Tacurong was originally a barangay of the Municipality of
Buluan. On August 3, 1951, it was created into a municipality by Executive Order Number 462 signed by the President
Elpidio Quirino. At that time Tacurong covered an estimated area of 40,000 hectares and consisted of 14 barangays. In 1961, its southern portion was separated to form the
Tantangan, and in 1973, some of its eastern areas were ceded with the creation of
President Quirino.
Cityhood Following the efforts of Angelo O. Montilla, the Congressman of the
Legislative District of Sultan Kudarat, Tacurong was made the first component city in the Province of Sultan Kudarat in 2000 by virtue of House Bill No. 6497 and Republic Act 8805. This was confirmed by the “Takurs” in a plebiscite held on September 18, 2000.
Security incidents Tacurong City has the most number of bombing incidents in Southern Philippines since 2000, as the city reportedly has the presence of different extortion and terrorist groups like
Abu Sayyaf, BIFF and
NPA. ;New Year's Eve bombing: December 31, 2017, 11:05 PM, 2 casualties and 17 hurt during the Improvised Explosive Device blast in Villa Garde KTV Bar National Highway, Barangay Buenaflor. ;April 3, 2017 bombing: Eight persons, mostly workers of an electric cooperative, were injured after an improvised bomb went off along the national highway in Tacurong City on Monday morning (Apr. 3), Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) is the suspected group who is responsible for the terrorist attack. ;Twin bombing: Seven people were hurt after two explosions rocked Tacurong City on April 17, 2017, the first explosion took place at 6:40 p.m. on the rooftop of Dragon Gas Station along National Highway in Barangay Isabela. Minutes later, or at 7:10 p.m., another explosion occurred, this time at the gas station's compound. ;February 2, 2016 bombing: Improvise explosive device (IED) rocked Tacurong City two hours after the convoy of vice presidential candidate
Leni Robredo left the city on Tuesday afternoon. The bomb exploded around 2 p.m. near the national highway along Jose Abad Santos Street in Tacurong City. Three people were reportedly wounded. ;Yellow bus bombing attempt: The powerful bomb fashioned from two 60 mm mortars as main charge and mobile phone as trigger mechanism was found at 10:50 a.m. April 2015 inside Yellow Bus Line unit with body number 9208 at a police checkpoint in Barangay Dos along the Tacurong-Isulan highway. The bus was heading toward Isulan from Tacurong City when subjected to inspection by police after Army and policemen received a report about the suspected bomb inside the bus. ;November 6, 2022 bombing: A homemade bomb went off in a bus as it was approaching a transport terminal in Tacurong City. The explosion killed a passenger and wounded 10 others. ==Geography==