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Tacurong | |
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City of Tacurong | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | تكروڠ |
![]() 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 | Philippines |
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 | Joseph George L. Lechonsito |
• Vice Mayor | Lina O. Montilla |
• Representative | Bai Rihan M. Sakaluran |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 60,960 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 153.40 km2 (59.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,663 m (5,456 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 109,319 |
• Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Households | 25,261 |
Demonym(s) | Tacurongnon Takurungen Takur |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.40 |
• Revenue | ₱ 780.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,802 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 193.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 315.5 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (SUKELCO) |
• Water | Sultan Kudarat Water District (SKWD) |
• Cable TV | Sultan Cable System Inc. (SULCASI) |
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; Maguindanaon: Kuta nu Takurung, Jawi: كوت نو تكروڠ; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tacurong), 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.[4]
Tacurong has a total land area of 15,340 hectares, the smallest in land area among the province's 12 municipalities but the most populous. Tacurong became a component city of Sultan Kudarat in 2000 by virtue of Republic Act No. 8805 in September 2000.[6]
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