Tabontabon

Tabontabon (IPA: [tɐbon'tabon]), officially the Municipality of Tabontabon (Waray: Bungto han Tabontabon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tabontabon), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,902 people.^[3]

Tabontabon
Municipality
Municipality of Tabontabon
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Map of Leyte with Tabontabon highlighted
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Tabontabon Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°02′N 124°58′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Leyte
District	2nd district
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Efren D. Redoña
• Vice Mayor	Ponciano R. Justimbate Jr.
• Representative	Lolita T. Javier
• Councilors	List • Leonardo G. Bibar • Ma. Theresa Regina E. Ignacio • Mervin M. Lobrigo • Alejandrino S. Dolor • Marie Nita A. Cervantes • Edgardo E. Cinco • Flocerfina A. Acala • Danilo E. Balais DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	10,294 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	24.18 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Highest elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Lowest elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	11,902
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Households	3,102
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	27.26 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 93.79 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 151.7 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 70.25 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 19.15 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6504
PSGC	0803746000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Waray Tagalog

History

On October 17, 1953, Executive Order numbered 631 by the President carved out 11 barangays to form Tabontabon from the municipalities of Tanauan and Dagami.

On June 20, 1957, Republic Act numbered 1649, transferred barangays Capahu-an and Guingawan from the town of Dagami to Tabontabon.^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Tabontabon is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Amandangay
• Aslum
• Balingasag
• Belisong
• Cambucao
• Capahuan
• Guingauan
• Jabong
• Mercaduhay
• Mering
• Mohon
• District I Pob. (Quezon)
• District II Pob. (Rizal)
• District III Pob. (Bonifacio)
• District IV Pob. (Macarthur)
• San Pablo (Mooc)
• Setio Goubat

Climate

Climate data for Tabontabon, Leyte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	78 (3.1)	57 (2.2)	84 (3.3)	79 (3.1)	118 (4.6)	181 (7.1)	178 (7.0)	169 (6.7)	172 (6.8)	180 (7.1)	174 (6.9)	128 (5.0)	1,598 (62.9)
Average rainy days	16.7	13.8	17.3	18.5	23.2	26.5	27.1	26.0	26.4	27.5	24.6	21.0	268.6
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Tabontabon

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 53.28 2003 48.58 2006 34.40 2009 36.79 2012 45.42 2015 37.36 2018 30.61 2021 27.26 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Demographics

Population census of Tabontabon

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 2,765 —     1960 5,522 +1.22% 1970 5,077 −0.84% 1975 6,250 +4.26% 1980 6,468 +0.69% 1990 7,183 +1.05%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1995 7,547 +0.93% 2000 8,372 +2.25% 2007 9,518 +1.79% 2010 9,838 +1.21% 2015 11,204 +2.51% 2020 11,902 +1.20%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19]

In the 2020 census, the population of Tabontabon was 11,902 people,^[3] with a density of 490 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,300 inhabitants per square mile.

Language

Tabontabon is a 100% Waray-Waray speaking municipality.