Tarragona, Davao Oriental

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
Municipality of Tarragona
Flag
Map of Davao Oriental with Tarragona highlighted
OpenStreetMap
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 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  (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 % (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

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[5]

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	+0.57%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9]

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[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]