# Tobias Fornier

Tobias Fornier, officially the Municipality of Tobias Fornier, (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Tobias Fornier; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tobias Fornier; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tobias Fornier), is a municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,816 people, making it the ninth most populous municipality in the province of Antique.

## History

The municipality of Tobias Fornier was formerly known as Dao until 1978 when it was given its current name by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 10. It is named after a Congressman from Antique, Tobias Abiera Fornier (1902–October 31, 1964).
In 1957, a barrio named Barasanan was renamed to Ballescas. In the same year, barrio Taguimtim was renamed to Pacienca.

## Geography

Tobias Fornier is located at 10°31′04″N 121°56′42″E﻿ / ﻿10.5178°N 121.945°E﻿ / 10.5178; 121.945. It is 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 112.12 square kilometres (43.29 sq mi)  constituting 4.11% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique.

### Climate

Climate data for Tobias Fornier, Antique :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 119 (4.7) | 191 (7.5) | 258 (10.2) | 260 (10.2) | 248 (9.8) | 196 (7.7) | 97 (3.8) | 39 (1.5) | 1,507 (59.3) |
| Average rainy days | 7.2 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 222.1 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

### Barangays

Tobias Fornier is politically subdivided into 50 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 060607001 | Abaca | 5.6% | 1,888 | 1,817 | ▴ | 0.38% |
| 060607002 | Aras-Asan | 3.3% | 1,120 | 924 | ▴ | 1.94% |
| 060607003 | Arobo | 1.6% | 556 | 524 | ▴ | 0.59% |
| 060607004 | Atabay | 2.6% | 892 | 784 | ▴ | 1.30% |
| 060607005 | Atiotes | 1.4% | 481 | 455 | ▴ | 0.56% |
| 060607006 | Bagumbayan | 1.5% | 506 | 442 | ▴ | 1.36% |
| 060607007 | Ballescas | 1.5% | 523 | 483 | ▴ | 0.80% |
| 060607008 | Balud | 1.7% | 565 | 704 | ▾ | −2.18% |
| 060607009 | Barasanan A | 1.9% | 659 | 579 | ▴ | 1.30% |
| 060607010 | Barasanan B | 1.5% | 512 | 501 | ▴ | 0.22% |
| 060607011 | Barasanan C | 0.9% | 301 | 281 | ▴ | 0.69% |
| 060607012 | Bariri | 0.5% | 179 | 170 | ▴ | 0.52% |
| 060607013 | Camandagan | 1.5% | 515 | 481 | ▴ | 0.69% |
| 060607014 | Cato-ogan | 3.5% | 1,174 | 1,097 | ▴ | 0.68% |
| 060607015 | Danawan | 1.8% | 612 | 490 | ▴ | 2.25% |
| 060607016 | Diclum | 2.1% | 711 | 664 | ▴ | 0.69% |
| 060607017 | Fatima | 3.8% | 1,295 | 1,257 | ▴ | 0.30% |
| 060607018 | Gamad (Igdamacio) | 1.4% | 490 | 478 | ▴ | 0.25% |
| 060607019 | Igbalogo | 1.5% | 493 | 490 | ▴ | 0.06% |
| 060607020 | Igbangcal-A | 1.4% | 475 | 471 | ▴ | 0.08% |
| 060607021 | Igbangcal-B | 1.7% | 577 | 444 | ▴ | 2.65% |
| 060607022 | Igbangcal-C | 0.9% | 320 | 313 | ▴ | 0.22% |
| 060607023 | Igcabuad | 0.7% | 243 | 171 | ▴ | 3.58% |
| 060607049 | Igcadac | 1.3% | 456 | 419 | ▴ | 0.85% |
| 060607024 | Igcado | 2.8% | 941 | 838 | ▴ | 1.17% |
| 060607025 | Igcalawagan | 1.5% | 520 | 437 | ▴ | 1.75% |
| 060607026 | Igcapuyas | 0.6% | 200 | 179 | ▴ | 1.12% |
| 060607027 | Igcasicad (San Pedro) | 0.7% | 239 | 228 | ▴ | 0.47% |
| 060607028 | Igdalaguit | 4.3% | 1,445 | 1,250 | ▴ | 1.46% |
| 060607029 | Igdanlog | 2.6% | 872 | 843 | ▴ | 0.34% |
| 060607030 | Igdurarog | 1.6% | 553 | 423 | ▴ | 2.72% |
| 060607031 | Igtugas | 1.2% | 410 | 384 | ▴ | 0.66% |
| 060607032 | Lawigan | 0.8% | 275 | 270 | ▴ | 0.18% |
| 060607050 | Lindero | 1.1% | 385 | 341 | ▴ | 1.22% |
| 060607033 | Manaling (Cata-an) | 0.8% | 287 | 264 | ▴ | 0.84% |
| 060607034 | Masayo | 3.3% | 1,124 | 1,247 | ▾ | −1.03% |
| 060607035 | Nagsubuan | 0.8% | 272 | 261 | ▴ | 0.41% |
| 060607042 | Nasuli-A (San Ramon) | 2.4% | 818 | 894 | ▾ | −0.88% |
| 060607041 | Opsan (San Jose) | 1.8% | 624 | 591 | ▴ | 0.54% |
| 060607036 | Paciencia | 3.2% | 1,099 | 914 | ▴ | 1.86% |
| 060607037 | Poblacion Norte | 5.0% | 1,683 | 1,611 | ▴ | 0.44% |
| 060607038 | Poblacion Sur | 4.0% | 1,352 | 1,298 | ▴ | 0.41% |
| 060607039 | Portillo | 0.6% | 212 | 203 | ▴ | 0.43% |
| 060607040 | Quezon | 1.0% | 338 | 301 | ▴ | 1.17% |
| 060607043 | Samalague (Santa Maria) | 1.2% | 395 | 332 | ▴ | 1.75% |
| 060607044 | Santo Tomas | 2.1% | 725 | 532 | ▴ | 3.14% |
| 060607045 | Tacbuyan | 0.6% | 204 | 185 | ▴ | 0.98% |
| 060607046 | Tene | 1.0% | 334 | 339 | ▾ | −0.15% |
| 060607047 | Villaflor | 4.4% | 1,480 | 1,445 | ▴ | 0.24% |
| 060607048 | Ysulat | 2.1% | 716 | 620 | ▴ | 1.45% |
| | Total | Total | 33,816 | 30,669 | ▴ | 0.98% |

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, Tobias Fornier had a population of 33,816. The population density was 300 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi).

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Tobias Fornier
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2006 31.10
* 2009 44.07
* 2012 20.87
* 2015 22.24
* 2018 22.48
* 2021 25.69
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority