Tabontabon, Philippines
Tabontabon is a town of 2,557 people in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
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About Tabontabon
Tabontabon (IPA: [tɐbon'tabon]), officially the Municipality of Tabontabon (Waray: Bungto han Tabontabon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tabontabon), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,157 people.
From the Wikipedia article Tabontabon (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Schools, colleges and libraries35
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History
On October 17, 1953, Executive Order numbered 631 by the President carved out 11 barangays to form Tabontabon from the municipalities of Tanauan and Dagami.
On June 20, 1957, Republic Act numbered 1649, transferred barangays Capahu-an and Guingawan from the town of Dagami to Tabontabon.
From the History section of Tabontabon on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Tabontabon
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Getting there and nearby towns
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 km away.
- Tanauan 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Burauen 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Dulag 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Palo 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Tacloban 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Ormoc 39 km west, about 39 min by car
- Carigara 42 km northwest, about 42 min by car
- Baybay 44 km southwest, about 44 min by car
- Palompon 63 km west, about 1 h by car
- Inopacan 65 km south, about 1 h by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Tabontabon village Leyte aerial 1944, USN, Public domain
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