About
Tupi used to be a barangay of the municipality of Koronadal (now City of Koronadal), occupied with immigrants from Luzon and the Visayas. Its human civilization in the past even during pre-Hispanic era has already existed with Muslim and Blaan inhabitants practicing nomadic way of life.
The name Tupi is believed to have originated from the betel leaf 'tufi' chewed by the natives. Tufi abounds in the cool spring areas. Once a visitor passed by and asked the natives the name of the place the native answered 'tufi' thinking they were asked what they were chewing. Later 'tufi' for unknown reason became Tupi.
After long years of tilling the fertile soil and developing resources through industry and ingenuity, Tupi blossomed into a community on September 11, 1953 when President Elpidio Quirino issued Executive Order 612 creating Tupi as a municipality. Today, it has 15 barangays with Poblacion as the urban center and seat of local government.