Tubay | |
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| Municipality of Tubay | |
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| Coordinates:9°10′N125°31′E / 9.16°N 125.52°E /9.16; 125.52 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Agusan del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 13 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Engr Jimmy Luison Beray. |
| • Vice Mayor | Raquim D. Cuyos |
| • Representative | Dale B. Corvera |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 22,257 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 138.09 km2 (53.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 26,463 |
| • Density | 191.64/km2 (496.33/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,070 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 38.02 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 291.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 369.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 184.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 52.09 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Agusan del Norte Electric Cooperative (ANECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8606 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
| Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
| Website | tubayagusan |
Tubay, officially theMunicipality of Tubay (Cebuano:Lungsod sa Tubay;Tagalog:Bayan ng Tubay), is amunicipality in theprovince ofAgusan del Norte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,785 people.[5]
It was created from thebarrios of Tubay, La Fraternidad, Tinigbasan, Cabayawa, Victory, Santa Ana, and Tagmamarcay of the municipality of Cabadbaran in 1947, throughRepublic Act No. 188.[6]
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The town of Tubay is named after its legendary founder Datu Tabay, and lays claim to being the second Spanish Settlement in Agusan and was known as apueblo as early as 1751. Formerly, the people settled in the wilderness of Ilihan, then transferred to sitio Malabog and later to Tubay-Tubay and Sabang near the mouth of theJabonga River. However, the danger of constant inundation andMoro attacks convinced the succeeding leader of the place to move thepueblo to Daang Lungsod where the massivemagkuno post of once spacious and strongly built church now stand. It was here where the settlement firmly took place.
Since 1898, Tubay was a prosperous town. But when the Americans visited Tubay and Cabadbaran, they were convinced that the latter was the better place for the seat of government. Therefore, in 1903, Tubay was reduced to abarrio to give way to its equally thriving neighbor, Cabadbaran. Although reduced to abarrio status, it still remained the center of commercial activity due to the presence of Chinese merchants. Booming business in Tubay was still noticeable until the fabulous 20's when the navigable Jabonga River was the chief artery of its copra and hemp traffic. However, when the road connecting Tubay-Santiago and Cabadbaran was finished, business in Tubay began to decline and trade through the Jabonga River disappeared.
On June 22, 1947, Tubay officially became a municipality when theCongress of the Philippines enactedRepublic Act No. 188 which separated thebarrios of Tubay, La Fraternidad, Tinigbasan, Cabayawa, Victory, Santa Ana, and Tagmamarcay, all from Cabadbaran, and constituted into the newly created town.[6] By virtue of said law, PresidentManuel Roxas issued PresidentialProclamation No. 44 on October 20, 1947, thus making Tubay regain its township status.[7][8]
According to thePhilippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 138.09 square kilometres (53.32 sq mi) [9] constituting5.06% of the 2,730.24-square-kilometre- (1,054.15 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Norte.
| Climate data for Tubay, Agusan del Norte | |||||||||||||
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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) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) |
| 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[10] | |||||||||||||
Tubay is politically subdivided into 13barangays.[11] Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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| 2024[12] | 2010[13] | |||||
| 160211001 | Binuangan | 5.2% | 1,372 | 1,139 | ▴ | 1.29% |
| 160211002 | Cabayawa | 5.3% | 1,391 | 1,335 | ▴ | 0.28% |
| 160211003 | Doña Rosario | 10.4% | 2,750 | 2,331 | ▴ | 1.14% |
| 160211013 | Doña Telesfora | 12.8% | 3,380 | 2,470 | ▴ | 2.18% |
| 160211004 | La Fraternidad | 12.0% | 3,183 | 1,933 | ▴ | 3.48% |
| 160211005 | Lawigan | 2.5% | 666 | 520 | ▴ | 1.71% |
| 160211006 | Poblacion 1 | 6.5% | 1,725 | 1,647 | ▴ | 0.32% |
| 160211007 | Poblacion 2 | 10.9% | 2,879 | 2,501 | ▴ | 0.97% |
| 160211008 | Santa Ana | 11.8% | 3,111 | 2,501 | ▴ | 1.51% |
| 160211009 | Tagmamarkay | 6.9% | 1,825 | 1,845 | ▾ | −0.07% |
| 160211010 | Tagpangahoy | 2.0% | 519 | 434 | ▴ | 1.23% |
| 160211011 | Tinigbasan | 3.8% | 1,001 | 796 | ▴ | 1.58% |
| 160211012 | Victory | 4.3% | 1,130 | 974 | ▴ | 1.02% |
| Total | 26,463 | 20,426 | ▴ | 1.79% | ||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 747 | — |
| 1948 | 4,119 | +3.87% |
| 1960 | 7,133 | +4.68% |
| 1970 | 10,067 | +3.50% |
| 1975 | 11,673 | +3.01% |
| 1980 | 12,095 | +0.71% |
| 1990 | 15,248 | +2.34% |
| 1995 | 16,672 | +1.69% |
| 2000 | 17,668 | +1.25% |
| 2007 | 18,674 | +0.77% |
| 2010 | 20,426 | +3.32% |
| 2015 | 24,932 | +3.87% |
| 2020 | 25,785 | +0.71% |
| 2024 | 26,463 | +0.63% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][13][16][17] | ||
In the 2020 census, Tubay had a population of 25,785.[18] The population density was 190 inhabitants per square kilometre (490/sq mi).
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Poverty incidence of Tubay
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
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