Tubao

Tubao
San Isidro de Tubao
Municipality of Tubao
Tubao Municipal Hall
Tubao Municipal Hall
Flag of Tubao
Official seal of Tubao
Motto: 
Ti Panagkaykaysa Isu ti Bileg
Map of La Union with Tubao highlighted
Map of La Union with Tubao highlighted
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Tubao is located in Philippines
Tubao
Tubao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°21′N 120°25′E / 16.35°N 120.42°E / 16.35; 120.42
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvinceLa Union
District 2nd district
Founded1886
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJonalyn G. Fontanilla-Piayas
 • Vice MayorWilfredo S. Garcia
 • RepresentativeDante S. Garcia
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate20,469 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total50.75 km2 (19.59 sq mi)
Elevation
91 m (299 ft)
Highest elevation
392 m (1,286 ft)
Lowest elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total31,763
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
 • Households
7,618
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
10.75
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 108.8 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 179 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 111.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 33.81 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLa Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2509
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)72
Native languagesIlocano
Pangasinan
Tagalog
Websitewww.tubao.gov.ph

Tubao, officially the Municipality of Tubao (Ilocano: Ili ti Tubao; Filipino: Bayan ng Tubao), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,763 people.[3]

Formerly known as the "Home of the Native Tobacco", Tubao was famous for its tobacco leaf and cigars. It had a tobacco trade for decades where its town center was littered by huge tobacco warehouses and trading posts for tobacco. Today, corn is its prime agricultural output where Chichacorn is among its by-products.

The town has an average annual income of PHP 42,803,624 pesos.

  1. ^ Municipality of Tubao | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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