The Land |
Geographic Location
The City of Tagbilaran lies at 9° 39’ 20.6” North Longitude
and 123° 51’ 55.05” East Latitude in the world map. It is
situated 630 kilometers southeast of Manila and 72 kilometers
south of Cebu City, the regional capital of Region 7, the
Central Visayas Region. Tagbilaran lies on the southwestern
part of the Island Province of Bohol.
It is bounded on the North by the towns of Cortes and Corella,
on the East by the towns of Baclayon and Corella, on the South
by the Tagbilaran Strait and West by the Maribojoc Bay.
Land Area and Political Subdivisions
Tagbilaran has a land area of 3,270.1 hectares or 32.7 square
kilometers.
It has fifteen barangays, four (4) of which comprise
the urban districts, which account for 371.31 hectares or
11.35% of the total land area. The other eleven (11) rural
barangays account for an area of 2,898.80 hectares
or 88.65%.
[See Political Subdivision Map] |
|
Barangay |
Number of
Sitios |
Area
(in hectares) |
URBAN
Poblacion I
Poblacion II
Poblacion III
Cogon |
6
6
7
12 |
25.9
70.2
70.7
204.4 |
RURAL
Bool
Booy
Cabawan
Dampas
Dao
Manga
Mansasa
San Isidro
Taloto
Tiptip
Ubujan |
7
6
2
6
5
6
4
7
5
7
6 |
348.8
146.4
267.3
443.7
390.9
117.3
82.9
429.4
244.5
282.1
145.6 |
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TOTAL |
92 |
3,270.1 |
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SOURCE:
Socio-Economic Profile: City of Tagbilaran, 2002
(Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator) |
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