Tagbina

Tagbina, officially the Municipality of Tagbina, is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,051 people.^[3]

Tagbina
Municipality
Municipality of Tagbina
Flag
Map of Surigao del Sur with Tagbina highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Tagbina Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°27′28″N 126°09′28″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Generoso L. Naraiso
• Vice Mayor	Antonio N. Adlao
• Representative	Johnny T. Pimentel
• Electorate	30,283 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	343.49 km2 (132.62 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Highest elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Lowest elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	41,051
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
• Households	9,686
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	31.06 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 268.7 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 386.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 210.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 77.2 million (2022)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8308, 8319 (Malixi only)
PSGC	1606817000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog Kamayo
Website	www.tagbina.gov.ph

It is one of the only two landlocked municipalities in the province along with San Miguel.

Geography

Barangays

Tagbina is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Batunan
• Carpenito
• Doña Carmen
• Hinagdanan
• Kahayagan
• Lago
• Maglambing
• Maglatab
• Magsaysay
• Malixi
• Manambia
• Osmeña
• Poblacion
• Quezon
• San Vicente
• Santa Cruz
• Santa Fe
• Santa Juana
• Santa Maria
• Sayon
• Soriano
• Tagongon
• Trinidad
• Ugoban
• Villaverde

Climate

Climate data for Tagbina
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.0 (84.2)	29.1 (84.4)	30.0 (86.0)	30.9 (87.6)	31.6 (88.9)	31.5 (88.7)	31.6 (88.9)	31.8 (89.2)	31.8 (89.2)	31.4 (88.5)	30.6 (87.1)	29.7 (85.5)	30.8 (87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.3 (77.5)	25.4 (77.7)	25.9 (78.6)	26.6 (79.9)	27.3 (81.1)	27.1 (80.8)	27.1 (80.8)	27.2 (81.0)	27.1 (80.8)	26.9 (80.4)	26.4 (79.5)	25.8 (78.4)	26.5 (79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.7 (71.1)	21.7 (71.1)	21.9 (71.4)	22.4 (72.3)	23.0 (73.4)	22.7 (72.9)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.5 (72.5)	22.5 (72.5)	22.3 (72.1)	22.0 (71.6)	22.3 (72.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	653 (25.7)	489 (19.3)	412 (16.2)	309 (12.2)	272 (10.7)	237 (9.3)	210 (8.3)	201 (7.9)	216 (8.5)	223 (8.8)	321 (12.6)	548 (21.6)	4,091 (161.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

Tagbina has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Demographics

Population census of Tagbina

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	13,040	—
1975	20,204	+9.18%
1980	22,572	+2.24%
1990	28,976	+2.53%
1995	32,295	+2.05%
2000	34,057	+1.15%
2007	36,595	+1.00%
2010	34,812	−1.80%
2015	38,833	+2.10%
2020	41,051	+1.10%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9]

Tourism & Economy

Tagbina is a major robusta coffee producer in the province. It also home to Libuacan Cold Spring a natural blueish green water lagoon.