Tubao
Municipality in La Union, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tubao, officially the Municipality of Tubao (Ilocano: Ili ti Tubao; Filipino: Bayan ng Tubao), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,763 people.[3]
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Tubao
San Isidro de Tubao | |
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Municipality of Tubao | |
Motto: Ti Panagkaykaysa Isu ti Bileg | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°21′N 120°25′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | La Union |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1886 |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jonalyn G. Fontanilla-Piayas |
• Vice Mayor | Wilfredo S. Garcia |
• Representative | Dante S. Garcia |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 20,469 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 50.75 km2 (19.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 91 m (299 ft) |
Highest elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 31,763 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
• Households | 7,618 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.75 |
• Revenue | ₱ 108.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 179 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 111.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 33.81 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2509 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
Native languages | Ilocano Pangasinan Tagalog |
Website | www |
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Formerly known as the "Home of the Native Tobacco", Tubao was famous for its tobacco leaf and cigars. It had a tobacco trade for decades where its town center was littered by huge tobacco warehouses and trading posts for tobacco. Today, corn is its prime agricultural output where Chichacorn is among its by-products.
The town has an average annual income of PHP 42,803,624 pesos.