Tubay, Agusan del Norte

Tubay
Municipality

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Map of Agusan del Norte with Tubay highlighted
Location within Agusan del Norte province
Tubay

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 9°10′N 125°31′E / 9.16°N 125.52°E / 9.16; 125.52Coordinates: 9°10′N 125°31′E / 9.16°N 125.52°E / 9.16; 125.52
Country Philippines
Region Caraga (Region XIII)
Province Agusan del Norte
District 2nd district of Agusan del Norte
Barangays 13 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Fidel E. Garcia Jr.
Area[2]
 • Total 138.09 km2 (53.32 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 24,932
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Voter (2016)[4]  19,697
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 8606
IDD : area code  +63 (0)85
Income class 4th class
PSGC 160211000
Website tubayagusan.wordpress.com

Tubay, officially the Municipality of Tubay (Filipino: Bayan ng Tubay), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte in the Caraga (Region XIII) of the Philippines. The population was 24,932 at the 2015 census.[3] In the 2016 election, it had 19,697 registered voters.[4]

It was created from the barrios of Tubay, La Fraternidad, Tinigbasan, Cabayawa, Victory, Santa Ana, and Tagmamarcay of the municipality of Cabadbaran in 1947, through Republic Act No. 188.[5]

History

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 a pueblo 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 the Jabonga River. However, the danger of constant inundation and Moro attacks convinced the succeeding leader of the place to move the pueblo to Daang Lungsod where the massive magkuno 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 a barrio to give way to its equally thriving neighbor, Cabadbaran. Although reduced to a barrio 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 the Congress of the Philippines enacted Republic Act No. 188 which separated the barrios of Tubay, La Fraternidad, Tinigbasan, Cabayawa, Victory, Santa Ana, and Tagmamarcay, all from Cabadbaran, and constituted into the newly created town.[5] By virtue of said law, President Manuel A. Roxas issued Presidential Proclamation No. 44 on October 20, 1947, thus making Tubay regain its township status.[6][7]

Geography

Tubay is located at 9°10′N 125°31′E / 9.16°N 125.52°E / 9.16; 125.52.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 138.09 square kilometres (53.32 sq mi)[2] constituting 5.06% of the 2,730.24-square-kilometre- (1,054.15 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Norte.

Barangays

Tubay is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.[8]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015[3] 2010[9]
160211001 Binuangan 5.5% 1,372 1,139 +3.61%
160211002 Cabayawa 5.6% 1,391 1,335 +0.79%
160211003 Doña Rosario 11.0% 2,750 2,331 +3.20%
160211013 Doña Telesfora 13.6% 3,380 2,470 +6.15%
160211004 La Fraternidad 12.8% 3,183 1,933 +9.96%
160211005 Lawigan 2.7% 666 520 +4.82%
160211006 Poblacion 1 6.9% 1,725 1,647 +0.88%
160211007 Poblacion 2 11.5% 2,879 2,501 +2.72%
160211008 Santa Ana 12.5% 3,111 2,501 +4.24%
160211009 Tagmamarkay 7.3% 1,825 1,845 −0.21%
160211010 Tagpangahoy 2.1% 519 434 +3.46%
160211011 Tinigbasan 4.0% 1,001 796 +4.46%
160211012 Victory 4.5% 1,130 974 +2.87%
Total 24,932 20,426 +3.87%

Demographics

Population census of Tubay
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 15,248—    
1995 16,672+1.69%
2000 17,668+1.25%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 18,674+0.77%
2010 20,426+3.32%
2015 24,932+3.87%
Source: PSA[3][9][10]

In the 2015 census, Tubay had a population of 24,932.[3] The population density was 180 inhabitants per square kilometre (470/sq mi).

In the 2016 election, it had 19,697 registered voters.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Agusan del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "CARAGA". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Republic Act No. 188; An Act Creating the Municipality of Tubay, Province of Agusan". The Corpus Juris. 22 June 1947. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Proclamation No. 44; Organizing the Municipality of Tubay, Province of Agusan". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Malacañang, Manila, Philippines. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Municipality of Tubay (2010-01-11). "History Of Tubay". Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  8. ↑ "Municipal: Tubay, Agusan del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  9. 1 2 "CARAGA". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "CARAGA". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011.
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