| Tabogon | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Tabogon | |
|   View of Tabogon | |
|   Map of Cebu with Tabogon highlighted | |
| Location within the Philippines  | |
| Coordinates: 10°56′N124°02′E / 10.93°N 124.03°E | |
| Country | Philippines | 
| Region | Central Visayas | 
| Province | Cebu | 
| District | 4th district | 
| Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) | 
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | 
| • Mayor | Francis Edward T. Salimbangon (1Cebu) | 
| • Vice Mayor | Jerome R. Escalona (PMP) | 
| • Representative | Sun J. Shimura (PMP) | 
| • Municipal Council | Members | 
| • Electorate | 29,265 voters (2025) | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 101.35 km2 (39.13 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) | 
| Highest elevation | 294 m (965 ft) | 
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | 
| Population  (2024 census) [3]  | |
|  • Total | 42,066 | 
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | 
| • Households | 10,927 | 
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class | 
| • Poverty incidence | 37.6 | 
| • Revenue | ₱ 211.4 million (2022) | 
| • Assets | ₱ 519.8 million (2022) | 
| • Expenditure | ₱ 160.2 million (2022) | 
| • Liabilities | ₱ 83.69 million (2022) | 
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2) | 
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) | 
| ZIP code | 6009 | 
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 | 
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog | 
Tabogon, officially the Municipality of Tabogon (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Tabogon; Tagalog : Bayan ng Tabogon), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,432 people. [5]
Tabogon may come from the archaic Visayan word tabog, which means "busy", in reference to the bustling farm fields that dotted this place during the olden times; hence tabogon would mean a busy place of work. [6]
Tabogon is bordered on the north by the city of Bogo, to the west by the town of San Remigio, on the east by the Camotes Sea, and on the south by the town of Borbon.
Tabogon is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 [7] | 2010 [8] | |||||
| 072248001 | Alang‑alang | 1.7% | 731 | 664 | 0.68% | |
| 072248002 | Caduawan | 6.6% | 2,786 | 2,221 | 1.60% | |
| 072248004 | Camoboan | 4.4% | 1,842 | 1,490 | 1.50% | |
| 072248005 | Canaocanao | 4.4% | 1,861 | 1,693 | 0.67% | |
| 072248006 | Combado | 1.5% | 617 | 418 | 2.77% | |
| 072248007 | Daantabogon | 2.9% | 1,229 | 1,413 | −0.97% | |
| 072248008 | Ilihan | 10.1% | 4,262 | 3,280 | 1.85% | |
| 072248003 | Kal‑anan | 1.9% | 815 | 851 | −0.30% | |
| 072248009 | Labangon | 4.6% | 1,952 | 1,752 | 0.76% | |
| 072248010 | Libjo | 6.5% | 2,736 | 2,338 | 1.11% | |
| 072248011 | Loong | 2.9% | 1,211 | 1,080 | 0.81% | |
| 072248012 | Mabuli | 4.1% | 1,713 | 1,538 | 0.76% | |
| 072248013 | Managase | 3.5% | 1,467 | 1,225 | 1.27% | |
| 072248014 | Manlagtang | 3.1% | 1,299 | 1,192 | 0.60% | |
| 072248015 | Maslog | 2.9% | 1,239 | 1,094 | 0.88% | |
| 072248016 | Muabog | 5.5% | 2,330 | 2,042 | 0.93% | |
| 072248017 | Pio | 1.9% | 814 | 686 | 1.21% | |
| 072248018 | Poblacion | 3.3% | 1,387 | 1,228 | 0.86% | |
| 072248019 | Salag | 3.5% | 1,474 | 1,084 | 2.18% | |
| 072248020 | Sambag | 2.1% | 899 | 746 | 1.32% | |
| 072248021 | San Isidro | 1.6% | 669 | 616 | 0.58% | |
| 072248022 | San Vicente | 1.9% | 820 | 562 | 2.68% | |
| 072248023 | Somosa | 5.7% | 2,406 | 1,830 | 1.94% | |
| 072248024 | Taba‑ao | 2.8% | 1,177 | 1,003 | 1.13% | |
| 072248025 | Tapul | 3.0% | 1,277 | 978 | 1.89% | |
| Total | 42,066 | 33,024 | 1.71% | |||
| Climate data for Tabogon, Cebu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [9] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | 
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 9,308 | — | 
| 1918 | 17,781 | +4.41% | 
| 1939 | 20,201 | +0.61% | 
| 1948 | 17,227 | −1.75% | 
| 1960 | 20,219 | +1.34% | 
| 1970 | 20,148 | −0.04% | 
| 1975 | 20,198 | +0.05% | 
| 1980 | 21,840 | +1.57% | 
| 1990 | 24,945 | +1.34% | 
| 1995 | 27,735 | +2.01% | 
| 2000 | 27,827 | +0.07% | 
| 2007 | 31,942 | +1.92% | 
| 2010 | 33,024 | +1.22% | 
| 2015 | 39,013 | +3.22% | 
| 2020 | 41,432 | +1.27% | 
| 2024 | 42,066 | +0.37% | 
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [8] [12] [13] | ||
Poverty incidence of Tabogon
| 10 20 30 40 50 60 2000  57.59 2003  47.90 2006  48.10 2009  47.04 2012  34.77 2015  28.02 2018  21.50 2021  37.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] | 
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