Tabango, Leyte

Tabango is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 31,433 people in 6,724 households.

On January 17, 2008, Tabango, Leyte Mayor Bernard Jonathan Remandaban, 37, opened (soft) its almost complete P 5.8 million modern / fully air-conditioned library: “It took us 6 years to construct our municipal library.” Tabango, with annual income of P 34 million, has 34,000 residents in 13 barangays (villages), with 26 elementary schools, 4 high schools and one satellite school, the Palompon Institute of Technology. Leyte Gov. Carlos Jericho Petilla promised further support of P 500,000 to P 1 million. The library could accommodate 20,000 books, has 5 computer units with Internet access and a flat television set that only carries the National Geographic and Discovery channels. Students can use the computers for 10 hours monthly, free of charge. [ [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20080121-113685/Poor-town-has-modern-library Inquirer.net, Poor town has modern library] ]

Barangays

Tabango is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

* Butason I
* Butason II
* Campokpok
* Catmon
* Gimarco
* Gibacungan
* Inangatan
* Manlawaan
* Omaganhan
* Poblacion
* Santa Rosa
* Tabing
* Tugas

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]

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