Tabango | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Map of Leyte with Tabango highlighted |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°19′N 124°22′E / 11.32°N 124.37°ECoordinates: 11°19′N 124°22′E / 11.32°N 124.37°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
Province | Leyte |
District | 3rd district of Leyte |
Barangays | 13 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Benjo Remandaban |
Area | |
• Total | 96.62 km2 (37.31 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 34,195 |
• Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
ZIP code | 6536 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Income class | 4th municipal income class |
083745000 | |
Electorate | 20,654 voters (2016) |
Tabango is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 34,195 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.
Tabango is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.
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.
In the 2015 census, the population of Tabango was 34,195 people, with a density of 350 inhabitants per square kilometre or 910 inhabitants per square mile.