Tagbina

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Tagbina
Municipality
Municipality of Tagbina
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Tagbina
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°27′28″N126°09′28″E / 8.4578°N 126.1578°E / 8.4578; 126.1578
Country Philippines
Region Caraga
Province Surigao del Sur
District 2nd district
Barangays 25 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Glaiza V. Polizon
 •  Vice Mayor Janito O. Lumakin
 •  Representative Alexander T. Pimentel
 •  Electorate 30,283 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
343.49 km2 (132.62 sq mi)
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Highest elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Lowest elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
41,157
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 •  Households
9,686
Economy
 •  Income class 2nd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
31.06
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 268.7 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 386.3 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 210.8 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 77.2 million (2022)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8308, 8319 (Malixi only)
PSGC
1606817000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)86
Native languages Surigaonon
Agusan
Cebuano
Tagalog
Kamayo
Website www.tagbina.gov.ph

Tagbina, officially the Municipality of Tagbina, is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,051 people. [5]

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It is one of the only two landlocked municipalities in the province along with San Miguel.

Geography

Barangays

Tagbina is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Batunan
  • Carpenito
  • Doña Carmen
  • Hinagdanan
  • Kahayagan
  • Lago
  • Maglambing
  • Maglatab
  • Magsaysay
  • Malixi
  • Manambia
  • Osmeña
  • Poblacion
  • Quezon
  • San Vicente
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Fe
  • Santa Juana
  • Santa Maria
  • Sayon
  • Soriano
  • Tagongon
  • Trinidad
  • Ugoban
  • Villaverde

Climate

Climate data for Tagbina
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.0
(84.2)		29.1
(84.4)		30.0
(86.0)		30.9
(87.6)		31.6
(88.9)		31.5
(88.7)		31.6
(88.9)		31.8
(89.2)		31.8
(89.2)		31.4
(88.5)		30.6
(87.1)		29.7
(85.5)		30.8
(87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)25.3
(77.5)		25.4
(77.7)		25.9
(78.6)		26.6
(79.9)		27.3
(81.1)		27.1
(80.8)		27.1
(80.8)		27.2
(81.0)		27.1
(80.8)		26.9
(80.4)		26.4
(79.5)		25.8
(78.4)		26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)21.7
(71.1)		21.7
(71.1)		21.9
(71.4)		22.4
(72.3)		23.0
(73.4)		22.7
(72.9)		22.6
(72.7)		22.6
(72.7)		22.5
(72.5)		22.5
(72.5)		22.3
(72.1)		22.0
(71.6)		22.3
(72.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)653
(25.7)		489
(19.3)		412
(16.2)		309
(12.2)		272
(10.7)		237
(9.3)		210
(8.3)		201
(7.9)		216
(8.5)		223
(8.8)		321
(12.6)		548
(21.6)		4,091
(161.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org [6]

Tagbina has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Demographics

Population census of Tagbina
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 13,040—    
1975 20,204+9.18%
1980 22,572+2.24%
1990 28,976+2.53%
1995 32,295+2.05%
2000 34,057+1.15%
2007 36,595+1.00%
2010 34,812−1.80%
2015 38,833+2.10%
2020 41,051+1.18%
2024 41,157+0.06%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Tourism & Economy

Tagbina is a major robusta coffee producer in the province. It also home to Libuacan Cold Spring a natural blueish green water lagoon.

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Tagbina | (DILG)
  2. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Climate: Tagbina". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  11. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
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