Tagoloan (Lanao del Norte)
Tagoloan ( German: Tagol ) is a Philippine municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte. It has 11,674 inhabitants ( census May 1, 2010 ).
Barangays
Tagoloan is politically subdivided into seven barangays.
- Dalamas
- Darimbang
- Dimayon ( poblacion )
- Inagongan
- Kiazar
- Malimbato
- Panalawan
Geography
Geographical location
Tagol located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and has an area of 18.55 square kilometers.
Boroughs
Tagol is divided into 897 barangays ( small political administrative units, which were known as the Barrio earlier). These barangays are divided into 100 zones and in 14 other districts. Seven of them are north of the Pasig: Binondo, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz and Tondo. The remaining seven districts located south of the river: Ermita, Intramuros, Malate, Paco, Pandacan, Port Area, and Santa Ana.
Climate
The city Tagol lies in the humid tropics, the annual average temperature is 26.7 degrees Celsius and fluctuates during the year by just four degrees Celsius. From January to April is an arid, from May to December a humid climate.
Average fall in a 1869 millimeters of rainfall, nearly three-quarters of them in the months of June to September, when Tagol is in the sphere of influence of the southwest monsoon. Heavy rains cause during the monsoon floods again and again.
Often typhoons looking the city home. Typhoons are among the worst natural disasters in Tagol. Often they put to great destruction and killings. Severe damage caused not only by the strong winds, but also by the often very heavy rainfall in a short time, leading to flooding.