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Talacogon, officially the Municipality of Talacogon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Talacogon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Talacogon), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,678 people. [3]

Talacogon
Municipality
Municipality of Talacogon
Map of Agusan del Sur with Talacogon highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Talacogon Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°27′N 125°47′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Agusan del Sur
District	1st district
Founded	November 13, 1872
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Pauline Marie Masendo
• Vice Mayor	Melchor P. Demegillo
• Representative	Alfelito M. Bascug
• Electorate	22,513 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	405.25 km2 (156.47 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Highest elevation	568 m (1,864 ft)
Lowest elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	39,678
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Households	11,783
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	36.17% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱213,993,987.34 (2020)
• Assets	₱528,802,809.89 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱207,751,162.25 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱201,652,775.92 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8510
PSGC	160311000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)85
Native languages	Agusan Butuanon Higaonon Tagalog
Website	www.talacogon.gov.ph

History

Talacogon got its name from the cogon grass that is abundant in the area. It was called so by the natives who inhabit the area before the entry of the Spanish in the Agusan River basin sometime in the 18th century. The Spanish who came in the area then adopted the name of the place as they founded it as a town in the 13th of November 1872,[5][6] building a church and a town hall as commemoration to its founding. It was thus the first town founded in the riverbanks of the Agusan River and the oldest town in the province of Agusan del Sur.

As the years went on, Talacogon only experienced slow progress due to its inaccessibility and remoteness to other parts of Mindanao. It was only in the 1970s to 1990's that roads begun being built in the area from which the municipality then experienced rapid progress, due in part to facilitate the logging business in the area.[7]

Being a town since 1872, Talacogon remains the economic center of the province west of the Agusan River.

Geography

Talacogon is located at 8°27′N 125°47′E.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 405.25 square kilometres (156.47 sq mi) [8] constituting 4.06% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.

Climate

Barangays

Talacogon is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.[10]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020 [3]		2010 [11]
160311017	Batucan	5.5%	2,181	1,897	▴	1.35%
160311001	BuenaGracia	4.7%	1,846	1,657	▴	1.04%
160311002	Causwagan	7.7%	3,055	3,287	▾	−0.70%
160311004	Culi	1.3%	511	585	▾	−1.29%
160311005	Del Monte	19.5%	7,750	7,167	▴	0.75%
160311006	Desamparados	3.4%	1,361	1,498	▾	−0.91%
160311014	La Flora	3.1%	1,212	1,003	▴	1.83%
160311007	Labnig	7.3%	2,888	2,907	▾	−0.06%
160311015	Maharlika	2.2%	855	874	▾	−0.21%
160311016	Marbon	4.0%	1,570	1,658	▾	−0.52%
160311008	Sabang Gibung	2.4%	961	1,023	▾	−0.60%
160311009	San Agustin (Poblacion)	10.9%	4,314	3,948	▴	0.85%
160311010	San Isidro (Poblacion)	2.3%	897	1,114	▾	−2.05%
160311011	San Nicolas (Poblacion)	5.8%	2,307	2,519	▾	−0.84%
160311012	Zamora	3.6%	1,411	1,233	▴	1.30%
160311013	Zillovia	13.2%	5,255	4,854	▴	0.76%
	Total		39,678	37,224	▴	0.61%

Demographics

Population census of Talacogon

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	2,811	—
1918	2,201	−1.62%
1939	3,242	+1.86%
1948	3,186	−0.19%
1960	4,861	+3.58%
1970	7,719	+4.73%
1975	9,110	+3.38%
1980	11,452	+4.68%
1990	21,655	+6.58%
1995	27,517	+4.59%
2000	30,879	+2.50%
2007	33,093	+0.96%
2010	37,224	+4.37%
2015	38,374	+0.58%
2020	39,678	+0.66%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [11] [13][14]

In the 2020 census, Talacogon had a population of 39,678. [3] The population density was 98 inhabitants per square kilometre (250/sq mi).

Economy

References

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

На других языках

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[de] Talacogon

Talacogon ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Agusan del Sur. Sie hat 38.374 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015).

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