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Tarangnan
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Also known as Municipality of Tarangnan, Tarangnan, Samar

Tarangnan, officially the Municipality of Tarangnan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 26,013 people.

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Mountain-top view of Tarangnan
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via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Municipality of Tarangnan
Located in
Samar
Population
26013
Area
132.49
Elevation
16
Shares border with
Gandara
Households
5936
Dialing code
55
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inception
1884-04-01
Commons category
Tarangnan
postal code
6717
Köppen climate classification
tropical rainforest climate
language used
Tagalog
poverty incidence
33.54
fiscal/tax revenue
165316635.28
total assets
324329350.56
total expenditure
138338715.81
total liabilities
37289425.61
electorate
21871
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Barangays
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Gallery
  • Notes
  • External links

Tarangnan, officially the Municipality of Tarangnan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 26,013 people.

Tarangnan is situated on the western coast of Samar Island, to the south-east of the ancient town of Bangahon (now Gandara) and to the north of Samar's capital Catbalogan. Tarangnan is found near the former ancient pueblo Tinago, the first town to be Christianized and was made a center or cabecera.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tarangnan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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