Tago, Philippines
Tago is a town of 6,300 people in Caraga, Philippines, founded in November 6, 1918.
Why visit Tago
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 parks and trails, 50 places to eat, 28 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cagwait Hill.
Weather in Tago
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About Tago
Tago, officially the Municipality of Tago (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Tago; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tago), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 40,097 people.
From the Wikipedia article Tago, Surigao del Sur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes50
Kamayan Garden
Brewery and winery · 8.1 km
Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Tandag City
38 more on the map.
History
The Municipality of Tago was born thrice because of the precariousness of political times back then. It saw the light of day for the first time in 1865 under the Maura Law of the Spanish Regime that lasted for three years. Tago must have reverted to its barrio status because records had it that for the second time, it regained its municipal status on August 23, 1883, just after it transferred from the so-called Daan Lungsod (Old Town), which was perennially flooded, to the place called Laguna. When the Philippine Revolution broke out in 1896, Tago was again reverted to its barrio status.
About the middle of the First World War, the people of Tago grew politically minded and in the summer of 1916, important leaders of then Barrio of Tago like Catalino Pareja, Calixtro Espinoza, Simon Luna, Miguel Montero, Juan L. Garcia, Feleciano Arquiza, Juan Pimentel, Lorenzo Elizalde, Canuto Consuegra, Lino Montero, Isidro Garcia, Pastor Cabrera, Bernardo Falcon, Felipe Lozada and Felix Rodrigues were determined to wrestle Tago's political independence away from the mother Municipality of Tandag.
From the History section of Tago, Surigao del Sur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay28
Grand Monique Lodge
Motel and hotel · 8.8 km
Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Tandag City
Churches and places of worship11
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Church · Jehovahs Witness · 7.9 km
Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Tandag
San Nicolas de Tolentino Cathedral
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.3 km
Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Tandag
San Vicente de Ferrer Parish
Church · Roman Catholic · 7.1 km
Osmeña Street, Tandag
United Church of Christ in the Philippines
Church · Protestant · 7.3 km
San Nicolas Street
Shopping13
Gas and EV charging8
Lumictin Gas Station
Gas station · 8.2 km
Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Tandag City
Schools, colleges and libraries68
Engineer Nestor Ty Memorial Elementary School
School · 7.9 km
Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Tandag
Healthcare22
Dr. Ruth Pharmacy
Clinic and pharmacy · 7.2 km
Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Tandag
Basic Emergency Obstetrics & Newborn Care Facility
Clinic and pharmacy · 7.5 km
Quezon Street
Bendanillo Clinic
Clinic and pharmacy · 6.6 km
Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Tandag
Clarit Medical Clinic
Clinic and pharmacy · 7.0 km
Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Tandag
Dr. Atacador Health Clinic
Clinic and pharmacy · 7.7 km
Serra Street, Tandag City
Elpa Pediatric Clinic
Clinic and pharmacy · 6.6 km
Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Tandag
Map of Tago
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tandag Airport (TDG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.
- La Paz 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Gamut 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- Tandag 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Bacolod 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Bayugan 59 km southwest, about 59 min by car
- Prosperidad 61 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- San Francisco 62 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Butuan 76 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Cabadbaran 77 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tubay 79 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- NEMSU Field, Rektz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pitney Bowes DM300, Rektz, CC BY 4.0
- ISS043-E-175535 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-175534 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Flooded road in Anahao Bag-o, Rektz, CC BY 4.0
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