Toboso, Negros Occidental

Toboso
Municipality of Toboso
Flag of Toboso
Official seal of Toboso
Motto(s): 
Asenso pa, Toboso!
Map of Negros Occidental with Toboso highlighted
Map of Negros Occidental with Toboso highlighted
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Toboso is located in Philippines
Toboso
Toboso
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°43′N 123°31′E / 10.72°N 123.52°E / 10.72; 123.52
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceNegros Occidental
District 1st district
Named forEl Toboso, Spain
Barangays9 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMadonnah M. Jaojoco
 • Vice MayorMaria Luisa B. dela Cruz
 • RepresentativeGerardo P. Valmayor Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate31,371 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total117.33 km2 (45.30 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Highest elevation
928 m (3,045 ft)
Lowest elevation
−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total43,445
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
 • Households
10,968
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
20.26
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 159.8 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 523.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 139.6 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 158.1 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNorthern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6125
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)34
Native languagesHiligaynon
Tagalog
Cebuano
Websitemunicipalityoftoboso.com

Toboso, officially the Municipality of Toboso (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Toboso; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Toboso; Tagalog: Bayan ng Toboso), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,445 people.[3]

Toboso is 114 kilometres (71 mi) from Bacolod and 198 kilometres (123 mi) from Dumaguete, the capital of Negros Oriental.

  1. ^ Municipality of Toboso | (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 VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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