Tabontabon (IPA: [tɐbon'tabon]), officially the Municipality of Tabontabon (Waray: Bungto han Tabontabon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tabontabon), is a 5th class municipality in the provinceofLeyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,902 people.[3]
Tabontabon
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| Municipality of Tabontabon | |
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Map of Leyte with Tabontabon highlighted
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  Tabontabon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°02′N 124°58′E / 11.03°N 124.97°E / 11.03; 124.97 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Efren D. Redoña |
| • Vice Mayor | Ponciano R. Justimbate Jr. |
| • Representative | Lolita T. Javier |
| • Councilors | List
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| • Electorate | 9,648 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.18 km2 (9.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[3]
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| • Total | 11,902 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,102 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ 63.93 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 139.5 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 77.25 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 37.42 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
6504
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
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]
Tabontabon is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| Climate data for Tabontabon, Leyte | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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[7] | |||||||||||||
Poverty incidence of Tabontabon
10
20
30
40
50
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] |
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In the 2020 census, the population of Tabontabon was 11,902 people,[3] with a density of 490 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,300 inhabitants per square mile.
Tabontabon is a 100% Waray-Waray speaking municipality.
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