Tacurong
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Tacurong | |
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City of Tacurong | |
![]() Tacurong Road to Isulan | |
Nickname: City of Goodwill | |
Motto: Uswag Tacurong! (Progress Tacurong!) | |
![]() Map of Sultan Kudarat with Tacurong highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 6°41′N 124°40′E / 6.68°N 124.67°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Soccsksargen |
Province | Sultan Kudarat |
District | 1st District |
Founded | August 3, 1951 |
Cityhood | August 16, 2000 |
Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Angelo O. Montilla |
• Vice Mayor | Lino O. Montilla |
• Congresswoman | Bai Rihan M. Sakaluran |
• Electorate | 60,960 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 153.40 km2 (59.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 109,319 |
• Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Households | 25,261 |
Demonym | Tacurongnon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 16.3% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue (₱) | ₱ 780.5 million (2020) |
• Assets (₱) | ₱ 1,802 million (2020) |
• Liabilities (₱) | ₱ 315.5 million (2020) |
• Expenditure (₱) | ₱ 193.1 million (2020) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9800 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)64 |
Native languages | Maguindanao Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Website | www |
Tacurong, officially the City of Tacurong (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Tacurong; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tacurong; Maguindanaon: Ingud nu Takurong), is a 4th class component city in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,319 people.[3]
Tacurong has a total land area of 15,340 hectares, the smallest in land area among the province's 12 municipalities. Tacurong became a component city of Sultan Kudarat in 2000 by virtue of Republic Act No. 8805 in September 2000.[5]
History
Tacurong was originally a barangay of the Municipality of Buluan. On August 3, 1951, it was created into a municipality by Executive Order Number 462 signed by the President Elpidio Quirino.[6] At that time Tacurong had an estimated area of 40,000 hectares and 14 barangays. In 1961, the southern portion of Tacurong was separated to form the municipality of Tantangan, and in 1973, Tacurong lost some of its eastern portions when the municipality of President Quirino was created.[7]
Following the efforts of Angelo O. Montilla, the Congressman of the Legislative District of Sultan Kudarat, Tacurong was made the first component city in the Province of Sultan Kudarat in 2000 by virtue of House Bill No. 6497 and Republic Act 8805. This was confirmed by the “Tacurongnons” in a plebiscite held on September 18, 2000.[7][8]
Security incidents
Tacurong City has the most number of bombing incidents in Southern Philippines since 2000,[citation needed] as the city reportedly has the presence of different extortion and terrorist groups like Abu Sayaff, BIFF and NPA.
New Year's Eve bombing December 31, 2017 11:05 PM, 2 casualties and 17 hurt during the Improvised Explosive Device blast in Villa Garde KTV Bar National Highway, Barangay Buenaflor.[9]
April 3, 2017 bombing Eight persons, mostly workers of an electric cooperative, were injured after an improvised bomb went off along the national highway in Tacurong City on Monday morning (Apr. 3), Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) is the suspected group who is responsible on the terrorist attack.[10]
Twin bombing Seven people were hurt after two explosions rocked Tacurong City on April 17, 2017, the first explosion took place at 6:40 p.m. on the rooftop of Dragon Gas Station along National Highway in Barangay Isabela. Minutes later, or at 7:10 p.m., another explosion occurred, this time at the gas station's compound.[11]
February 2, 2016 bombing Improvise explosive device (IED) rocked Tacurong City two hours after the convoy of vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo left the city on Tuesday afternoon. The bomb exploded around 2 p.m. near the national highway along Jose Abad Santos Street in Tacurong City. Three people were reportedly wounded. [12]
Yellow bus bombing attempt The powerful bomb fashioned from two 60 mm mortars as main charge and mobile phone as trigger mechanism was found at 10:50 a.m. April 2015 inside Yellow Bus Line unit with body number 9208 at a police checkpoint in Barangay Dos along the Tacurong-Isulan highway. The bus was heading toward Isulan from Tacurong City when subjected to inspection by police after Army and policemen received a report about the suspected bomb inside the bus.[13]
Geography
Tacurong is in South Central Mindanao and the only city in the province of Sultan Kudarat. It is 92 kilometres (57 mi) from General Santos City, 96 kilometres (60 mi) from Cotabato City and 178 kilometres (111 mi) from Davao City. It is situated at the crossroads of Davao-GenSan-Cotabato highways.[14]
Barangays
The city is politically subdivided into twenty (20) barangays.
Name | PSGC |
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Baras | 126511001 |
Buenaflor | 126511002 |
Calean | 126511003 |
Carmen | 126511004 |
D'Ledesma | 126511005 |
Gansing | 126511006 |
Kalandagan | 126511007 |
Lancheta | 126511023 |
Lower Katungal | 126511008 |
New Isabela | 126511010 |
New Lagao | 126511011 |
New Passi | 126511012 |
Poblacion | 126511013 |
Rajah Muda | 126511014 |
San Antonio | 126511015 |
San Emmanuel | 126511016 |
San Pablo | 126511019 |
San Rafael | 126511022 |
Tina | 126511021 |
Upper Katungal | 126511020 |
Climate
Climate data for Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64 (2.5) |
45 (1.8) |
59 (2.3) |
71 (2.8) |
140 (5.5) |
179 (7.0) |
192 (7.6) |
198 (7.8) |
163 (6.4) |
147 (5.8) |
113 (4.4) |
66 (2.6) |
1,437 (56.5) |
Average rainy days | 12.2 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 22.9 | 16.6 | 252.8 |
Source: Meteoblue [15] |
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18] |
Economy
Tacurong City is the commercial hub of the province of Sultan Kudarat, catering the needs of nearby municipalities and the province of Maguindanao.
Infrastructure
Transportation
The city has an integrated terminal which vans and buses currently assigned on designated place. Tacurong to the far side places in their curriculums and places.
Bus companies operating in Tacurong City:
- Yellow Bus Line, Inc. (General Santos City/Koronadal City)
- Mindanao Star (General Santos City)
- Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (General Santos City/Cagayan de Oro City)
- Husky Tours (Cotabato City)
Health care facilities
Tacurong serves as the premier Health Care Center in the province of Sultan Kudarat and nearby provinces.
St. Louis Hospital is a modern tertiary hospital in the city, equipped with modern facilities such as 16-Slices CT Scan and the first and only Gamma Camera in Region 12.
Other notable facilities include:
- Tomboc - Salayog Hospital
- Quijano Clinic and Hospital
- Sandig Medical Clinic and Hospital
- Sultan Kudarat Doctors Hospital
- Medical Mission Group Hospital and Health Services Cooperative
- Lu Clinic and Hospital
Education
Private schools
Tertiary:
- Good Shepherd's Vision for Excellent Education
- Notre Dame of Tacurong College
- Quezon Colleges of Southern Philippines
- Southern Mindanao Institute Technology
- Valdez Mother and Child City College
- St. Francis Institute of Science and Technology, Inc.
Secondary:
- Good Shepherd's Vision for Excellent Education
- Notre Dame of Tacurong College - High School Department
- Notre Dame - Siena School of Tacurong
- St. John Learning Center
- St. Michael School of Tacurong City
- Tacurong Alliances Learning Center
Elementary:
- Good Shepherd's Vision for Excellent Education
- Notre Dame of Tacurong College - Basic Education Department
- Tacurong SDA Elem. School
- Tacurong Siloam ABC Learning Center
Primary:
- Cherubim Methodist Learning Center
- Children's Grace of Mary Tutorial and Learning Center, Inc.
- Good Shepherd's Vision for Excellent Education, Inc.
- Jean Piaget Center for Learning
- Montesssori Learning Center-Tacurong
- Notre Dame of Tacurong College - Basic Education Department
- Rockford Preparatory School, Inc.
- Tacurong St. Benedict Learning Center & Values School
Public schools
Tertiary:
Secondary:
- A.S. Bernardo National High School - Baras
- Rajah Muda National High School - Rajah Muda
- San Emmanuel National High School - San Emmanuel
- Tacurong National High School - New Isabela
- V.F. Grino National High School - Grino
Primary:
- Dr. Manuel J Grino Memorial Central School
- San Antonio Elementary School
- Maria A Montilla Memorial Elementary Schools
- Abang-Suizo Elementary School
- New Lagao Elementary School
- Buenaflor Elementary SChool
- San Rafael Elementary School
- Victorina P Dasmarinas Elementary School
- Tacurong Pilot Elementary School
- Tina Elementary School
- Pedregosa-Acosta Elementary School
- New Isabela Central Elementary School
Sister cities
References
- ^ City of Tacurong | (DILG)
- ^ "Province: Sultan Kudarat". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created, July–December 2000.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 462, s. 1951 - Creating the Municipalities of Tacurong and M'lang in the Province of Cotabato". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Tacurong City Profile" (PDF). sultankudaratprovince.gov.ph. Province of Sultan Kudarat. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 8805 - An Act Converting the Municipality of Tacurong into a Component City of the Province of Sultan Kudarat, To Be Known as the City of Tacurong". www.chanrobles.com. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library > Philippine Laws, Statutes & Codes. August 16, 2000. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/956620/news-mindanao-bomb-blast-tacurong-city-sultan-kudarat-new-year
- ^ Fernandez, Edwin O. "8 hurt in Tacurong City blast". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "7 hurt as twin blasts rock Tacurong City | News". GMA News. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ Karlo Paolo R. Pates (2016-02-02). "Bomb explodes in Tacurong City". SunStar. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
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- ^ "Profile | Tacurong City". Tacurong.gov.ph. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Tacurong: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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