Tabango
Tabango | |
|---|---|
 Map of Leyte with Tabango highlighted | |
.svg)  Tabango Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°18′24″N 124°22′17″E / 11.3067°N 124.3714°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 3rd district of Leyte |
| Barangays | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benjo Remandaban |
| Area | |
• Total | 96.62 km2 (37.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 33,868 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6536 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| PSGC | 0803745000 |
| Electorate | 24,475 voters (2022) |
Tabango is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,868 people.[2]
Tabango, with annual income of P 34 million, has 13 barangays (villages), with 26 elementary schools, 4 high schools and one satellite school, the Palompon Institute of Technology.
Barangays
Tabango is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. [1]
- Butason I
- Butason II
- Campokpok
- Catmon
- Gimarco
- Gibacungan
- Inangatan
- Manlawaan
- Omaganhan
- Poblacion
- Santa Rosa
- Tabing
- Tugas
History
In 1957 the sitios of Gibacungan, Catmon and Manlawa-an were converted into barrios.[3]
On January 17, 2008, Tabango Mayor Bernard Jonathan Remandaban opened (soft) the almost complete P 5.8 million modern, fully air-conditioned library: “It took us 6 years to construct our municipal library.” The library can 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.[4]
Demographics
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [5][6][7][8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Tabango was 33,868 people,[2] with a density of 350 inhabitants per square kilometre or 910 inhabitants per square mile.
References
- ^ a b "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Tabango, Province of Leyte". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ Inquirer.net, Poor town has modern library
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
External links
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
Places adjacent to Tabango | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||
 Province of Leyte | |
|---|---|
Tacloban (capital and largest city) | |
| Municipalities |
|
| Component city | |
| Independent component city |
|
| Highly urbanized city |
|
 | This article about a location in Eastern Visayas region is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |