Tagana-an, officially the Municipality of Tagana-an (
Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Tagana-an; tl, Bayan ng Tagana-an), is a 5th class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Surigao del Norte,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,323 people.
It was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 194 on June 22, 1947.
Geography
Barangays
Tagana-an is politically subdivided into 14
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
puroks while some have
sitios
A ''sitio'' (Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own barangay if its popul ...
.
* Aurora (
Poblacion
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)
* Azucena (
Poblacion
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)
* Banban
** Sitio Dijo (under barangay Banban)
* Cawilan
* Fabio
* Himamaug
* Laurel
* Lower Libas
* Opong
* Patino
* Sampaguita (
Poblacion
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)
* Talavera
* Union
* Upper Libas
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Tagana-an Profile at PhilAtlas.comTagana-an Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Surigao del Norte
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