The total land area is 153 hectares (380 acres). According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 2,828. In the 2013 electoral roll, it had 1,682 registered voters, meaning that 59% of the population are aged 18 and over. It is generally believed that fewer than half its inhabitants were born in Tapon.

Tapon celebrates its annual fiesta on 29 June in honor of their patron saint, Saint Peter.

Formerly Tapon was a sitio of Poblacion. Its principal use was grazing for goats – the sitio was called "Canding", which means goat in Visayan language.

In 1968 it became a separate barangay. Early officials passed a resolution to change its name and the name chosen was Tapon, which means "to cross" in Visayan, because of the wooden hanging bridge between the barangay and the town centre.

In the same year (1968), the first school building was erected, followed by the construction of the chapel, inaugurated on June 29, 1968, the date of the fiesta.

Tapon overlooks Camotes Sea to the north. It is bounded to the south by Casate, to the east by Poblacion and to the west by Achila and Camambugan.

Despite its small size, the barangay is divided into west and east, with Tapon river as the dividing line.
East Tapon is plain, and here are located:

West Tapon, the larger portion of the barangay, is rolling land with large agricultural lots. There are two beaches, Balong and Henson beach which offer tourist facilities. A large portion of West Tapon covers sandy beach suitable for family picnics and small group gatherings.

There are seven puroks overseen by the elected kagawads.

The population lives mostly from fishing, trading and small agriculture. Some are tricycle and pedicab drivers who deliver goods and ferry commuters.

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