[3] Nestled at the foot of a dormant volcano, Mount Matutum, Tupi is considered as the fruit, vegetable and flower basket of South Cotabato.

The name "Tupi" is derived from the word "Tufi" which was a vine chewed by native Blaan tribes who first inhabited the land.

The Barrio of Tupi was created into a municipality by virtue of executive order 612 of President Elpidio Quirino on September 11, 1953.

[5] The new barangay is named after the grandparents of former mayor and incumbent South Cotabato governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr..[6] Poverty Incidence of Tupi Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Tupi's climate and soil type makes it suitable to all types of crop and livestock production.

Tupi aside from pineapple, tropical fruits and vegetables is identified as suited for high-value commercial crops (HVCC) like asparagus and papaya.

Major agricultural crops are pineapple, papaya, asparagus, fruits, vegetables, corn, coffee, bananas, cut-flowers.