Tubajon | |
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| Municipality of Tubajon | |
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.svg)  Tubajon Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:10°19′31″N125°33′26″E / 10.325306°N 125.557244°E /10.325306; 125.557244 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Dinagat Islands |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | June 21, 1969 |
| Barangays | 9 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Simplicia P. Pedrablanca |
| • Vice Mayor | Marvin M. Lasco |
| • Representative | Alan 1 B. Ecleo |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 6,910 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 90.00 km2 (34.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 406 m (1,332 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 8,964 |
| • Density | 99.60/km2 (258.0/sq mi) |
| • Households | 1,971 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 45.57 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 118.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 278.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 93.01 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 58.73 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Dinagat Island Electric Cooperative (DIELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8426 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Tubajon, officially theMunicipality of Tubajon (Cebuano:Lungsod sa Tubajon;Surigaonon:Lungsod nan Tubajon;Tagalog:Bayan ng Tubajon;Waray:Bungto han Tubajon), is amunicipality in theprovince ofDinagat Islands,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,119 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[5]
Tubajon, which was once a barangay of Loreto, became a municipality on June 21, 1969, underRepublic Act No. 5643. According to local folklore, during the Spanish regime, abanca boarded withGuardia Civils landed in the shores of Tubajon in search of a criminal. One of them came across a river and saw a man pounding leaves. Curious, he asked the man, "What will you do with it?" The man answered "Akong Tubajon ang suba aron sayon dakpon ang mga isda" (I will poison the river with Tuba leaves so that the fishes could be easily caught). When the man returned to the group, he narrated everything he saw and heard from the native to his companions. From then on, the place was calledTubajon.
The town became a part of the province of Dinagat Islands in December 2006, when the province was created fromSurigao del Norte by Republic Act No. 9355. However, in February 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional, as the necessary requirements for provincial land area and population were not met. The town reverted to Surigao del Norte.[6] On October 24, 2012, however, the Supreme Court reversed its ruling, and upheld the constitutionality of RA 9355 and the creation of Dinagat Islands as a province.[7]
Tubajon is politically subdivided into 9barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
| Climate data for Tubajon, Dinagat Islands | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 28 (83) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 210 (8.3) | 161 (6.3) | 123 (4.8) | 85 (3.3) | 148 (5.8) | 186 (7.3) | 164 (6.5) | 157 (6.2) | 141 (5.6) | 190 (7.5) | 223 (8.8) | 200 (7.9) | 1,988 (78.3) |
| Average rainy days | 21.0 | 16.8 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 24.9 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 27.0 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 282.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1970 | 3,660 | — |
| 1975 | 3,685 | +0.14% |
| 1980 | 4,461 | +3.89% |
| 1990 | 5,783 | +2.63% |
| 1995 | 6,155 | +1.17% |
| 2000 | 6,800 | +2.16% |
| 2007 | 7,815 | +1.94% |
| 2010 | 7,568 | −1.16% |
| 2015 | 8,276 | +1.72% |
| 2020 | 8,119 | −0.40% |
| 2024 | 8,964 | +2.41% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] | ||
Poverty incidence of Tubajon
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Places adjacent to Tubajon | |
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