Tabango, Leyte

Tabango
Municipality
Map of Leyte with Tabango highlighted Map of Leyte with Tabango highlighted
Tabango Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province	Leyte
Congr. district	3rd district of Leyte
Barangays	13
Area
• Total	96.62 km2 (37.31 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	31,932
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6536
Dialing code	53

Tabango is a fourth class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 31,932 people.

Tabango, with annual income of P 34 million, has 13 barangays (villages), with 26 elementary schools, 4 high schools and one satellite school, the Palompon Institute of Technology.

Barangays

Tabango is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

• Butason I
• Butason II
• Campokpok
• Catmon
• Gimarco
• Gibacungan
• Inangatan
• Manlawaan
• Omaganhan
• Poblacion
• Santa Rosa
• Tabing
• Tugas

History

In 1957 the sitios of Gibacungan, Catmon and Manlawa-an were converted into barrios.

On January 17, 2008, Tabango Mayor Bernard Jonathan Remandaban opened (soft) the almost complete P 5.8 million modern, fully air-conditioned library: “It took us 6 years to construct our municipal library.” The library can accommodate 20,000 books, has 5 computer units with Internet access and a flat television set that only carries the National Geographic and Discovery Channels. Students can use the computers for 10 hours monthly, free of charge.

Demographics

Population census of Tabango
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	29,743	—
1995	31,837	+1.28%
2000	31,433	−0.27%
2007	30,503	−0.41%
2010	31,932	+1.68%
Source: National Statistics Office

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System