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Tagum is a of the Philippines and capital of the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.It is the most populous component city in Mindanao.It is one of the top most livable cities in the Philippines, and was one of the finalists in Most Child Friendly City in the Philippines - Component Category along with Laoag, and Talisay, Cebu.The city hosted the 58th Palarong Pambansa from May 3–9, 2015.In the recently released 2017 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI), the City of Tagum ranked third on the Overall Competitive Component Cities in the Philippines, second on Infrastructure, fourth in Resiliency, seventeenth on Economic Dynamism and twenty-fourth on Government Efficiency.Tagum is also set to host the upcoming 6th ASEAN Scout Jamboree on November 27 - December 2, 2017. More than 25,000 participants from the 121 Local BSP Councils, member-states of South East Asia and other countries from the Asia-Pacific region are expected to camp at the 25-hectare Energy Park all throughout the 6-day event.GeographyTagum has a total land area of, which is predominantly agricultural, and produces various kinds of crops like coconut, rice, Cavendish banana, fruit trees like durian, lanzones and other agricultural crops for non-commercial use.The city is strategically located at the northern portion of Southern Mindanao and lies in the intersection of three major road network systems namely: the Phil-Japan Friendship Highway, the Davao-Mati-Agusan road and the soon to be completed Davao-Bukidnon road that connects the city to other major destinations in the region and in the rest of Mindanao. With this, the city serves as a vital economic crossroad not only for the province, but for the entire Davao Region as well, linking Davao City to the northern city of Butuan (in Agusan del Norte), to Mati (in Davao Oriental) and the Surigao provinces.