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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.[3]
Tarragona | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Tarragona | |
 Flag | |
 Map of Davao Oriental with Tarragona highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Tarragona Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°02′57″N 126°26′49″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao Oriental |
| District | 1st district |
| Named for | Tarragona, Spain |
| Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Samuel L. Uy |
| • Vice Mayor | Nestor L. Uy |
| • Representative | Nelson L. Dayanghirang |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 19,727 voters (2022) |
| 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 (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 26,996 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,632 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 34.47 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 210.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 440.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 56.06 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 89.86 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8201 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Kalagan Kamayo Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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[5] | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | +0.57% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] | ||
Poverty incidence of Tarragona
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
39.00 2009
62.31 2012
56.86 2015
34.92 2018
38.21 2021
34.47 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
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