Tabontabon
Municipality in Leyte, Philippines
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Tabontabon (IPA: [tɐbon'tabon]), officially the Municipality of Tabontabon (Waray: Bungto han Tabontabon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tabontabon), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,157 people.[5]
Tabontabon | |
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| Municipality of Tabontabon | |
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 Map of Leyte with Tabontabon highlighted | |
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.svg)  Tabontabon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°02′N 124°58′E | |
| 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 |
| • Electorate | 10,294 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 12,157 |
| • Density | 502.8/km2 (1,302/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,102 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 27.26 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 93.79 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 151.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 70.25 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 19.15 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6504 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
History
Geography
Barangays
Tabontabon is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Amandangay
- Aslum
- Balingasag
- Belisong
- Cambucao
- Capahuan
- District I Pob. (Quezon)
- District II Pob. (Rizal)
- District III Pob. (Bonifacio)
- District IV Pob. (McArthur)
- Guingauan
- Jabong
- Mercaduhay
- Mering
- Mohon
- San Pablo (Mooc)
- Sitio Gubat
- Sitio San Antonio
Climate
| 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[8] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Demographics
Population census of Tabontabon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, the population of Tabontabon was 12,157 people,[22] with a density of 500 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,300 inhabitants per square mile.
Language
Tabontabon is a 100% Waray-Waray speaking municipality.
