Tacurong

Tacurong Dakbanwa sang Tacurong Lungsod ng Tacurong
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City of Tacurong
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Motto: Uswag Tacurong!
Map of Sultan Kudarat showing the location of Tacurong City.
Tacurong Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°41′N 124°40′E
Country	Philippines
Region	SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
Province	Sultan Kudarat
District	1st District of Sultan Kudarat
Founded	August 3, 1951
Cityhood	August 16, 2000
Barangays	20
Government
• Mayor	Lino O. Montilla (NPC)
Area
• Total	153.4 km2 (59.2 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	101,081
• Density	Bad rounding here660/km2 (Bad rounding here1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code
Income class	4th class city; partially urbanized
Website	Official website

Tacurong City is a 3rd class city in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 101,081. Tacurong now has a total land area of 15,340 hectares, the smallest in land area among the 12 municipalities that compose the new province of Sultan Kudarat, created on November 22, 1973 by Presidential Decree No. 341. Tacurong became a component city of Sultan Kudarat in 2000 by virtue of Republic Act 8805 in September 2000.

History

The place which later became the city of Tacurong was once a barangay of the municipality of Buluan of the then empire province of Cotabato. The place was originally called “Pamansang”, after a creek that flows from south to north of the area. In the 1940s, the place became the way station of the 19-C Survey Team due to is strategic location and suitability for the purposes of the survey team. During those years, the place also became a stopover point for travelers and the Oblate missionaries on their way to the different points of Cotabato Province.

The name “Pamansang” was changed to “Talakudong”, the maguindanao term for head covering which was worn by most of the early settlers and people in the area. How the place came to be associated with head covering cannot be ascertained. Eventually, the name was later shortened / changed to Tacurong. It can only be deduced that the present name Tacurong must have originated from the word “Talakudong”

Tacurong was separated from its mother town of Buluan and was created a municipality by Executive Order Number 462 signed by the late President Elpidio Quirino on August 3, 1951. The city is composed of mostly Ilonggo settlers from the province of Iloilo.

Tacurong then had an estimated area of 40,000 hectares comprising 14 barangays. When Tantangan, a barangay of Tacurong was created into a municipality in 1961, the southern portions of Tacurong were separated. The area was further reduced when Pres. Quirino was created into a municipality on November 22, 1973 taking with it some of the eastern portions. Tacurong now has a total land area of 15,340 hectares, the smallest in land area among the 12 municipalities that compose the new province of Sultan Kudarat, created on November 22, 1973 by Presidential Decree No. 341. Although Isulan became the provincial capital, Tacurong remained as the premier town.

After 49 years of existence as a municipality, Tacurong became the first component city of the Province of Sultan Kudarat through the effort, of Hon. Angelo O. Montilla, the Congressman of the Lone District of Sultan Kudarat by virtue of House Bill No. 6497 duly approved and signed by His Excellency President Joseph E. Estrada through Republic Act 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” on August 16, 2000 and duly confirmed by the “Tacurongnons” on a plebiscite held on September 18, 2000.

Tacurong is located at the center of Central Mindanao. It is 92 km from Gen. Santos City, 96 km from Cotabato City and 178 km from Davao City. It is situated at the crossroads of the Davao-Gen. Santos-Cotabato highways, and is the financial, commercial, education, and rest and recreation center of the area. It services the needs of 15 neighboring municipalities. People from these areas go to Tacurong to sell their products, purchase their needs, pursue education, avail of medical and health services, and seek recreation. As an important hub of the Mindanao transport grid, Tacurong is visited by numerous passengers and transients on their way to the cities of Davao, Cotabato, Gen. Santos and even Cagayan de Oro.

Barangays

The city is politically subdivided into twenty (20) barangays/ with population.

Baras-3,012 Buenaflor-9,988 Calean-5,989 D.Ledesma-5,088 Griño-2,002 Kalandagan-3,986 Lancheta-5,834 E.J.C. Montilla-9,078 New Isabela-18,988

New Carmen-4,045 New Lagao-3,988 New Passi-2,011 Poblacion-4,011 Rajah Muda-3,445 San Antonio-6,091 San Emmanuel-802 San Pablo-1,787 San Rafael-988 Tina-4,989 Upper Katungal-2,088 liwayway-2,080 habitat-1,791

External links

• Official Website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information (1)
• 2007 Philippine Census Information (2)
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• DepEd Tacurong Website
• Tacurong Sales