Tacurong City
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Tacurong City is a 4th class city in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 82,546. 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 Nov. 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.
. 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
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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 Nov. 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 Nov. 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 population, 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.
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. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 82,546. 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 Nov. 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.
Brief 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 CotabatoCotabato
Cotabato , is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao...
. 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
Iloilo
Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Iloilo occupies the southeast portion of Panay Island and is bordered by Antique Province to the west and Capiz Province and the Jintotolo Channel to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is Guimaras Province,...
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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 Nov. 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 Nov. 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 population, 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
Tacurong City is politically subdivided into 20 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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Tertiary
- Sultan Kudarat State University- Access Campus,EJC Montilla, Tacurong City
- Notre Dame of Tacurong College
- Sultan Kudarat Educational Institution
- STI-College
- Sultan Kudarat State University-Tacurong Campus
- VMC City College
- SMIT
- Quezon Colleges of Southern Philippines
- St Francis Institute of Science and Technology
Secondary
- Notre Dame of Tacurong College
- Notre Dame Siena College of Tacurong
- Sultan Kudarat State University-HS Laboratory
- St John Learning Center
- Siloam Learning Center
- VMC-City College-HS Department
- Saint Francis Institute of Science and Technology-HS Department
- SMITH-HS Department
- QCSP-HS Department
- Tacurong national HS
- VF Griño Memoria-HS
- Baras National-HS
- Rajah Muda National-HS
- San Emmanuel National-HS
Elementary
- Notre Dame Siena College of Tacurong
- Notre Dame of Tacurong College-Elementary Department
- SDA Learning Center
- Montesori Learning Center
- St John Learning Center
- Jean Piaget Learning Center
- Alliance Learning Center
- SMIT-Elem Dept.
- 23 Barangay Elementary Schools
- Tacurong Pilot Elementary School
Banking
As of now, Tacurong has Twelve banking institutions serving the financial needs of the residents. The banks of Tacurong are as follows:- Allied Bank
- BPI-Family Bank
- BDO - Tacurong
- Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)
- Land Bank
- MetroBank
- Equitable PCI Bank
- PenBank
- Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC)
- Rural Bank of President Quirino
- One Network Bank
Accommodations Hotels, inns and lodges
- Beldent Star Hotel (Accredited by Department of Tourism)
- Edjin Pension House
- Edpar 808 Traders Inn
- Blue Verses Inn
- Twin's Lodge
- 1st City Lodge
- BF lodge
- Highway Lodge
- Garvin's Appartelle
- Alejandria's travellers inn
- London Lodge
Medical Facilities
- AMOIL Clinic and Hospital
- Duque Clinic and Hospital
- Jacalan Hospital
- Quijano Clinic and Hospital
- St. Louis Medical Clinic and Hospital (Tertiary)
- Sandig Clinic and Hospital
- Sultan Kudarat Doctors Hospital
- St. Louis Hospital
- Tacurong City Hospital (Soon to serve Birthing Clinic)
- Tacurong Medical Mission Cooperative Hospital
Modes of Transportation
- Long Distance Ride
- Tacurong Express
- Yellow Bus Line, Inc.
- Weena Express
- Husky Tours/Transport
- Rural Transit/Tours Mindanao Inc.
- Airconditioned Vans
- Town Ace commuter
- Multicabs
- Jeepneys