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South-eastern Asia

Tagum is a component city and the capital of Davao del Norte province in the Davao Region of the Philippines, about 55 kilometers north of Davao City. Its 2024 census population was 300,042, the most populous component city in Mindanao and in Davao del Norte, and its name comes from the Cebuano word for indigo.

Facts
Population
300,042 1
Area (sq km)
195.8 1
Founding Year
1941 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
117 1
Latitude
7.447778 degrees north 1
Longitude
125.807778 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Tagum - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 300,042, making it the most populous component city in Mindanao and in Davao del Norte, as well as the second most populous in Davao Region after Davao City.
  • Infobox, Area
    195.8 km2 (75.6 square miles)
  • Infobox, Founded
    June 23, 1941
  • Infobox, Elevation
    117 meters average
  • Infobox, Coordinates
    7 deg 26 min 52 sec N
  • Article text
    The city lies between 7°26' N latitude and 125°48' E Longitude.
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. GeoNames: Magugpo Poblacion - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1684269
    7.4475 125.8046 P PPL PH 11 I7 112319000 233254 24 Asia/Manila
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 24 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, 125.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, 125.75
7.25 125.75 Af
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Wikidata: Tagum
Wikidata Q725168, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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