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Tandag City

Tandag City is a component city in Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines. Its population was 63,098 in the 2024 census, and it has 21 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Tandag City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CortesLanuzaTagoAwasian: 1,972 people, 61 per km², −0.81% a yearBagong Lungsod: 4,836 people, 9,211 per km², −2.69% a yearBioto: 1,912 people, 756 per km², 2.77% a yearBuenavista: 3,251 people, 189 per km², −0.10% a yearBongtod Pob.: 6,226 people, 14,581 per km², 0.65% a yearDagocdoc: 3,207 people, 16,968 per km², −3.71% a yearMabua: 8,271 people, 3,121 per km², −0.58% a yearMabuhay: 858 people, 30 per km², 1.30% a yearMaitum: 2,419 people, 85 per km², 5.82% a yearMaticdum: 892 people, 77 per km², 1.34% a yearPandanon: 947 people, 105 per km², −1.99% a yearPangi: 1,144 people, 261 per km², 2.60% a yearQuezon: 2,142 people, 833 per km², 1.84% a yearRosario: 5,190 people, 742 per km², 4.12% a yearSalvacion: 918 people, 145 per km², 0.58% a yearSan Agustin Norte: 2,528 people, 1,532 per km², 1.21% a yearSan Agustin Sur: 5,608 people, 4,124 per km², −1.29% a yearSan Antonio: 1,027 people, 86 per km², 2.97% a yearSan Isidro: 1,192 people, 191 per km², 3.07% a yearSan Jose: 1,018 people, 187 per km², 3.19% a yearTelaje: 7,540 people, 3,523 per km², −1.06% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    63,098

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 21.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    2nd

    of the 19 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 10 of every 100 people in Surigao del Sur lived in Tandag City in 2024 (9.72%)

  • Inside itSources

    21

    barangays

  • LandSources

    176.21 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Tandag City's land would fill a square about 13.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 358 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 4 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    15,445

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    64.8%

    About 65 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1606819000[4]Formerly 166819000
ZIP code
8300[14, 15, 16]

People

Tandag City had 63,098 people in the 2024 census, up 21.1% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Tandag City had the 2nd most people of the 19 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 1Bislig City99,872
  2. 2Tandag City63,098
  3. 3Barobo53,729
  4. 4Hinatuan44,475
  5. 5San Miguel41,942
  6. 6Tagbina41,157
  7. 7Tago40,097
All 19 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 78 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Mabua8,27113 in 100
  2. Telaje7,54012 in 100
  3. Bongtod Pob.6,22610 in 100
  4. San Agustin Sur5,6089 in 100
  5. Rosario5,1908 in 100
  6. Bagong Lungsod4,8368 in 100
  7. Buenavista3,2515 in 100
  8. Dagocdoc3,2075 in 100
  9. San Agustin Norte2,5284 in 100
  10. Maitum2,4194 in 100
See all 21 barangays of Tandag City
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.5%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.2%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 46,2063,2222,984
5 - 96,5063,3653,141
10 - 146,3893,2243,165
15 - 196,5053,2903,215
20 - 245,8502,9542,896
25 - 295,3832,7222,661
30 - 344,5082,3292,179
35 - 393,9562,0291,927
40 - 443,5791,8431,736
45 - 493,1491,5911,558
50 - 542,8001,4211,379
55 - 592,4341,1881,246
60 - 642,0339531,080
65 - 691,345625720
70 - 74841359482
75 - 79559234325
80 years and over529178351

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
63,098[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
15,445[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 on average[1, 2]
Share of Surigao del Sur, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
9.72%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
64.8% (40,878 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
31,527 men, 31,045 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202463,098[1, 2]0.16% a year15,4454.1
2020as of May 1, 202062,669[1]2.26% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201556,364[1]1.50% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201052,114[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then50,459[32]1.80% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders44,327[32, 33]2.66% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then39,222[32]2.51% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then34,351[32]3.07% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then25,386[32]3.11% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then21,775[32]1.88% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then19,847[32]6.48% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then10,441[32]———

Barangays

Tandag City is made up of 21 barangays.
Barangays of Tandag City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Awasian1,9723.13%−0.81% a yearabout 32.21 km²Rural
Bagong Lungsod4,8367.66%−2.69% a yearabout 0.525 km²Urban
Bioto1,9123.03%2.77% a yearabout 2.53 km²Rural
Bongtod Pob.6,2269.87%0.65% a yearabout 0.427 km²Urban
Buenavista3,2515.15%−0.10% a yearabout 17.17 km²Rural
Dagocdoc3,2075.08%−3.71% a yearabout 0.189 km²Urban
Mabua8,27113.11%−0.58% a yearabout 2.65 km²Urban
Mabuhay8581.36%1.30% a yearabout 28.53 km²Rural
Maitum2,4193.83%5.82% a yearabout 28.38 km²Rural
Maticdum8921.41%1.34% a yearabout 11.64 km²Rural
Pandanon9471.5%−1.99% a yearabout 9.03 km²Rural
Pangi1,1441.81%2.60% a yearabout 4.39 km²Rural
Quezon2,1423.39%1.84% a yearabout 2.57 km²Rural
Rosario5,1908.23%4.12% a yearabout 6.99 km²Urban
Salvacion9181.45%0.58% a yearabout 6.34 km²Rural
San Agustin Norte2,5284.01%1.21% a yearabout 1.65 km²Rural
San Agustin Sur5,6088.89%−1.29% a yearabout 1.36 km²Urban
San Antonio1,0271.63%2.97% a yearabout 11.88 km²Rural
San Isidro1,1921.89%3.07% a yearabout 6.23 km²Rural
San Jose1,0181.61%3.19% a yearabout 5.45 km²Rural
Telaje7,54011.95%−1.06% a yearabout 2.14 km²Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Tandag City covers 176.21 km² of land, 358 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 545 m above the sea and it has 22.2 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
176.21 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
358 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
9.05822° N, 126.12855° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
170 m
Highest
545 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

22.2 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Tandag River24.7 of 48.7 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[31]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 21 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
20.8% of people[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
3rd class[4]
About 21 of every 100 people in Tandag City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.8%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 17.8% and 23.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 59government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 36schools
  • 12places of worship
  • 3markets
  • 2stations and terminals
  • 1park
  • 1monument or memorial

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Tandag” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices41

35 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 21 barangays of Tandag City

Hospitals and health centres3

Markets3

Stations and terminals2

Parks1

Monuments and memorials1

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Tandag City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary
Component city[4]
Capital of
Surigao del Sur[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Surigao del Sur[17, 18]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Roxanne Cabrera Pimentel[20]
    Vice mayor
    Eleanor Darvin Momo[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Roxanne Cabrera Pimentel[21]
    Vice mayor
    Eleanor Darvin Momo[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Roxanne Cabrera Pimentel[22]
    Vice mayor
    Eleanor Darvin Momo[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Alexander Ty Pimentel[23]
    Vice mayor
    Ruel Darvin Momo[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Roxanne Cabrera Pimentel[24]
    Vice mayor
    Ruel Darvin Momo[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Alexander Ty Pimentel[25]
    Vice mayor
    Rosario N Gamulo Dumagan II[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Alexander Ty Pimentel[26]
    Vice mayor
    Rosario Nimfa Gamulo Dumagan II[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Alexander Pimentel[27]
    Vice mayor
    Rosario Ninfa Dumagan II[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Mary Elizabeth O. Delgado[28]
    Vice mayor
    Alexander T. Pimentel[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Tandag City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Roxanne Cabrera Pimentel[20]Eleanor Darvin Momo[20]
2022–2025Roxanne Cabrera Pimentel[21]Eleanor Darvin Momo[21]
2019–2022Roxanne Cabrera Pimentel[22]Eleanor Darvin Momo[22]
2016–2019Alexander Ty Pimentel[23]Ruel Darvin Momo[23]
2013–2016Roxanne Cabrera Pimentel[24]Ruel Darvin Momo[24]
2010–2013Alexander Ty Pimentel[25]Rosario N Gamulo Dumagan II[25]
2007–2010Alexander Ty Pimentel[26]Rosario Nimfa Gamulo Dumagan II[26]
2004–2007Alexander Pimentel[27]Rosario Ninfa Dumagan II[27]
2001–2004Mary Elizabeth O. Delgado[28]Alexander T. Pimentel[28]

History & Identity

Tandag City's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Tandag City in Now

Official name
City of Tandag[4]
Created
Republic Act No. 9392, approved on 15 March 2007, converted the Municipality of Tandag into a component city, the City of Tandag.[9]

Its story

When Surigao del Sur was set up as its own province in 1960, it was inaugurated at Tandag, which became the seat of the provincial government.[10]

In 2007 the town was made a component city by its charter, and it remains the provincial capital.[11]

Timeline

  1. 18 September 1960

    Surigao del Sur is formally inaugurated at Tandag, its capital town.[10]

  2. 15 March 2007

    Republic Act No. 9392, the Charter of the City of Tandag, is approved.[9]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. April to June 2007

    Became a city, by RA 9392.[34]

  2. April to June 2009

    Became a municipality again.[34]

  3. October to December 2009

    Became a city again.[34]

Nearby

Tandag City shares a border with Cortes, Lanuza and Tago.

How it compares

Tandag City beside Surigao del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur.

Tandag City beside Surigao del Sur
FigureTandag CitySurigao del SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Surigao del Sur
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary63,098[1, 2]648,8582nd of 19
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.16% a year[1, 2]slower0.25% a year11th of 19
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary358[6]more crowded1141st of 19
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary176.21 km²[6]5,692.86 km²14th of 19
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.1[1, 2]about the same4.1not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary64.8%[5]higher34.5%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
831.8 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. CortesSurigao del Sur13.5 km north
  2. TagoSurigao del Sur15.2 km south
  3. BayabasSurigao del Sur17.4 km southeast
  4. LanuzaSurigao del Sur18.7 km northwest
  5. San MiguelSurigao del Sur20.7 km southwest
  6. CagwaitSurigao del Sur24.1 km southeast

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