Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental

Tagoloan
Municipality
Municipality of Tagoloan
Seal
Map of Misamis Oriental with Tagoloan highlighted
Tagoloan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 08°32′N 124°45′E / 8.533°N 124.750°E / 8.533; 124.750Coordinates: 08°32′N 124°45′E / 8.533°N 124.750°E / 8.533; 124.750
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao (Region X)
Province	Misamis Oriental
District	2nd district of Misamis Oriental
Barangays	10
Government[1]
• Mayor	Paulino Y. Emano
Area[2]
• Total	117.73 km2 (45.46 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	63,850
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	9001
Dialing code	88
Income class	1st

Tagoloan (Tagol-wan) originated from the words "tago" which means "hide" and "lo-an" which means "to negotiate". It is a first (1st) income-class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. Tagoloan is located to the east of Cagayan de Oro City and located south-east of the Macajalar Bay. It is a residential and industrial municipality, and has 5 high schools, 3 colleges, and 2 hospitals. Tagoloan has a population of 99,677± people (2013) ^[4] and 29,677 registered voters in 2010.^[2][3]

History

The name TAGOLOAN was a product of a priest’s curiosity and interest to seek the very source of a river which when flooded caused death of human and animals and destruction of properties. It is told that after a week of climbing the hills and mountains on foot and by horse he finally came upon his goal. He found the wellspring under a big rock and so hidden as to defy discovery. The priest called it TAGO-OLOHAN, which means CONCEALED SOURCE, from “Tago” (concealed), and “OLOHAN” (source). Later especially the Spaniards changed this to the present name probable due to the difficulty of pronouncing the word.

Another vision of the legend of Tagoloan is that it originated from Moslem words, namely “tago” meaning “a place” and “oloan” meaning “head: or “chief”. Tagoloan therefore means “the place of the chief”.

By whatever legend Tagoloan got its name, today it is considered the :Home of the Tigers” owing to the disciplined people living in the municipality.

In terms of land area, previously, the municipality included Villanueva towards the north, malitbog towards the east and barangays of Tablon, Agusan, Puerto, and Bugo towards the west. However after a series of laws creating the municipalities of Villanueva and Malitbog, the making of Cagayan De Oro a Chartered City, the boundaries of Tagoloan were finally established along the Ala-e River towards the South and East, the Tagpayao River towards the North and the Macalajar Bay towards the West.

With these fixed boundaries, the land area of Tagoloan had shrunk to only 7,938.9035 hectares. And yet this greatly shrunken land area still suffered further attrition by Presidential Decree (P.D.) 538 which created the Phividec Industiral Estate in the later part of 1974 and set aside some 1,558.4000 hectares of prime and coastal land areas for its multinational clientele.

That declaration of part of Tagoloan as area for Phividec Industrial Estate paved the way for the industrialization of the municipality.

Thus Tagoloan shall maintain her role as the heart and hub of industrialization of Misamis Oriental ands the Cagayan-Iligan Corridor stretch. Together with its adjacent municipal-neighbor Villanueva, Tagoloan shall also strengthen its role as the regional industrial center of Northern Mindanao (Region X).

Geography

Tagoloan is about 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the provincial capital of Cagayan de Oro City.

Tagoloan total land area of 7,938 hectares represents 2.24 percent of Misamis Oriental’s total area of 354,770 hectares. Among the barangays, Sta Ana is the largest, comprising 37 percent of the municipality’s land area. Barangays Rosario, which includes contested areas between Municipality of Tagoloan and Municipality of Malitbog, Bukidnon and Sta Cruz, occupy relatively bigger areas (11.2%) than the other nine barangays.

The land area of Tagoloan is suitable for six major uses, which include protection forest, plantation forest, rice, tree and vine, pasture and cultivated crops. About 2,405 hectares or 30 percent of Tagoloan’s total area are suitable for forest uses. Rice land is suitable for 2,199 hectares or about 28 percent, while the cultivation of annual crops are suited for 2,024 hectares or about 25 percent. Tagoloan River that is located beside Barangay Poblacion is the 13th largest river system in the Philippines.

Barangays

Tagoloan is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.^[2]

Barangay	Area (hectares)	Population (2010)[3]
Baluarte	289	9,306
Casinglot	680	8,588
Gracia	83	1,847
Mohon	282	3,648
Natumolan	622	7,674
Poblacion	341	10,258
Rosario	1,728	871
Santa Ana	2,934	6,283
Santa Cruz	890	11,490
Sugbongcogon	87	3,885
Total	7,938	63,850

Note: Barangay Rosario includes contested areas between Municipalities of Tagoloan and Malitbog, Bukidnon, equal to 658.5 hectares (1,627 acres).

Demographics

Population census of Tagoloan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	33,919	—
1995	40,929	+3.58%
2000	46,649	+2.84%
2007	56,499	+2.68%
2010	63,850	+4.55%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Agriculture

Crop Production. Agriculture definitely plays a major role in Tagoloan’s economy especially towards supporting agri-industrialization. But because of its industrialization and urbanization, Tagoloan’s agriculture land areas have been permanently diminished. During the last five years, a sizeable agricultural area was virtually unproductive due to encroachment of industries in prime tillable land. The major agricultural crops in the area are corn, coconut, mango, peanut, rice, banana, and papaya.^[5]

Poultry & Livestock Production. Poultry production, particularly chicken, increased from 70,000 birds in 1995 to 136,542 in 1999, and continuously rose to 226,452 birds in 2002 to 374,000 birds in 2003. The increase in poultry production was mainly due to the advent of broiler contract growing in the area. Multinational companies led by Swift, San Miguel Corporation, and Vitarich contributed to the growth of poultry production.^[6]

The cattle population of Tagoloan has decreased from 2,356 heads in 2002 to 1,102 heads in 2003. Carabao, swine, and goat-sheep populations decreased in production due to lack of interest in raising and high cost of investment.

Fishery. There are three fishing grounds in Tagoloan, Barangays Baluarte, Sugbongcogon, and Casinglot Macajalar Bay. Volume of catch from Baluarte – Macajalar Bay amounted to 4,500 kilograms per month. In Casinglot – Macajalar Bay, the volume of fishes summed to 2,115 kilograms per month and Sugbongcogon – Macajalar Bay to 90 kilograms per month with an estimated total volume of catch of about 80,460 kilograms per month in 2003. ^[7]

Religion

Majority or about 80% of the people in Tagoloan are Roman Catholic. The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, also known as the Tagoloan Church, is situated beside St. Mary's Academy of Tagoloan and fronting Tagoloan Plaza. The current parish priest is Rev. Fr. Enerio Tacastacas and his assistant vicar is Rev. Fr. Vincente Cervantes. The image commemorates the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Its feast is on February 2.

Physical Profile

Tagoloan total land area of 7,938 hectares represents 2.24 percent of Misamis Oriental’s total area of 354,770 hectares. Among the barangays, Sta Ana is the largest, comprising 37 percent of the municipality’s land area. Barangays Rosario, which includes contested areas between Municipality of Tagoloan and Municipality of Malitbog, Bukidnon and Sta Cruz, occupy relatively bigger areas (11.2%) than the other nine barangays.

Although Tagoloan is mainly a corn and coconut area, vegetables, rice, banana, and papaya are among of its major crops.

The land area of Tagoloan is suitable for six major uses, which include protection forest, plantation forest, rice, tree and vine, pasture and cultivated crops. About 2,405 hectares or 30 percent of Tagoloan’s total area are suitable for forest uses. Riceland is suitable for 2,199 hectares or about 28 percent, while the cultivation of annual crops are suited for 2,024 hectares or about 25 percent.^[8]

References

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• http://www.census.gov.ph/
• http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru10/mprof/mptag.htm

		Villanueva
	Macajalar Bay		Malitbog, Bukidnon
	Tagoloan
		Cagayan de Oro	Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon

Province of Misamis Oriental Cagayan de Oro (capital) Municipalities Alubijid Balingasag Balingoan Binuangan Claveria Gitagum Initao Jasaan Kinoguitan Lagonglong Laguindingan Libertad Lugait Magsaysay Manticao Medina Naawan Opol Salay Sugbongcogon Tagoloan Talisayan Villanueva Component cities El Salvador Gingoog Highly urbanized city Cagayan de Oro (Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Misamis Oriental by the National Statistics Office)