The CITY OF TAGUM has a total land area of 19,580 hectares , which is predominantly occupied by agricultural lands utilized in various kinds of crops like coconut, rice, Cavendish banana, fruit trees and other non-commercial agricultural crops.

The city is strategically located at the northern part of southern Mindanao where it lies in the intersection of three (3) major road network system namely: the Phil-Japan Friendship Highway, the Davao-Mati, Davao-Agusan road and soon to finish the Davao-Bukidnon road that connects the city to other major destinations in the region and in the entire Mindanao.

It is located 55 kilometers north of Davao City , the capital of Region XI . As such, it is about 1 hour and 30 minutes travel time to Davao City.   The city lies between 7 o 26' N latitude and 125 o 48' E Longitude. It is bounded in the north by the municipalities of Asuncion and New Corella, in the south by Davao Gulf, in the west by the municipality of Carmen and Dujali and in the east by the Municipalities of Maco and Mawab.

Tagum City is bounded by two (2) major rivers, namely; Hijo River and Tagum-Liboganon River, which measures 700 sq. km. and 3,064 sq. km. respectively.   These rivers serve as primary channels of run off water from upland areas and the city in particular.   Outfall areas are commonly drained into the Davao gulf.

Of the three (3) component cities in the Province of Davao del Norte, Tagum is the smallest city in terms of land area and comprises only about one (1) percent of the entire Davao Integrated Development Program (DIDP) area.

Source ::   NSO Population Report, 2000 and 2007

 

 

 

 

 

The CITY OF TAGUM is the capital of the First Class Province of Davao del Norte .   It comprises twenty-three (23) barangays of which nine (9) are categorized as urban barangays and fourteen (14) are categorized as rural barangays.

Table 2 represents the distribution of land area by barangay.   Barangay Madaum has the largest area, with a total of 2,655 hectares or 13.55% of the total land area.   This is followed by Barangay Visayan Village, an urban barangay with approximately 1,520 hectares comprising 7.76% of the total land area of Tagum.

The city is strategically located as it is being intersected by two (2) national highways connecting itself to the different provinces, cities and municipalities of Mindanao in all directions, north, south, east and west.

The city is strategically located as it is being intersected by two (2) national highways connecting itself to the different provinces, cities and municipalities of Mindanao in all directions, north, south, east and west.

TAGUM has a total population of 215,967 inhabitants with a household population of 43,193 households according to the 2007 census. Based on the 1990 and 1995 census, Tagum's population is growing at an average of 2.8 percent per annum.