T'Boli, South Cotabato
TBoli, officially the Municipality of TBoli (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tboli; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tboli; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tboli), is a 1st class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 101,049 people. The town is named after the indigenous natives themselves, the Tboli people.
Located in the town is Lake Holon within Mount Parker. The lake was declared as the cleanest inland body of water in the entire country in 2003 and 2004.
Geography
Barangays
Tboli is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate
| Climate data for Tboli, South Cotabato | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (80) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 146 (5.7) |
121 (4.8) |
164 (6.5) |
212 (8.3) |
347 (13.7) |
397 (15.6) |
364 (14.3) |
366 (14.4) |
302 (11.9) |
308 (12.1) |
280 (11.0) |
192 (7.6) |
3,199 (125.9) |
| Average rainy days | 16.7 | 15.5 | 19.4 | 22.7 | 29.0 | 28.9 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 26.5 | 28.1 | 27.2 | 22.6 | 292 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 32,602 | — |
| 1980 | 39,412 | +3.87% |
| 1990 | 32,373 | −1.95% |
| 1995 | 54,206 | +10.14% |
| 2000 | 60,693 | +2.45% |
| 2007 | 70,609 | +2.11% |
| 2010 | 79,175 | +4.25% |
| 2015 | 91,453 | +2.78% |
| 2020 | 101,049 | +1.98% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
Poverty incidence of T'Boli
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
49.8 2009
52.71 2012
60.21 2015
58.97 2018
45.70 2021
36.05 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |