TANGUB

chartered city, Misamis Occidental province, northwestern Mindanao, Philippines. Located on the northern shore of Panguil Bay (an arm of Iligan Bay), it is just north of the narrow neck of land that connects Zamboanga del Sur province with the main part of Mindanao. The principal occupation in the city is fishing, mostly in Panguil Bay, for prawns and crabs. Coconuts (copra) are the main cash crop in the region. Tangub is connected by a coastal road with Ozamiz and Oroquieta to the north. Inc. city, 1967. Pop. (1980) 40,401.