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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Tabontabon, Leyte
Tabontabon (IPA: [tɐbon'tabon]), 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 2020 census, it has a population of 11,902 people.

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.

Geography

Barangays

Tabontabon is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.  Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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

Climate

Climate data for Tabontabon, Leyte
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

Economy

Poverty incidence of Tabontabon

10
20
30
40
50
2006
34.40
2009
36.79
2012
45.42
2015
37.36
2018
30.61
2021
27.26

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Demographics

Population census of Tabontabon
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,765—    
1960 5,522+1.22%
1970 5,077−0.84%
1975 6,250+4.26%
1980 6,468+0.69%
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%
2020 11,902+1.20%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2020 census, the population of Tabontabon was 11,902 people, with a density of 490 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,300 inhabitants per square mile.

Language

Tabontabon is a 100% Waray-Waray speaking municipality.