Tabontabon (IPA: ɐbon'tabon, officially the Municipality of Tabontabon ( war, Bungto han Tabontabon; tl, Bayan ng Tabontabon), is a 5th class

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,902 people.

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 Dagami (IPA: ɐ'gami, officially the Municipality of Dagami ( war, Bungto han Dagami; tl, Bayan ng Dagami), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,178 people. ...

. On June 20, 1957, Republic Act numbered 1649, transferred barangays Capahu-an and Guingawan from the town of

to Tabontabon.

Geography

Barangays

Tabontabon is politically subdivided into 16

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Climate

Economy

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Tabontabon was 11,902 people, with a density of .

Language

Tabontabon is a 100% Waray-Waray speaking municipality.

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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