Tuba, Benguet

Tuba Ili ti Tuba
—  Municipality  —
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Map of Benguet showing the location of Tuba.
Tuba Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°19′N 120°33′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Benguet
District	Lone Congressional District of Benguet
Founded
Barangays	13
Government
• Mayor	Florencio Bentrez
Area
• Total	296 km2 (114 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	40,008
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2603
Income class	2nd class

Population Census of Tuba
Census	Pop.		Rate
1995	39,589		—
2000	38,366		-0.67%
2007	40,008		0.58%

Tuba is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 40,008 people in 7,210 households.

Geography

Location

Tuba is situated in the southwestern tip of the Central Cordillera Mountain Range that extends from the northwestern tip of Luzon towards Pangasinan. South of the municipality lies the province of Pangasinan and to the west lies the Ilocos rolling hills. It is hemmed in by the municipalities of Sablan and La Trinidad on the north; the city of Baguio and the municipality of Itogon on the east; and the municipalities of Sison, Pozzorubio and San Manuel on the south.

The municipality's urban area comprises the barangays of Poblacion and Camp 3 having a composite land area of 83.85 km².(19.31% of the total land area)

Climate

Tuba has 2 pronounced seasons - wet and dry. The dry season starts in November and lasts until April while the wet season lasts from May to October.

Topography

The municipality's topography is generally characterized by irregular rugged terrain and steep slopes. It is a plateau with several mountain peaks rising from the table land itself. Mount Santo Tomas, the highest peak in the area soars to 2,252 meters above sea level.

Four major rivers/streams and 49 tributary/ minor rivers and creeks intersect the landform and serve as the drains of the municipality.

The discovery of gold in Benguet by the early settlers during the early part of 1930 led to the "Gold Rush" and the subsequent flourishing of mining industries in the locality.

History

On November 22, 1900, during the American Period, Tuba was made a township by virtue of Act No. 1397 of the Philippine Commission. The township form of government continued until 1909. On December 11, 1911, Governor General William Cameron Forbes issued Executive Order No. 77 abolishing the township of Twin Peaks and creating in its place the township of Tuba.

In 1942, The Japanese Imperial forces was occupation in the town of Tuba, Benguet.

On April 26, 1945, Filipino troops of the 2nd, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 1st Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and the 66th Infantry Regiment of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon or USAFIP-NL was liberated in the town of Tuba, Benguet and attacking Japanese troops at the end of the Second World War.

On June 25, 1963, President Diosdado Macapagal issued Executive Order No. 42 and by operation of Section 2 of Republic Act No. 1515, the municipal District of Tuba was converted into a regular municipality.

Barangays

Tuba is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

• Ansagan
• Camp One
• Camp 3
• Camp 4
• Nangalisan
• Poblacion
• San Pascual
• Tabaan Norte
• Tabaan Sur
• Tadiangan
• Taloy Norte
• Taloy Sur
• Twin Peaks

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information