Tabina

Tabina, officially the Municipality of Tabina (Subanen: Benwa Tabina; , Jawi: ايڠد نو تبين; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tabina), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,734 people.
History
Tabina was formed out of the Municipality of Dimataling on August 16, 1961, by virtue of Executive Order No. 443 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia. Upon its creation, Tabina has twelve (12) barangays which comprised its original territory.
4 new barangays (Capisan, Doña Josefina, New Oroquita, San Francisco) were later created. When the Municipality of Pitogo was created, barangay Limbayan was detached from the Municipality of Tabina to be added to the new municipality, thus, resulting in a total number of fifteen (15) barangays within its jurisdiction.
Historically, the earliest settlers of Tabina were the Subanens who have settled in the different parts of the Zamboanga Peninsula. They are followed by the Muslims, and then the Christians. The name itself has many different origins, open to interpretation. One states that it comes from the inhabitants’ expression of “tabi-una”, a polite expression meaning “excuse me”. Another points out to the inhabitants' characteristic expression of being talkative which, in the local tongue, is being “tabi-an”. Meanwhile, the Muslim immigrants were said to be attracted by the abundance of local seashells known as “binga” in their native tongue. It also happened to be called “ubina”. The Christians who happened to pass by Tabina inquired about the name of the place and, always hearing “bina”, modified it to “Tabina” and the name has stuck ever since.
Most of Tabina is characterized as having steep mountains and undulating hills. The majority of the barangays tower to about 50 to 200 feet above sea level. There are no coastal plains or valleys in the municipality; the coasts themselves run down to shores and high cliffs.
There are several tourist attractions in Tabina as well. There's the Tambunan Beach and Marine Sanctuary, the Barangay Malim and Marine Sanctuary, Talisay Beach, and the Pod-ok Mangrove Boardwalk.
Geography
It is the southernmost part of Zamboanga del Sur, facing the area wherein the waters of Illana Bay flows out to the Moro Gulf. It is about 63 kilometers away from Pagadian City, the province's capital. Its boundaries are the municipality of Dimataling on the north, the Celebes Sea on the south, the municipality of Pitogo on the west, and another body of water, Illana Bay, on the east. Tabina can be reached via land through a provincial road passing through five municipalities so those who are thinking of going to Tabina should prepare for a long journey through rural places. The municipality has a land area of 8,690 hectares and these are distributed to the municipality's current 15 regular and de facto barangays.
Climate
Barangays
Tabina is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Abong-abong
Baganian
Baya-baya
Capisan
Concepcion
Culabay
Doña Josefina
Lumbia
Mabuhay
Malim
Manicaan
New Oroquieta
Poblacion
San Francisco
Tultolan
Demographics
Economy
Education
Tertiary
Josefina E. Cerilles State College (Tabina Campus)
Secondary
(Private)
Saint Ambrose High School
(Public)
Baganian National High School
Concepcion National High School
Culabay National High School
Malim National High School
Tabina National High School
Tultolan National High School
Elementary
Abong-Abong Elementary School
Baganian Elementary School
Capisan Elementary School
Concepcion Elementary School
Culabay Elementary School
Lumbia Elementary School
Mabuhay Elementary School
Malim Elementary School
San Antonio Elementary School (Baganian)
San Francisco Elementary School
San Roque Elementary School
Tabina Central Elementary School
Santo Domingo Elementary School (Malim)
Tourism
Tambunan Beach and Marine Sanctuary
Talisay Beach and Barangay Malim Marine Sanctuary
Pod-ok Mangrove Boardwalk
Baliti Beach Resort
Baganian Beach Resort
Gallery
More Views
References
External links
Tabina Profile at PhilAtlas.com
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
Local Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
Establishments by Philippine executive order