Tabontabon

Tabontabon, officially the Municipality of Tabontabon (Waray: Bungto han Tabontabon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tabontabon), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 11,204 people. [3]

Tabontabon
Municipality
Municipality of Tabontabon
Map of Leyte with Tabontabon highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Tabontabon
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°02′N 124°58′E
Country Philippines
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
District2nd District
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEfren D. Redoña
 • Vice MayorPonciano R. Justimbate Jr.
 • RepresentativeLolita T. Javier
 • Councilors
 • Electorate8,838 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total24.18 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total11,204
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Households
2,774
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence37.36% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱42,389,773.11 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6504
PSGC
083746000
IDD : area code +63 (0)53
Climate typetropical rainforest climate
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

History

On October 17, 1953, Executive Order numbered 631 by the President carved out 11 barangays to form Tabontabon from the municipalities of Tanauan and Dagami.

On June 20, 1957, Republic Act numbered 1649, transferred barangays Capahu-an and Guingawan from the town of Dagami to Tabontabon.[5]

Barangays

Tabontabon is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [2]

  • Amandangay
  • Aslum
  • Balingasag
  • Belisong
  • Cambucao
  • Capahuan
  • Guingauan
  • Jabong
  • Mercaduhay
  • Mering
  • Mohon
  • District I Pob. (Quezon)
  • District II Pob. (Rizal)
  • District III Pob. (Bonifacio)
  • District IV Pob. (Macarthur)
  • San Pablo (Mooc)

Climate
Climate data for Tabontabon, Leyte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)
Average low °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78
(3.1)		 57
(2.2)		 84
(3.3)		 79
(3.1)		 118
(4.6)		 181
(7.1)		 178
(7.0)		 169
(6.7)		 172
(6.8)		 180
(7.1)		 174
(6.9)		 128
(5.0)		 1,598
(62.9)
Average rainy days 16.7 13.8 17.3 18.5 23.2 26.5 27.1 26.0 26.4 27.5 24.6 21.0 268.6
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics
Population census of Tabontabon
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,765—    
1960 5,522+1.22%
1970 5,077−0.84%
1980 6,468+2.45%
1990 7,183+1.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 7,547+0.93%
2000 8,372+2.25%
2007 9,518+1.79%
2010 9,838+1.21%
2015 11,204+2.51%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [7] [8][9]

In the 2015 census, the population of Tabontabon was 11,204 people, [3] with a density of 460 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,200 inhabitants per square mile.

Tabontabon is a 100% Waray-Waray speaking municipality.

References
  1.  Municipality of Tabontabon | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Leyte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "An Act Transferring the Barrios of Capahu-an and Guingawan, Municipality of Dagami, Province of Leyte, to the Municipality of Tabontabon". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  6. "Tabontabon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. "Province of Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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