Name of City: City of Tagum
Type of City: 1st Class City
Name of City Mayor: Hon. Rey T. Uy
No. of Barangays: 23 barangays
Population (as of Last Census): 194,588
No. of illiterates: 5, 638
No. of illiterates made literate: 955
No. of literates enrolled in training programs: 6, 803

Awards and Citations:
2008 National Literacy Champion
Outstanding Local Government Unit - Component City Category
2001 National Champion
Search for Most Outstanding LGU in the implementation of the Literacy Program
2004-2005 - National First Runner-up (Component City)
Search for Most Outstanding LGU in the implementation of the Literacy Program
2007 - Regional Outstanding LGU in the implementation of the Literacy Program
2008 - Regional Outstanding LGU in the implementation of the Literacy Program