Tubajon, officially the Municipality of Tubajon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Tubajon;
Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Tubajon''; tl, Bayan ng Tubajon; war, Bungto han Tubajon), is a 5th class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Dinagat Islands
Dinagat Islands (Cebuano language, Cebuano: ''Mga Pulo sa Dinagat''; Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Mga Puyo nan Dinagat''; Kabalian language, Kabalian: ''Mga Puyo san Dinagat''; Waray language, Waray: ''Mga Purô han Dinagat''; Filipino lang ...
,
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,119 people.
History
Tubajon, which was once a barangay of Loreto, became a municipality on June 21, 1969, under ''Republic Act No. 5643''. According to local folklore, during the Spanish regime, a ''banca'' boarded with ''Guardia Civil''s landed in the shores of Tubajon in search of a criminal. One of them came across a river and saw a man pounding leaves. Curious, he asked the man, "What will you do with it?" The man answered "Akong Tubajon ang suba aron sayon dakpon ang mga isda" (I will poison the river with Tuba leaves so that the fishes could be easily caught). When the man returned to the group, he narrated everything he saw and heard from the native to his companions. From then on, the place was called ''Tubajon''.
The town became a part of the province of Dinagat Islands in December 2006, when the province was created from
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte ( Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Norte''; ceb, Amihanang Surigao; Tagalog: ''Hilagang Surigao''), officially the Province of Surigao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. ...
by Republic Act No. 9355. However, in February 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional, as the necessary requirements for provincial land area and population were not met. The town reverted to Surigao del Norte. On October 24, 2012, however, the Supreme Court reversed its ruling, and upheld the constitutionality of RA 9355 and the creation of Dinagat Islands as a province.
Geography
Barangays
Tubajon is politically subdivided into 9
barangay
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s.
* Diaz
* Imelda
* Mabini
* Malinao
* Navarro
* Roxas
* San Roque (
Poblacion
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)
* San Vicente (Poblacion)
* Santa Cruz (Poblacion)
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Tubajon Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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Municipalities of Dinagat Islands