Why visit Talacogon
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Talacogon
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About Talacogon
Talacogon, officially the Municipality of Talacogon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Talacogon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Talacogon), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 37,744 people.
From the Wikipedia article Talacogon (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Churches and places of worship6
Gas and EV charging1
History
Talacogon got its name from the cogon grass that is abundant in the area. It was called so by the natives who inhabit the area before the entry of the Spanish in the Agusan River basin sometime in the 18th century. The Spanish who came in the area then adopted the name of the place as they founded it as a town in the 13th of November 1872, building a church and a town hall as commemoration to its founding. It was thus the first town founded in the riverbanks of the Agusan River and the oldest town in the province of Agusan del Sur.
As the years went on, Talacogon only experienced slow progress due to its inaccessibility and remoteness to other parts of Mindanao. It was only in the 1970s to 1990's that roads begun being built in the area from which the municipality then experienced rapid progress, due in part to facilitate the logging business in the area.
Being a town since 1872, Talacogon remains the economic center of the province west of the Agusan River.
From the History section of Talacogon on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries79
Del Monte Central Elementary School
School · 7.6 km
Bah-bah – Talacogon Road, Talacogon
Healthcare1
Map of Talacogon
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bancasi Airport (BXU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 65 km away.
- San Luis 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Causwagan 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Bayugan 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Veruela 47 km southeast, about 47 min by car
- Butuan 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Malaybalay 79 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Casisang 81 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tandag 83 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Gingoog 86 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Montevista 88 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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