabitants per square kilometre (250/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Talacogon

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
59.68
2003
66.26
2006
56.10
2009
57.95
2012
45.97
2015
42.61
2018
36.17
2021
42.78

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Talacogon | (DILG)
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Municipality of Talacogon
  7. ↑ Talacogon Executive Summary 2020 - Commission on Audit
  8. ↑ Philippines: Human Rights and Forest Management in the 1990s
  9. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Talacogon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Municipal: Talacogon". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. 1 2 Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  16. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  17. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  21. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  22. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  23. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  24. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  25. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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