Tabogon
Tabogon, officially the Municipality of Tabogon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tabogon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tabogon), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,432 people.
Tabogon is bordered on the north by the city of Bogo, to the west by the town of San Remigio, on the east by the Camotes Sea, and on the south by the town of Borbon.
Tabogon may come from the archaic Visayan word tabog, which means "busy", in reference to the bustling farm fields that dotted this place during the olden times; hence tabogon would mean a busy place of work.
Geography
Barangays
Tabogon is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2010 | |||||
| 072248001 | Alang‑alang | 1.8% | 731 | 664 | 0.97% | |
| 072248002 | Caduawan | 6.7% | 2,786 | 2,221 | 2.29% | |
| 072248004 | Camoboan | 4.4% | 1,842 | 1,490 | 2.14% | |
| 072248005 | Canaocanao | 4.5% | 1,861 | 1,693 | 0.95% | |
| 072248006 | Combado | 1.5% | 617 | 418 | 3.97% | |
| 072248007 | Daantabogon | 3.0% | 1,229 | 1,413 | −1.39% | |
| 072248008 | Ilihan | 10.3% | 4,262 | 3,280 | 2.65% | |
| 072248003 | Kal‑anan | 2.0% | 815 | 851 | −0.43% | |
| 072248009 | Labangon | 4.7% | 1,952 | 1,752 | 1.09% | |
| 072248010 | Libjo | 6.6% | 2,736 | 2,338 | 1.58% | |
| 072248011 | Loong | 2.9% | 1,211 | 1,080 | 1.15% | |
| 072248012 | Mabuli | 4.1% | 1,713 | 1,538 | 1.08% | |
| 072248013 | Managase | 3.5% | 1,467 | 1,225 | 1.82% | |
| 072248014 | Manlagtang | 3.1% | 1,299 | 1,192 | 0.86% | |
| 072248015 | Maslog | 3.0% | 1,239 | 1,094 | 1.25% | |
| 072248016 | Muabog | 5.6% | 2,330 | 2,042 | 1.33% | |
| 072248017 | Pio | 2.0% | 814 | 686 | 1.73% | |
| 072248018 | Poblacion | 3.3% | 1,387 | 1,228 | 1.22% | |
| 072248019 | Salag | 3.6% | 1,474 | 1,084 | 3.12% | |
| 072248020 | Sambag | 2.2% | 899 | 746 | 1.88% | |
| 072248021 | San Isidro | 1.6% | 669 | 616 | 0.83% | |
| 072248022 | San Vicente | 2.0% | 820 | 562 | 3.85% | |
| 072248023 | Somosa | 5.8% | 2,406 | 1,830 | 2.77% | |
| 072248024 | Taba‑ao | 2.8% | 1,177 | 1,003 | 1.61% | |
| 072248025 | Tapul | 3.1% | 1,277 | 978 | 2.70% | |
| Total | 41,432 | 33,024 | 2.29% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for Tabogon, Cebu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 9,308 | — |
| 1918 | 17,781 | +4.41% |
| 1939 | 20,201 | +0.61% |
| 1948 | 17,227 | −1.75% |
| 1960 | 20,219 | +1.34% |
| 1970 | 20,148 | −0.04% |
| 1975 | 20,198 | +0.05% |
| 1980 | 21,840 | +1.57% |
| 1990 | 24,945 | +1.34% |
| 1995 | 27,735 | +2.01% |
| 2000 | 27,827 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 31,942 | +1.92% |
| 2010 | 33,024 | +1.22% |
| 2015 | 39,013 | +3.22% |
| 2020 | 41,432 | +1.19% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
Poverty incidence of Tabogon
10
20
30
40
50
2006
48.10 2009
47.04 2012
34.77 2015
28.02 2018
21.50 2021
37.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |