Tarragona, Davao Oriental

Tarragona
Municipality
Municipality of Tarragona
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Map of Davao Oriental with Tarragona highlighted
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Tarragona Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°02′57″N126°26′49″E / 7.0491°N 126.44708°E / 7.0491; 126.44708
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao Oriental
District	1st district
Named after	Tarragona, Spain
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Samuel L. Uy
•  Vice Mayor	Nestor L. Uy
•  Representative	Nelson L. Dayanghirang
•  Municipal Council	Members Marve B. Tesoy Reymart Manlabyan Loy John C. Magpunong Romeo Tonong Maureen Malintad Ramain Matayab Mike Dagnopan Benito Enriquez
•  Electorate	24,884 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• 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	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
•  Households	5,632
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	34.47 % (2021) [4]
•  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	1102511000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)87
Native languages	Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Kalagan Kamayo Tagalog
Website	www.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 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

Population census of Tarragona

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 2003 62.30 2006 39.00 2009 62.31 2012 56.86 2015 34.92 2018 38.21 2021 34.47 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

References

1.   Municipality of Tarragona | (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. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
6. "Climate: Tarragona". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
7. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Tarragona Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System