Tubungan

Tubungan, officially the Municipality of Tubungan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tubungan, Tagalog: Bayan ng Tubungan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 22,449 people. [3]

Tubungan
Municipality
Municipality of Tubungan
Map of Iloilo with Tubungan highlighted
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Tubungan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°47′N 122°18′E
Country Philippines
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
District1st district of Iloilo
Founded1768 (Barrio)
Established1803 (Municipio)
CharteredMay 1, 1938 (EO 143)
Barangays48 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRoquito G. Tacsagon
 • Vice MayorLeo Cezar T. Taypen
 • RepresentativeJanette L. Garin
 • Electorate14,267 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total85.18 km2 (32.89 sq mi)
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total22,449
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
 • Households
4,840
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence26.86% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱70,010,056.07 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5027
PSGC
063046000
IDD : area code +63 (0)33
Climate typetropical climate
Native languagesKinaray-a language
Hiligaynon
Tagalog
Websitewww.tubungan.gov.ph

Geography

Tubungan is 41 kilometres (25 mi) from Iloilo City. With a land area of 8,518 hectares (21,050 acres) found a hundred feet above sea level, the municipality’s topography is dominated mostly by gentle rolling hills and idyllic mountains. The slope gradient ranges to as high as of 25 per cent in most areas giving it an almost mountainous terrain.

Barangays
Barangay Population
2015  [3]		 Area in hectares Distance from
Poblacion in km
Adgao1,218263.55333.75
Ago226134.65564
Ambarihon348362.46476
Ayubo27610.73564.50
Bacan421144.62384.50
Badiang25664. 27927
Bagunanay173141.20599
Balicua31369.08662
Bantayanan36675.272410
Batga24983.59027.50
Bato424282.09979
Bikil316149.75647.50
Boloc569225.773510
Bondoc/Santo Niño20475. 31944
Borong15748.74675
Buenavista344120.13945
Cadabdab,1013340.44167
Daga-ay31338. 61366
Desposorio22178.98175.50
Igdampog Norte19770. 84418
Igdampog Sur433277.79227
Igpaho7121,563.217018
Igtuble1,258121.178511
Ingay691213.43783
Isauan221140.69813
Jolason659160.50974
Jona498223.76466.50
Laag/San Vicente19328.75306
Lanag Norte638293.49666.25
Lanag Sur504110.71741
Male24753.36325
Mayang839245.35201.75
Molina393346.119911
Morcillas524318.22817.50
Nagba528288.96167.50
Navillan513201.53779.50
Pinamacalan25052.85256
San Jose32591.23922.50
Sibucauan44361.21102.0
Singon47371.83673
Tabat569272.94744.50
Tagpu-an820208.77324.50
Talento29977.23224
Teniente Benito1,046181.87970.30
Victoria461163.486212
Zone I Pob.46510.0108n/a
Zone II Pob.45612.6017n/a
Zone III Pob.39010.5951n/a

Climate
Climate data for Tubungan, Iloilo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 32
(90)		 33
(91)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 21
(70)		 23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19
(0.7)		 17
(0.7)		 26
(1.0)		 37
(1.5)		 119
(4.7)		 191
(7.5)		 258
(10.2)		 260
(10.2)		 248
(9.8)		 196
(7.7)		 97
(3.8)		 39
(1.5)		 1,507
(59.3)
Average rainy days 7.2 5.2 8.3 11.9 22.3 26.5 28.3 28.2 27.3 26.4 18.7 11.8 222.1
Source: Meteoblue [5]

Demographics
Population census of Tubungan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,798—    
1939 9,821+2.67%
1948 10,464+0.71%
1960 11,863+1.05%
1970 12,440+0.48%
1975 14,069+2.50%
1980 14,510+0.62%
1990 15,936+0.94%
1995 18,450+2.78%
2000 19,007+0.64%
2007 20,631+1.14%
2010 21,540+1.58%
2015 22,449+0.79%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7][8]

In the 2015 census, the population of Tubungan was 22,449 people, [3] with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.

Social Welfare Services

Tubungan embarks on several social development programs to better the lives of its people. At present, there are 26 Day Care Service Programs that serve close to a thousand-day care pre-schoolers. To provide for the needs of malnourished young children ages 0–5 years old, the supplemental feeding program in 13 barangays at the moment is aiming to restore the health 391 toddlers suffering from 2nd degree of malnourishment.

Water Supply

Municipal water supplies are sourced from deep wells, jetmatic pump wells, rivers, and mountain springs. In some areas with insufficient water supply, several families share water from a communal deep well. However, despite its being land locked, residents of Tubungan still are adequately supplied with clean potable water for their household and agricultural needs.

In some barangays, a large percentage of their Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA), sometimes as high as 20 per cent, is allotted for the expansion of their water supply system. Nevertheless, these projects are limited only to residents living within the barangay centers.

With a daily combined water consumption of roughly 1.6 million liters, the municipality’s existing water sources will be sufficient for the entire population ten years from the present. Moreover, the local government unit eyes to tap other potential water sources to provide more water as answer to the growing population demand and increasing economic growth.

Power

In year 2000, Iloilo Electric Company (ILECO) I reported that almost half of the total household in the municipality have electrical installations. This covers 27 barangays; in addition, 7 barangays already have electrical connections but still unenergized. The remaining of the residents makes use of kerosene, battery cells, and generators for their power sources. These, however, are located in far-flung barangays not yet reached by ILECO I.

Nonetheless, a plan to energize the entire municipality is already on its way since it is the priority program of the National Government as endorsed by the Local Government Unit of Tubungan.

Education

As of year 2000, a substantial number of Tubungan’s young populations are enrolled in both primary and intermediate levels reaching to as high as 3000.

The municipality has 12 complete elementary schools and a national high school. Tubungan National High School not only accommodates students from Tubungan itself but also to the secondary school students coming from the nearby towns of Igbaras, Tigbauan, and Leon. Pre-elementary education is offered by almost all of the public elementary schools including two existing private kindergarten schools.

Tubungan requires additional class rooms and personnel to provide for the needs of its ever-increasing student population. In addition to this, a proposal for the institution of another secondary school to be located in Barangay Lanag Norte is already underway to serve the students living in far-flung barangays.

References
  1.  Municipality of Tubungan | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Iloilo". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "Tubungan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. "Province of Iloilo". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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