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.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Longitude125.807778 degrees east 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Tagum - Wikipedia
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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
View the Source2. GeoNames: Magugpo Poblacion - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1684269
7.4475 125.8046 P PPL PH 11 I7 112319000 233254 24 Asia/Manila
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 24 m
View the Source 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, 125.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, 125.75
7.25 125.75 Af
View the Source Wikidata: Tagum
Wikidata Q725168, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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