Tangub

Tangub
Component city
City of Tangub
Tangub City Hall
People's Gymnasium
Panguil Bay Bridge
First Street
Tangub City Sports Complex
Flag of Tangub
Flag
Official seal of Tangub
Seal
Nicknames: 
  • Christmas Symbols Capital of the Philippines
  • God-Centered City
Motto: 
Una ang Ginoo (Cebuano)
'God comes First'
Map of Misamis Occidental with Tangub highlighted
Map of Misamis Occidental with Tangub highlighted
Interactive map of Tangub
Tangub is located in Philippines
Tangub
Tangub
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°04′00″N 123°45′00″E / 8.06666667°N 123.75°E / 8.06666667; 123.75
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceMisamis Occidental
District 2nd district
FoundedDecember 4, 1929
RenamedNovember 30, 1930
(as Tangub)
CityhoodJune 17, 1967
Barangays55 (see Barangays)
Government
 
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorSabiniano S. Canama (ASPIN)
 • Vice MayorTito B. Decina (ASPIN)
 • RepresentativeSancho Fernando F. Oaminal (Lakas)
 • City Council
Members
  • Francisco I. Chiong Jr.
  • Antonio S. Caylan Jr.
  • Rubin R. Roma
  • Hipolito G. Roxas Jr.
  • Lowida L. Alcalde
  • Marissa V. Amamio
  • Romulo L. Del Socorro
  • Leonido C. Tala Sr.
  • Eddie S. Gomez
  • Alexander M. Returerto
 • Electorate46,336 voters (2025)
Area
 • Total
162.78 km2 (62.85 sq mi)
Elevation
243 m (797 ft)
Highest elevation
2,421 m (7,943 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
68,419
 • Density420.32/km2 (1,088.6/sq mi)
 • Households
15,456
DemonymTangubanon
Economy
 • Income class3rd city income class
 • Poverty incidence
32.84
% (2023)
 • Revenue₱ 945.6 million (2024)
 • Assets₱ 2,820 million (2024)
 • Expenditure₱ 752.1 million (2024)
 • Liabilities₱ 515.5 million (2024)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMisamis Occidental 2 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7214
PSGC
104215000
IDD : area code +63 (0)88
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Tagalog
Feast dateSeptember 29
Catholic dioceseArchdiocese of Ozamis
Patron saintMichael the Archangel
Websitetangubcity.gov.ph

Tangub, officially the City of Tangub (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Tangub; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tangub), is a component city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 68,419 people.

Tangub City is also where the Panguil Bay Bridge is situated. The 3.77 km (2.34 mi) bridge connects Tangub, Misamis Occidental to Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

History

During the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, Tangub was recorded in Spanish maps as the barrio of Tan͠go. In the early 1900s, the name Tango is also recorded in maps and publications during the Philippine-American War.

The book A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands (1902) by the Bureau of Insular Affairs records Tan͠gó as a "hamlet on northwestern shore of Panguil Bay, 3 miles southwest of Misamis, Misamis, Mindanao." The book also records its pronunciation as having a final glottal stop (tahng-oh').

The 1918 Philippine census records it as "Tangob," a barrio in the municipality of Misamis in the former province of Misamis.

The etymology of the name Tangub is unknown. According to local folk etymology, it came from the Subanen word "Tangkub", a rice container made of tree bark woven together by rattan strips, but this has no academic evidence.

As a municipality

By the 1920s, there was increasing support for the independence of Tangob from Misamis as its own municipality, advocated in particular by a local group, the Aspiracion Committee.

The municipality of Regidor (with its seat of government in the barrio of Tangob) was created through Executive Order (EO) No. 220, issued by Governor General Dwight F. Davis on December 4, 1929, which organized 14 barrios—separated from Misamis—into the 21st municipality of the once undivided Misamis province. The municipality was named after Antonio Maria Regidor [tl], a lawyer and reformist who supported the Secularization movement against the Spanish colonial regime. Similar new municipalities created during the same period were also named after prominent revolutionaries, including Lopez Jaena and General Luna.

However, its organization only took effect on January 1, 1930, the same day the province of Occidental Misamis was established following the split of Misamis. By Act No. 3701 dated November 20, the municipality was renamed "Tangub".

In 1940, six of its barrios were organized into the separate municipality of Bonifacio by the virtue of EO No. 242.

Cityhood

On June 17, 1967, under Republic Act No. 5131, Tangub became a chartered city, the second in Misamis Occidental.

Geography

Tangub is close to the Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte provinces, while across the bay is Lanao del Norte. Tangub is 77.1 km (77,100 mi) from Maria Cristina Falls, the main source of hydroelectric power in Mindanao.

Barangays

Tangub is politically subdivided into 55 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks, while some have sitios.

  • Silanga
  • Marcos (Aquino)
  • Santa Maria (Baga)
  • Balatacan
  • Baluk
  • Banglay
  • Mantic
  • Mingcanaway
  • Bintana
  • Bocator
  • Bongabong
  • Caniangan
  • Capalaran
  • Catagan
  • Barangay I - City Hall (Poblacion)
  • Barangay II - Marilou Annex (Poblacion)
  • Barangay IV - St. Michael (Poblacion)
  • Isidro D. Tan (Dimalooc)
  • Garang
  • Guinabot
  • Guinalaban
  • Hoyohoy
  • Kauswagan
  • Kimat
  • Labuyo
  • Lorenzo Tan
  • Barangay VI - Lower Polao (Poblacion)
  • Lumban
  • Maloro
  • Barangay V - Malubog (Poblacion)
  • Manga
  • Maquilao
  • Barangay III- Market Kalubian (Poblacion)
  • Matugnao
  • Minsubong
  • Owayan
  • Paiton
  • Panalsalan
  • Pangabuan
  • Prenza
  • Salimpuno
  • San Antonio
  • San Apolinario
  • San Vicente
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santo Niño
  • Sicot
  • Silanga
  • Silangit
  • Simasay
  • Sumirap
  • Taguite
  • Tituron
  • Tugas
  • Barangay VII - Upper Polao (Poblacion)
  • Villaba

Climate

Climate data for Tangub City, Misamis Occidental
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 69
(2.7)		 58
(2.3)		 67
(2.6)		 60
(2.4)		 109
(4.3)		 114
(4.5)		 83
(3.3)		 78
(3.1)		 76
(3.0)		 92
(3.6)		 86
(3.4)		 63
(2.5)		 955
(37.7)
Average rainy days 12.8 11.6 14.8 17.4 24.8 23.5 20.7 18.5 17.4 22.5 21.6 15.6 221.2
Source: Meteoblue

Demographics

Population census of Tangub
YearPop.±% p.a.
1939 44,743—    
1948 20,353−8.38%
1960 21,101+0.30%
1970 30,918+3.89%
1975 40,461+5.54%
1980 40,401−0.03%
1990 42,926+0.61%
1995 46,004+1.31%
2000 49,695+1.67%
2007 56,644+1.82%
2010 59,892+2.05%
2015 63,011+0.97%
2020 68,389+1.74%
2024 68,419+0.01%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2024 census, the population of Tangub was 68,419 people, with a density of 420 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Tangub (%)

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
50.60
2003
57.15
2006
63.80
2009
43.08
2012
39.32
2015
35.47
2018
27.50
2021
27.33
2023
32.84

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Culture

Notable events and festivals

The Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe in the Sinulog 2020 Festival

Tangub, through its Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe, was a regular participant of the Sinulog Festival, a festival held in Cebu City. This festival is the pageantry of sights, sounds and colors as it honors and pays homage to Sr. Santo Niño, the child Jesus. The highlights of the festival is from January 9–18, yearly. Tangub City has won a record of twelve grand champion streak in the Sinulog-Based Category of the festival.

The city also has a festival called the Halad Sayaw Pasalamat Festival (lit. 'Dance Offering of Thanksgiving Festival'), formerly known as the Dalit Cultural Festival. It is held in honor of the city's patron saint, Saint Michael the Archangel. It is celebrated every September 29-the feast day of Michaelmas. It is participated by the city's barangays through clusters represented by local schools.

The Harvest Festival showcases various agricultural products for selling and promotion. The festival is a venue to promote the agri-tourism program of the city, creating business-matching opportunities for the people of Tangub City.

In recent years, Tangub has been popularly dubbed as the Christmas Symbols Capital of the Philippines. Every year, the city celebrates Christmas through the Tangub City Christmas Festival of Lights. During the month-long festival, the city fills with an array of illuminated holiday decor.

Tourism

Hoyohoy Highland Stone Chapel Adventure Park

Government

Old seal of the city, NHCP version
Leadership

Tangub city officials 2025–2028:

Sister cities

See also

References

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