Tagbina
Municipality in Surigao del Sur, Philippines
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Tagbina, officially the Municipality of Tagbina, is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 41,157 people.[5]
Tagbina | |
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| Municipality of Tagbina | |
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 Map of Surigao del Sur with Tagbina highlighted | |
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.svg)  Tagbina Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°27′28″N 126°09′28″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Glazia Jane Polizon Lanete |
| • Vice Mayor | Janito O. Lumakin |
| • Representative | Alexander T. Pimentel |
| • Electorate | 30,283 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 343.49 km2 (132.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 41,157 |
| • Density | 119.82/km2 (310.33/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,686 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 19.17 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 246.6 million (2024) |
| • Assets | ₱ 465.9 million (2024) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 137 million (2024) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 168.3 million (2024) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8308, 8319 (Malixi only) |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog Kamayo |
| Website | www |
It is one of the only two landlocked municipalities in the province along with San Miguel.
Geography
Barangays
Tagbina is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Batunan
- Carpenito
- Doña Carmen
- Hinagdanan
- Kahayagan
- Lago
- Maglambing
- Maglatab
- Magsaysay
- Malixi
- Manambia
- Osmeña
- Poblacion
- Quezon
- San Vicente
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Fe
- Santa Juana
- Santa Maria
- Sayon
- Soriano
- Tagongon
- Trinidad
- Ugoban
- Villaverde
Climate
| Climate data for Tagbina | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 653 (25.7) |
489 (19.3) |
412 (16.2) |
309 (12.2) |
272 (10.7) |
237 (9.3) |
210 (8.3) |
201 (7.9) |
216 (8.5) |
223 (8.8) |
321 (12.6) |
548 (21.6) |
4,091 (161.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
Tagbina has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Demographics
Tourism & Economy
Tagbina is a major robusta coffee producer in the province. It also home to Libuacan Cold Spring a natural blueish green water lagoon.
