Tublay, Benguet

Tublay, officially the Municipality of Tublay (Ilocano: Ili ti Tublay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tublay), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,892 people.[3]

Tublay
Municipality
Municipality of Tublay
Seal
Map of Benguet with Tublay highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Tublay Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°31′N 120°37′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Benguet
District	Lone District
Barangays	8 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Armando I. Lauro
• Vice Mayor	Juan L. Esnara
• Congressman	Nestor B. Fongwan
• Electorate	10,727 voters (2019)
Area  [2]
• Total	102.55 km^2 (39.59 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census)[3]
• Total	17,892
• Density	170/km^2 (450/sq mi)
• Households	3,854
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	9.65% (2015)[4]
• Revenue (₱)	64,875,849.82 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2615
PSGC	141114000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Native languages	Kankanaey language Ibaloi Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.tublay.gov.ph

History

Tublay began as a township organized by the American government in November 1900. Magastino Laruan is appointed as the first town president (mayor) of Tublay. He is a part of the Cariño Family in Benguet.

Geography

Tublay is at the central portion of Benguet. It is bounded by Kapangan on the north, Atok on the east, Itogon and Bokod on the southeast, La Trinidad on the west, and Sablan on the northwest.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 102.55 square kilometres (39.59 sq mi) [2] constituting 3.70% of the 2,769.08-square-kilometre- (1,069.15 sq mi) total area of Benguet.

The topography is generally mountainous with an elevation of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) above sea level. It has two pronounced seasons - the dry and the wet seasons with a temperature coldest at 6.5 °C (43.7 °F) and warmest at 27.5 °C (81.5 °F). There are 2 seasons for Tublay, Benguet will be wet season from May to October and dry season from November to April.

The municipality is located 263 kilometres (163 mi) north of Manila and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Baguio.

Barangays

Tublay is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.[5] Ambassador is the largest barangay in terms of land area (11.52 km²), while Tuel is the smallest (4.79 km²).

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015[3]		2010[6]
141114001	Ambassador	28.8%	5,160	4,799	▴	1.39%
141114002	Ambongdolan	5.4%	968	980	▾	−0.23%
141114003	Ba‑ayan	10.0%	1,784	1,736	▴	0.52%
141114004	Basil	7.1%	1,278	1,198	▴	1.24%
141114005	Daclan	13.3%	2,378	1,937	▴	3.98%
141114006	Caponga (Poblacion)	24.0%	4,295	4,049	▴	1.13%
141114007	Tublay Central	4.8%	858	896	▾	−0.82%
141114008	Tuel	6.5%	1,171	960	▴	3.86%
	Total		17,892	16,555	▴	1.49%

Climate

Climate data for Tublay, Benguet
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	24 (75)	25 (77)	26 (79)	27 (81)	26 (79)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)
Average low °C (°F)	15 (59)	16 (61)	17 (63)	19 (66)	10 (50)	10 (50)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	18 (64)	17 (63)	16 (61)	16 (61)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	42 (1.7)	48 (1.9)	74 (2.9)	110 (4.3)	269 (10.6)	275 (10.8)	362 (14.3)	325 (12.8)	330 (13.0)	306 (12.0)	126 (5.0)	61 (2.4)	2,328 (91.7)
Average rainy days	11.2	12.0	17.1	21.2	27.1	26.8	28.1	27.0	26.0	24.5	17.7	12.4	251.1
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Tublay

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 11 —     1918 2,310 +42.83% 1939 4,265 +2.96% 1948 5,068 +1.94% 1960 5,843 +1.19% 1970 7,413 +2.41% 1975 8,610 +3.05%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1980 9,686 +2.38% 1990 11,479 +1.71% 1995 13,263 +2.74% 2000 13,672 +0.65% 2007 15,096 +1.38% 2010 16,555 +3.41% 2015 17,892 +1.49%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][8][9]

In the 2015 census, Tublay had a population of 17,892.[3] The population density was 170 inhabitants per square kilometre (440/sq mi).

Education

Public schools

As of 2014, Tublay has 19 public elementary schools and 2 public secondary schools.[10][11][12]

Elementary (2013-2014)[12] School Barangay Albis Elementary School Daclan Ambongdolan Elementary School Ambongdolan Ba-ayan Elementary School Ba-ayan Ba-ayan Elementary School - Annex Ba-ayan Balangabang Elementary School Tuel Basil Elementary School Basil Ciriaco Magno Elementary School Daclan Dackias Elementary School Tuel Dorencio Elementary School Ambassador Langbis Primary School Ambongdolan Luisa Becka Elementary School Ambassador Mamuyod Elementary School Ambassador Moran Elementary School Tuel Palew Elementary School Caponga Pangablan Primary School Basil Paoad Elementary School Caponga Pontino Elementary School Ambassador Santo Niño Elementary School Ambassador Tublay Central School Tublay Central

Secondary (2013-2014)[11] School Barangay Tublay School of Home Industries Caponga Tublay School of Home Industries - Central Extension Tublay Central

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Benguet". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
5. "Municipal: Tublay, Benguet". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. "Tublay: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
9. "Province of Benguet". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Masterlist of Public Elementary Schools for the School year 2012- 2013" (XLSX). Department of Education (Philippines), July 15, 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
11. "Masterlist of Secondary Schools (School Year 2013- 2014)". Department of Education (Philippines), July 4, 2013. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
12. "Masterlist of Public Schools SY 2013-2014" (XLSX). Department of Education (Philippines), 22 October 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

External links

• Tublay Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code