Tabango, Leyte

Tabango
Municipality

Map of Leyte with Tabango highlighted
Tabango

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 11°19′N 124°22′E / 11.32°N 124.37°E / 11.32; 124.37Coordinates: 11°19′N 124°22′E / 11.32°N 124.37°E / 11.32; 124.37
Country Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province Leyte
District 3rd district of Leyte
Barangays 13
Government
 • Mayor Benjo Remandaban
Area [1]
 • Total 96.62 km2 (37.31 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[2]
 • Total 34,195
 • Density 350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 6536
IDD : area code  +63 (0)53
Income class 4th municipal income class
PSGC 083745000
Electorate 20,654 voters (2016)

Tabango is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 34,195 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]

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

Population census of Tabango
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,537—    
1960 22,999+3.34%
1970 25,383+0.99%
1975 25,917+0.42%
1980 29,384+2.54%
1990 29,743+0.12%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 31,837+1.28%
2000 31,433−0.27%
2007 30,503−0.41%
2010 31,932+1.68%
2015 34,195+1.31%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [2][5][6][7]

In the 2015 census, the population of Tabango was 34,195 people,[2] with a density of 350 inhabitants per square kilometre or 910 inhabitants per square mile.

References

  1. 1 2 "Province: Leyte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Tabango, Province of Leyte". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  4. ↑ Inquirer.net, Poor town has modern library
  5. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City and Municipality. NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Province of Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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