T'Boli, South Cotabato

See also: Tboli people

TBoli, officially the Municipality of TBoli (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tboli; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tboli; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tboli), is a municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 101,049 people.^[3] The town is named after the indigenous natives themselves, the Tboli people.

T'Boli
Municipality
Municipality of T'Boli
Lake Holon in the Municipality of Tboli
Flag Seal
Map of South Cotabato with T'Boli highlighted
OpenStreetMap
T'Boli Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°13′N 124°49′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Soccsksargen
Province	South Cotabato
District	2nd district
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Keo Dayle T. Tuan
• Vice Mayor	Ronie L. Dela Peña
• Representative	Peter B. Miguel
• Municipal Council	Members Kirk T. Tuan Pacifico C. Cordada Jr. Falin Q. Kuta Valerio J. Fado Elsa M. Kayawan Gading A. Kamblan Swain C. Atam-de Groot Mansueto L. dela Peña Jr.
• Electorate	59,837 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	895.83 km2 (345.88 sq mi)
Elevation	572 m (1,877 ft)
Highest elevation	1,151 m (3,776 ft)
Lowest elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	101,049
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Households	23,993
Demonym	Tboli
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	36.05 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 614.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 677.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 524.5 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 677.1 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9513
PSGC	1206316000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)83
Native languages	Tboli Hiligaynon Cotabato Manobo Cebuano Tagalog
Website	central.tboliscot.gov.ph

Located in the town is Lake Holon within Mount Parker. The lake was declared as the cleanest inland body of water in the entire country in 2003 and 2004.^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Tboli is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Aflek
• Afus
• Basag
• Datal Bob
• Desawo
• Datal Dlanag
• Edwards (Poblacion)
• Kematu
• Laconon
• Lambangan
• Lambuling
• Lamhako
• Lamsalome
• Lemsnolon
• Maan
• Malugong
• Mongocayo
• New Dumangas
• Poblacion
• Salacafe
• Sinolon
• Talcon
• Talufo
• T'bolok
• Tudok

Climate

Climate data for Tboli, South Cotabato
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	27 (81)	27 (80)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	22 (72)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	146 (5.7)	121 (4.8)	164 (6.5)	212 (8.3)	347 (13.7)	397 (15.6)	364 (14.3)	366 (14.4)	302 (11.9)	308 (12.1)	280 (11.0)	192 (7.6)	3,199 (125.9)
Average rainy days	16.7	15.5	19.4	22.7	29.0	28.9	27.9	27.5	26.5	28.1	27.2	22.6	292
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of T'Boli

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1975	32,602	—
1980	39,412	+3.87%
1990	32,373	−1.95%
1995	54,206	+10.14%
2000	60,693	+2.45%
2007	70,609	+2.11%
2010	79,175	+4.25%
2015	91,453	+2.78%
2020	101,049	+1.98%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

Economy

Poverty incidence of T'Boli

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 73.67 2003 66.50 2006 49.8 2009 52.71 2012 60.21 2015 58.97 2018 45.70 2021 36.05 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]