Tabango, Leyte
Tabango is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 31,433 people in 6,724 households.
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[edit] History
In 1957 the sitios of Gibacungan, Catmon and Manlawa-an were converted into barrios.[1]
On January 17, 2008, Tabango, Leyte Mayor Bernard Jonathan Remandaban, 37, opened (soft) its almost complete P 5.8 million modern / fully air-conditioned library: “It took us 6 years to construct our municipal library.” Tabango, with annual income of P 34 million, has 34,000 residents in 13 barangays (villages), with 26 elementary schools, 4 high schools and one satellite school, the Palompon Institute of Technology. Leyte Gov. Carlos Jericho Petilla promised further support of P 500,000 to P 1 million. The library could accommodate 20,000 books, has 5 computer units with Internet access and a flat television set that only carries the National Geographic and Discovery Channels. Students can use the computers for 10 hours monthly, free of charge.[2]
[edit] Barangays
Tabango is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.
- Butason I
- Butason II
- Campokpok
- Catmon
- Gimarco
- Gibacungan
- Inangatan
- Manlawaan
- Omaganhan
- Poblacion
- Santa Rosa
- Tabing
- Tugas
[edit] External links
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
[edit] References
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