Barangay Tag-Anongan

Barangay Tag-Anongan forms part of Cortes, a municipality in Surigao Del Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tag-Anongan had a population of 907. This made it the 7th largest of 12 barangays in Cortes by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tag-Anongan accounted for approximately 5.06% of the total population of Cortes, which stood at 17,924 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tag-Anongan changed from 736 to 907, a shift of +23.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Cortes. Barangay Tag-Anongan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cortes is a municipality comprising 12 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tag-Anongan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Sur, which contains 309 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tag-Anongan ranks 240th by 2020 population. Surigao Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Tag-Anongan is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.