Tabuelan

Municipality in Cebu, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tabuelan, officially the Municipality of Tabuelan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tabuelan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tabuelan), is a 2nd income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 29,662 people.[5]

FoundedOctober 23, 1953
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
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Tabuelan
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Tabuelan is located in Philippines
Tabuelan
Tabuelan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°51′N 123°54′E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 4th district
FoundedOctober 23, 1953
Barangays12 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorRex Casiano T. Gerona (NUP)
  Vice MayorRose Marie Gerona-Suezo (NUP)
  RepresentativeSun J. Shimura (PMP)
  Municipal Council
Members
  • Catherine R. Gallo
  • Ramon B. Arellano
  • Ike B. Momo
  • Riza M. Bravo
  • Joel M. Gerona
  • Manuel S. Gerona, Jr.
  • Joyce T. Balvez-Arellano
  • Alberto D. Comahig
  Electorate21,219 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
141.13 km2 (54.49 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Highest elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)[3]
  Total
29,662
  Density210.18/km2 (544.35/sq mi)
  Households
7,545
Economy
  Income class2nd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
44.56
% (2021)[4]
  Revenue201.7 million (2022)
  Assets552.6 million (2022)
  Expenditure135.1 million (2022)
  Liabilities112.4 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityCebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6044
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
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History

Tabuelan used to be a barangay of Tuburan until the 1950s, and it was also Tuburan's largest barangay at the time. In fact, all of its constituent barangays were once barrios of then Barangay Tabuelan. In 1953, Tabuelan was separated via a Philippine Law from its mother municipality of Tuburan, on the grounds that Barangay Tabuelan is far from the administrative center of Tuburan (Poblacion Tuburan) and hence, it was not able to properly maintain and address the needs of the people in that barangay. Tuburan opposed such partition but when the law was upheld, it humbly gave way and followed the mandate of the law to avoid economic repercussions. Hence, being formally established as a full-fledged municipality in 1953, makes Tabuelan the youngest municipality on Cebu island.

Geography

Tabuelan is bordered to the north by the town of San Remigio, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east are the towns of Borbon and Sogod, and to the south is the town of Tuburan. It is 94 kilometres (58 mi) from Cebu City and 33 kilometres (21 mi) from San Remigio.

Barangays

Tabuelan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

More information PSGC, Barangay ...
PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2024[6] 2010[7]
072249001 Bongon 12.5% 3,701 3,315 0.80%
072249010 Dalid 4.4% 1,318 1,262 0.31%
072249005 Kanlimao 3.3% 972 980 −0.06%
072249006 Kanluhangon 3.5% 1,026 1,018 0.06%
072249008 Kantubaon 5.8% 1,709 1,672 0.16%
072249013 Mabunao 3.2% 947 747 1.72%
072249014 Maravilla 8.7% 2,573 2,171 1.23%
072249015 Olivo 7.1% 2,120 1,897 0.80%
072249016 Poblacion 17.5% 5,201 4,796 0.59%
072249017 Tabunok 11.9% 3,531 2,266 3.24%
072249018 Tigbawan 7.0% 2,073 1,767 1.16%
072249019 Villahermosa 1.5% 459 401 0.98%
Total 29,662 22,292 2.08%
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Climate

More information Climate data for Tabuelan, Cebu, Month ...
Climate data for Tabuelan, Cebu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82)
29
(84)
30
(86)
31
(88)
31
(88)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
28
(82)
30
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
24
(75)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24
(75)
23
(73)
24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 70
(2.8)
49
(1.9)
62
(2.4)
78
(3.1)
138
(5.4)
201
(7.9)
192
(7.6)
185
(7.3)
192
(7.6)
205
(8.1)
156
(6.1)
111
(4.4)
1,639
(64.6)
Average rainy days 13.4 10.6 13.1 14.5 24.2 27.9 28.4 27.7 27.1 27.4 22.5 15.9 252.7
Source: Meteoblue[8]
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Demographics

More information Year, Pop. ...
Population census of Tabuelan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 19,626    
1970 12,961−4.06%
1975 13,890+1.40%
1980 14,499+0.86%
1990 15,515+0.68%
1995 16,936+1.66%
2000 19,373+2.92%
2007 21,421+1.40%
2010 22,292+1.46%
2015 25,630+2.69%
2020 28,907+2.56%
2024 29,662+0.62%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][7][11][12]
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Economy

Poverty incidence of Tabuelan

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
57.57
2003
47.41
2006
66.50
2009
53.83
2012
33.44
2015
29.36
2018
22.20
2021
44.56

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Transportation

V-Hire, Ceres Liner and Mini Buses are among the PUVs going to the town. They mostly bypass here for their Main Routes are either San Remigio or Tuburan.

References

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