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{{Short description|Component city in Albay, Philippines}}
{{distinguish|Tabacco (disambiguation){{!}}Tabacco}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
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 | 3=Arnaldo B. Bragais
 | 4=Hector D. Rodriguez
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 | 6=Salvacion E. Balingbing
 | 7=Raul Roi B. Borejon
 | 8=Lourdes B. Berces
 | 9=Alfredo C. Adalla
 | 10=Danilo C. Buencosejo
 | 11=Julio C. Azada Chua Jr.
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'''Tabaco''', officially the '''City of Tabaco''' ({{langx|bcl|Syudad kan Tabaco}}; {{langx|fil|Lungsod ng Tabaco}}), is a  [[Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification|component city]] in the [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of [[Albay]], [[Philippines]]. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,961 people.{{PH census|current}}

==Etymology==
According to native stories, the "Legend of Tabaco" was about a lost foreigner who asked the locals what the name of the place is. However a confused and frightened native whom the lost foreigner asked didn't understand what the lost foreigner was asking. The native screamed "Tabak ko!" meaning "My bolo" insinuating a person to get his tabak (presumably for defense). The lost foreigner assumed that the native understood what he asked, then thought the name of the place is Tabaco.

The Official Seal of the city was still conceived from the "''Tabak Ko''" legend and was officially adopted through Municipal Council Resolution No. 29 on February 23, 1966.

==History==
===Spanish period===
According to the ''Estado Geografico Estadistico Historico'' written in 1805 by Father De Huerta, the recorded history of the city began in 1587 through the [[missionary work]] of the first [[Franciscan]] Fathers. In 1616, Fr. Pedro De Alcareso became the first permanent parish priest and established a [[parish church|church]] dedicated to [[St. John the Baptist]], the [[patron saint]] of the city.<ref name="Historical">[http://www.tabacocity.com.ph/Tourism/LocalHeritage.php "Historical Tabaco"]. Tabaco City Official Website. Retrieved on April 20, 2012.</ref>

The first inhabitants settled along the seashore and engaged in fishing and crude farming. Due to the continuous attacks by the [[Moro people|Moro]] raiders, the natives migrated to San Vicente and San Carlos, and started the foundation of the first [[poblacion]] in 1703, while the fishermen of the town transferred to the shores of the bay of what is now known as [[Barangay]] Cormidal. Under the administration of the first town executive, a church was built in Cormidal in 1731. Records on the elected ''Capitan municipal'' (town mayor) started only in 1731 with Martin Aguirre listed as the first mayor of Tabaco.<ref name="Fortune"/>

In 1811, a terrible [[typhoon]] called Baguiong Oguis or White Typhoon brought havoc to the town. This was followed in 1814 by the most destructive eruption of the [[Mayon Volcano]], which showered the areas with ashes and stone. These two events rendered many residents homeless and left the fields unproductive for many years after. It took a full decade for the people to recover, at which time they built a cemetery and laid the foundation of the present church which was completed in 17 years.<ref name="Historical"/>

===American period and independence===
The Americans landed at Tabaco on February 9, 1900, under the command of Col. Walter Howe. Despite the well-documented courage and [[patriotism]] of the Tabaqueños, the residents of Tabaco, the superior armaments and well-trained soldiers of the [[U.S. Army|American army]] hastened its conquest of Tabaco and adjoining towns, starting the [[History of the Philippines (1898–1946)|American rule]] in the area.<ref name="Historical"/>

With the restoration of peace after World War II, the Tabaqueños started rebuilding their lives and their land. By the time the Philippines gained [[Treaty of Manila (1946)|independence]] in 1946, Tabaco was once again a thriving town.<ref name="Historical"/>

===Other catastrophic events===
Another catastrophe to hit the town was [[Typhoon Trix (1952)|Typhoon Trix]] in 1952, which completely submerged [[Natunawan Island]]. A 1964 fire razed the commercial center, and in 1970, another destructive storm, [[Typhoon Joan (1970)|Typhoon Sening]], slashed through the town.<ref name="Fortune">{{cite web |url=http://oasis.fortunecity.com/acapulco/215/region5/albay/tabaco.htm |title=Tabaco Town, Albay Province, Region V, Philippines |access-date=December 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711020815/http://oasis.fortunecity.com/acapulco/215/region5/albay/tabaco.htm |archive-date=July 11, 2011 }}</ref>

===Cityhood===
{{main|Cities of the Philippines}}
Then Representative Krisel Lagman-Luistro introduced House Bill No. 7851, upgrading the municipality of Tabaco into a [[Cities of the Philippines|component city]] of the province of Albay. Senate Bill No. 2244 was sponsored by Senators [[Sergio Osmeña III]] and [[Franklin Drilon]] as its counterpart in the Senate. The Republic Act No. 9020 converted the Municipality of Tabaco into a [[Cities of the Philippines#Classification|component city]] of the province of Albay. It was signed into law by President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] on February 5, 2001. The municipality was finally converted into a city after the plebiscite conducted on March 24, 2001.

==Local Government==
===Elected officials===
{|class=wikitable
|+ 2022–2025 Tabaco City Officials
|-
!Position !!Name !!colspan=2|Party
|-
| '''Mayor'''
| Cielo Krisel Lagman-Luistro {{green|‹›}}
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
| '''Vice Mayor'''
| Nestor San Pabli {{green|‹›}}
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
| rowspan=10| '''Councilors'''
| Luis Renir Burce {{pink |+}}
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
| Salvacion E. Balingbing {{green |‹›}}
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
| Carol Ziga {{pink|+}}
| {{party name with colour|Lakas-CMD (1991)}}
|-
| John Gio O. Bongao {{green|‹›}}
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
| Insit B. Tanggo {{pink|+}}
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
| Arnold C. Onrubia {{pink|+}}
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
| Dionisio Ragodon Jr. {{pink|+}}
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
| Arnaldo B. Bragais {{green|‹›}}
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
| Roderick Martirez {{pink|+}}
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
| Lourdes Belangel-Berces {{green|‹›}}
| {{party name with colour|Kusog Bikolandia}}
|-
! colspan=4| ''Ex Officio'' City Council Members
|-
| '''[[Liga ng mga Barangay|ABC]] President'''
| Rogelio Burce <small>(Bombon)</small>
| {{party name with colour|Nonpartisan|no_link=y}}
|-
| '''[[Sangguniang Kabataan|SK]] Federation President'''
| Vince B. Bien <small>(Cormidal)</small>
| {{party name with colour|Nonpartisan|no_link=y}}
|}

{{refbegin}}
: '''Legend'''
:# A {{pink (color)|+}} indicates that the official is elected for the first term
:# A {{brown|♯}} indicates that the official is re-elected to a higher position
:# A {{green|‹›}} indicates that the official is re-elected to the same position
{{refend}}

===Past municipal administrators===

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|+ Spanish Era (1731–1898)
! scope="col" | Inclusive years
! scope="col" | ''Gobernadorcillo''
|-
! scope="row" | 1731
| Don Martin Aguirre
|-
! scope="row" | 1732
| Don Gabriel Tabad
|-
! scope="row" | 1733
| Don Pascual Payante
|-
! scope="row" | 1734
| Don Francisco Lomalag
|-
! scope="row" | 1735
| Don Bartolome Daguinot
|-
! scope="row" | 1736
| Don Pedro Gauban
|-
! scope="row" | 1737
| Don Antonio Mabangquiray
|-
! scope="row" | 1738-1739
| Don Gabriel Tabad
|-
! scope="row" | 1740-1741
| Don Antonio Mabangquiray
|-
! scope="row" | 1742
| Don Felipe Tiangco
|-
! scope="row" | 1743
| Don Gabriel Tabad
|-
! scope="row" | 1744
| Don Antonio Mabangquiray
|-
! scope="row" | 1745
| Don Sebastian Ortiz
|-
! scope="row" | 1746-1750
| Don Juan Flores
|-
! scope="row" | 1751
| Don Gabriel Tabad
|-
! scope="row" | 1752-1753
| Don Juan Flores
|-
! scope="row" | 1754-1755
| Don Manuel dela Cruz
|-
! scope="row" | 1756-1757
| Don Hilario Gobarat
|-
! scope="row" | 1758
| Don Pedro Manlagñit
|-
! scope="row" | 1759
| Don Vicente Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1760-1762
| Unknown
|-
! scope="row" | 1763-1765
| Don Jose Bacilio
|-
! scope="row" | 1766
| Don Pedro Barajadia
|-
! scope="row" | 1767
| Don Jose dela Torre
|-
! scope="row" | 1768
| Don Felipe Poblete
|-
! scope="row" | 1769
| Don Pedro Barajadia
|-
! scope="row" | 1770
| Don Juan Gonzales
|-
! scope="row" | 1771
| Don Lorenzo Magdaraog
|-
! scope="row" | 1772
| Don Juan Gonzales
|-
! scope="row" | 1773
| Don Jose dela Torre
|-
! scope="row" | 1774
| Don Jose dela Virgen
|-
! scope="row" | 1775-1776
| Don Pedro Barajadia
|-
! scope="row" | 1777-1779
| Don Manuel dela Cruz
|-
! scope="row" | 1780
| Don Pedro Esteban
|-
! scope="row" | 1781
| Don Manuel dela Cruz
|-
! scope="row" | 1782
| Don Pedro Esteban
|-
! scope="row" | 1783
| Don Felix Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1784
| Don Felix Mendez
|-
! scope="row" | 1785
| Don Andres Flores
|-
! scope="row" | 1786
| Don Cornelio Delos Flores
|-
! scope="row" | 1787
| Don Esteban Santelices
|-
! scope="row" | 1788
| Don Jorge Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1789
| Don Cayetano de la Cruz
|-
! scope="row" | 1790 - 1791
| Don Jorge Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1792
| Don Luis Amaro
|-
! scope="row" | 1793
| Don Silvestre Valentin
|-
! scope="row" | 1794
| Don Andres Flores
|-
! scope="row" | 1795
| Don Evaristo Quintin Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1796
| Don Jose Fermin
|-
! scope="row" | 1797
| Don Jose Madriaga
|-
! scope="row" | 1798
| Don Felix Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1799
| Don Jorge Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1800
| Don Felix Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1801
| Don Pablo Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1802
| Don Manuel Bautista
|-
! scope="row" | 1803
| Don Gervacio Clemente
|-
! scope="row" | 1804
| Don Felix Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1805
| Don Pedro Atanacio
|-
! scope="row" | 1806
| Don Jorge Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1807
| Don Gervacio Clemente
|-
! scope="row" | 1808
| Don Bartolome Jorge
|-
! scope="row" | 1809
| Don Gervacio Clemente
|-
! scope="row" | 1810
| Don Francisco de la Torre
|-
! scope="row" | 1811
| Don Evaristo Quintin Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1812
| Don Gervacio Clemente
|-
! scope="row" | 1813
| Don Evaristo Quintin Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1814
| Don Felix Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1815
| Don Bernardino delos Santos
|-
! scope="row" | 1816
| Don Juan de Dios
|-
! scope="row" | 1817
| Don Martin Luciano
|-
! scope="row" | 1818
| Don Bernardink delos Santos
|-
! scope="row" | 1819
| Don Esteban Flores
|-
! scope="row" | 1820
| Don Luis Beltran
|-
! scope="row" | 1821
| Don Eustaquio de Vera
|-
! scope="row" | 1822
| Don Felix Soriano
|-
! scope="row" | 1823
| Don Sixto Mariano
|-
! scope="row" | 1824
| Don Luis Silvestre
|-
! scope="row" | 1825
| Don Sebastian Sales
|-
! scope="row" | 1826
| Don Eustaquio de Vera and Rodrigo de Villa
|-
! scope="row" | 1827
| Don Manuel de Mesa
|-
! scope="row" | 1828
| Don Bernardino delos Santos
|-
! scope="row" | 1829
| Don Vicente Fermin
|-
! scope="row" | 1830
| Don Luciano Geronimo
|-
! scope="row" | 1831
| Don Silvestre Sotero
|-
! scope="row" | 1832
| Don Pedro Navarro
|-
! scope="row" | 1833
| Don Silvestre Rodocendo
|-
! scope="row" | 1834
| Don Agapito Flores
|-
! scope="row" | 1835
| Don Antonio del Castillo
|-
! scope="row" | 1836
| Don Eustaquio de Vera
|-
! scope="row" | 1837
| Don Jose Romano
|-
! scope="row" | 1838
| Don Leon del Castillo
|-
! scope="row" | 1839
| Don Jose Rodocendo
|-
! scope="row" | 1840
| Don Bernardino delos Santos
|-
! scope="row" | 1841
| Don Juan del Rosario
|-
! scope="row" | 1842
| Don Felipe del Rosario
|-
! scope="row" | 1843
| Don Santiago del Rosario
|-
! scope="row" | 1844
| Don Antonio del Castillo
|-
! scope="row" | 1845
| Don Bernardino de Vera
|-
! scope="row" | 1846
| Don Silvestre Bonifacio
|-
! scope="row" | 1847
| Don Luis Imperial
|-
! scope="row" | 1848
| Don Crisanto dela Virgen
|-
! scope="row" | 1849
| Don Antonio delos Santos
|-
! scope="row" | 1850
| Don Balbino Corral
|-
! scope="row" | 1851
| Don Joaquin Bufi
|-
! scope="row" | 1852
| Don Antonio Celon
|-
! scope="row" | 1853
| Don Ceferino Borbe
|-
! scope="row" | 1854
| Don Ramon Baldonado
|-
! scope="row" | 1855
| Don Placido Bongon
|-
! scope="row" | 1856
| Don Gavino Corral
|-
! scope="row" | 1857
| Don Ramon Baldonado
|-
! scope="row" | 1858
| Don Lauriano Brucelas
|-
! scope="row" | 1859
| Don Antonio Celon
|-
! scope="row" | 1860
| Don Pedro Calla
|-
! scope="row" | 1861
| Don Calixto Bono
|-
! scope="row" | 1862
| Don Tomas Borondia
|-
! scope="row" | 1863-1864
| Don Martin Bonafe
|-
! scope="row" | 1865-1866
| Don Saturnino Sagubia
|-
! scope="row" | 1867-1870
| Don Andres Ordoñes
|-
! scope="row" | 1871-1872
| Don Apolinario Brucelas
|-
! scope="row" | 1873
| Don Fausto Bombase
|-
! scope="row" | 1874
| Don Juan Bien
|-
! scope="row" | 1875-1876
| Don Rodocendo Zamora
|-
! scope="row" | 1877-1880
| Don Custodio Bobis
|-
! scope="row" | 1881-1882
| Don Mariano Villanueva
|-
! scope="row" | 1883-1884
| Don Domingo Bardonada
|-
! scope="row" | 1885-1886
| Don Valentin Brimbuela
|-
! scope="row" | 1887-1888
| Don Eriberto Berces
|-
! scope="row" | 1889
| Don Mariano Villanueva
|-
! scope="row" | 1890-1891
| Don Toribio Poblete
|-
! scope="row" | 1892
| Don Isidro Santillan
|-
! scope="row" | 1893-1894
| Don Francisco Almonte
|-
! scope="row" | 1895-1898
| Don Agustin Zamora
|}

{{col-break|gap=0.75em}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="font-size:95%"
|+ Republica Filipina (1898-1901)
! scope="col" | Inclusive years
! scope="col" | Municipal president
! scope="col" | Municipal vice-president
|-
! scope="row" | August 14, 1898 - June, 1901
| Manuel Medina {{small|(Appointed by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo)}}
| Timoteo Bueno
|}

{{col-break|gap=0.75em}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="font-size:95%"
|+ American rule (1900–1941)
! scope="col" | Inclusive years
! scope="col" | Portrait
! scope="col" | Municipal president
! scope="col" | Municipal vice-president
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 1900
|
| Toribio Poblete
|
|              
|-
! scope="row" | 1901
| 
| Manuel Medina
| 
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1902-1903
|
| Agustin Zamora
| 
|-
! scope="row" | 1904–1905
| 
| Juan Bongon
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1906-1908
| 
| T. Buenconsejo
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1909 – 1911
| 
| Agustin Zamora
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1912 – 1913
| 
| Juan Bongon
|
|                                                
|-
! scope="row" | 1914 - 1916
|
| Calixto Brucelas
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|-
! scope="row" | 1917 - 1921
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| Victoriano Poblete
|
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|-
! scope="row" | 1922
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| Juan Bongon
| 
| 
|-
! scope="row" | 1923
| 
| Calixto Brucelas
| 
| 
|-
! scope="row" | 1924-1926
| 
| Victoriano Poblete
| 
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1927 - 1934
| 
| Bernardino Santillan
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1935 - 1937
| 
| Victor Bocaya
| 
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|-
! scope="row" | 1938 - 1941
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| Bernardino Santillan
| 
|
|}

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{| class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="font-size:95%"
|+ Japanese Occupation (1941–1945)
! scope="col" | Inclusive years
! scope="col" | Portrait
! scope="col" | Municipal [[Mayor]]
|-
! scope="row" | 1941 - 1943
|
| Felipe Manalang {{small|(Japanese Appointed)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1943 - 1944
| 
| Pacifico Buenconsejo {{small|(Japanese Appointed)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1944 (3 months)
| 
| Conrado Bootan {{small|(Japanese Appointed)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1944 (3 months)
| 
| Emiterio Manga {{small|(Japanese Appointed)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1944 (3 months)
| 
| Pacifico Buenconsejo {{small|(Japanese Appointed)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1945 - August 1945
| 
| Apolonio Bocalbos {{small|(Japanese Appointed)}}
|-
|}

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{| class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="font-size:95%"
|+ Post-War Period (1945-present)
|-
! scope="col" | Inclusive years
! scope="col" | Portrait
! scope="col" | Municipal [[Mayor]]
! scope="col" | Municipal [[Vice Mayor]]
! scope="col" | [[Sangguniang Kabataan|SK]] Federation President
! scope="col" | [[Association of Barangay Councils|ABC]] President
! scope="col" | Remarks
|-
! scope="row" | September 29, 1945 – June 13, 1946
|
| Brigido Bobis
| Tomas Cabiles {{small|(Sept. 29, 1945 - 1946)}}
|
|
| Acting Mayor, Appointed by Pres. Sergio Osmeña  
|-
! scope="row" | June 14, 1946 –  1947
| 
| Andres Rios
| 
|
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| Appointed by Pres. Manuel Roxas
|-
! scope="row" | 1947 – December 30, 1951
| 
| Tomas Cabiles
| 
|
|
| 
|-
! scope="row" | January 1, 1952 – December 30, 1955
| 
| Apolonio Bocalbos
| 
|
|
| 
|-
! scope="row" | January 01, 1956 - December 30, 1959
| 
| Tomas Cabiles
| 
|
|
| 
|-
! scope="row" | January 1, 1960 - December 30, 1965
| 
| Antonio Berces
| 
|
|
| 
|-
! scope="row" | January 1, 1965 - December 30, 1967
| 
| Apolonio Buban
| 
|
|
| 
|-
! scope="row" | January 01, 1968 – 1975
|
| Leticia Berces
| 
|
|
| First Female Mayor in Tabaco and in all Albay province
|-
! scope="row" | 1976 – 1980
|
| Salvador Moran
| 
|
|
| OIC
|-
! scope="row" | 1981 - March 1986
|
| Jaime Berces
| 
|
|
| 
|-
! scope="row" | 1986 
| 
| Jaime Bobis
| 
|
|
| Appointed Mayor by Pres. Corazon Aquino
|-
! scope="row" | 1986 (2 months) and 1987 (2 months)
| 
| Johny Rocha
| 
|
|
| Appointed Mayor by Pres. Corazon Aquino
|-
! scope="row" | 1987 – June 30, 1998
| 
| Antonio O. Demetriou
| 
| 
|
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|-
! scope="row" | June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007
| 
| Atty. Alex A. Burce
| 
| 
|
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|-
! scope="row" | June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013
| 
| Cielo Krisel B. Lagman-Luistro
| 
| 
| 
|
|-
! scope="row" | June 30, 2013 - June 30, 2016
|
| Maria Josefa V. Demetriou
| 
| 
| 
|
|-
! scope="row" | June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2025
| 
| Cielo Krisel B. Lagman-Luistro
|  
| 
| 
|
|-
! scope="row" | Term Starts on June 30, 2025
| 
| Reynaldo R. Bragais
| Baby Glenda O. Bongao
| 
| 
| Mayor Elect
|}

{{col-end}}

==Geography==
The City of Tabaco is located on the eastern coast of [[Albay]] [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] with an area of {{convert|117.14|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. The terrain in the [[poblacion]] or town center of Tabaco is generally flat with the highest elevation at around {{convert|5|m|abbr=on}}. The northwestern portion reaches {{convert|400|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. The city's southwest boundary reaches all the way to the top of Mayon at an elevation of {{convert|2462|m|abbr=on}}.

Tabaco is one of the three [[Cities of the Philippines|component cities]] of the province, along with [[Legazpi, Albay|Legazpi]] and [[Ligao]]. The mainland part of the city is bordered by the town of [[Malinao, Albay|Malinao]] to the north, the towns of [[Polangui, Albay|Polangui]] and [[Oas, Albay|Oas]] to the west, Ligao to the southwest, [[Malilipot, Albay|Malilipot]] town to the southeast, and [[Lagonoy Gulf]] to the east.<ref name="Fortune"/> The symmetric [[Mayon Volcano]], the most [[List of active volcanoes in the Philippines|active volcano]] in the Philippines, lies south of the city. Tabaco is one of the eight towns and cities that share jurisdiction on the volcano, dividing the peak like slices of a pie when viewed from above. It is {{convert|25|km}} from [[Legazpi City]] and {{convert|552|km}} from [[Manila]].

The island of [[San Miguel Island, Albay|San Miguel]], the westernmost of the four main islands in Lagonoy Gulf, falls under the jurisdiction of Tabaco. Five of the [[barangay]]s of the city are located on the island for a total of 47 [[barangay]]s composing the city.<ref>[http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=050517000&regcode=05&provcode=05 "City of Tabaco"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527204726/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=050517000&regcode=05&provcode=05 |date=May 27, 2012 }}. PSGC Interactive of National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved on April 20, 2012.</ref>

Total forest area in Tabaco is {{convert|2572|ha|acre|abbr=on}}.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
| location     = Tabaco
| width        = auto
| metric first = Yes
| single line  = Yes
| Jan high C = 27
| Jan low C  = 22
| Feb high C = 27
| Feb low C  = 22
| Mar high C = 28
| Mar low C  = 23
| Apr high C = 30
| Apr low C  = 24
| May high C = 31
| May low C  = 25
| Jun high C = 30
| Jun low C  = 25
| Jul high C = 29
| Jul low C  = 25
| Aug high C = 29
| Aug low C  = 25
| Sep high C = 29
| Sep low C  = 25
| Oct high C = 29
| Oct low C  = 24
| Nov high C = 28
| Nov low C  = 24
| Dec high C = 27
| Dec low C  = 23
| Jan precipitation mm = 138
| Feb precipitation mm = 83
| Mar precipitation mm = 74
| Apr precipitation mm = 50
| May precipitation mm = 108
| Jun precipitation mm = 165
| Jul precipitation mm = 202
| Aug precipitation mm = 165
| Sep precipitation mm = 190
| Oct precipitation mm = 186
| Nov precipitation mm = 188
| Dec precipitation mm = 183
| Jan rain days        = 16.8
| Feb rain days        = 11.9
| Mar rain days        = 13.5
| Apr rain days        = 13.8
| May rain days        = 20.5
| Jun rain days        = 25.2
| Jul rain days        = 27.4
| Aug rain days        = 26.2
| Sep rain days        = 26.1
| Oct rain days        = 24.7
| Nov rain days        = 20.7
| Dec rain days        = 18.5
| source 1 = Meteoblue<ref name="met_norms">
{{cite web 
| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/modelclimate/tabaco_philippines_1685117
| title =  Tabaco City, Albay : Average Temperatures and Rainfall
| publisher = Meteoblue
| access-date = December 29, 2018}}</ref>
| date = December 29, 2018
}}

The City of Tabaco belongs to the [[Climate of the Philippines#Climate types|Type II]] climate of the Philippines. It is characterized by no distinct dry season but with a very pronounced maximum rainfall from November to January.

The area has pronounced warmness and [[humidity]] throughout the year with a mean temperature of {{convert|26.0|Celsius}} and a humidity range up to 80%. February is the coldest month with a low of {{convert|21.0|C|F}}. The warmest temperature is experienced during May with a mean temperature of {{convert|27.0|C|F}}.

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===Barangays===
Tabaco City is politically subdivided into 47 [[barangay]]s. Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s and some have [[sitios]].

There are sixteen coastal barangays, five on the island of San Miguel and eleven in the mainland of the city. San Pedro became a barrio in 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra692.html|title=An Act Creating the Barrio of San Pedro in the Municipality of Tabaco, Province of Albay|publisher=LawPH.com|access-date=April 9, 2011}}</ref>

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* Agnas (San Miguel Island)
* Bacolod
* Bangkilingan
* Bantayan
* Baranghawon
* Basagan
* Basud (Barangay 1 Poblacion)
* Bogñabong
* Bombon (Barangay 2 Poblacion)
* Bonot
* Buang
* Buhian
* Cabagñan
* Cobo
* Comon
* Cormidal
* Divino Rostro (Barangay 3 Poblacion)
* Fatima
* Guinobat
* Hacienda (San Miguel Island)
* Magapo
* Mariroc
* Matagbac
* Oras
* Oson
* Panal
* Pawa
* Pinagbobong
* Quinale Cabasan (Barangay 4 Poblacion)
* Quinastillojan
* Rawis (San Miguel Island)
* Sagurong (San Miguel Island)
* Salvacion
* San Antonio
* San Carlos
* San Isidro
* San Juan (Barangay 5 Poblacion)
* San Lorenzo
* San Ramon
* San Roque
* San Vicente
* Santo Cristo (Barangay 6 Poblacion)
* Sua-Igot
* Tabiguian
* Tagas
* Tayhi (Barangay 7 Poblacion)
* Visita (San Miguel Island)
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
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| title= Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}}
| 1903 = {{PH census population|1903}}
| 1918 = {{PH census population|1918}}
| 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}}
| 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}}
| 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}}
| 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}}
| 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}}
| 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}}
| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}
| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}
| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}
| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}
| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}
| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}
| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}
| 2025 = 
| 2030 = 
| footnote= Source: [[Philippine Statistics Authority]]{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} 
}}

===Language and dialect===
[[Coastal Bikol languages|Bicolano]] is the primary language in Tabaco and the region. The majority of people speak the Tabaqueño Dialect derived from Coastal Bicol. Although Bicolano Viejo is also spoken, it has fallen out of mainstream use and has since been reduced to the status of sociolect as only very few members of Tabaco's oldest and more affluent families still use it. As in most parts of the Philippines, Filipino and English are spoken and afforded official language status. Spanish, Hiligaynon, Cebuano, Arabic, Cantonese, Hokkien and Mandarin are also spoken owing to Tabaco's significant migrant and mestizo populations.

===Religion===
[[Christianity]] is the predominant religion with [[Roman Catholicism]] with the most number of practitioners. Other Christian denominations are also present in the city like [[Protestants]], [[Baptist]], [[Philippine Independent Church]], [[United Pentecostal Church]], [[Evangelical Christian]] and [[Iglesia ni Cristo]]. [[Islam]], [[Mormonism]], [[Hinduism]], [[Jainism]], [[Wicca]], [[Modern Paganism]] and [[Buddhism]] also have followers in the city.

==Economy==
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===Agriculture===
Its economy is still heavily dependent on [[agriculture]]. Major crops include [[rice]], [[maize|corn]], [[cocoa bean|cacao]], [[pili nut|pili]], [[root crops]], [[vegetables]], [[coconuts]] and [[abacá]]. Poultry and livestock raising as well as aquaculture and fishing are very much alive.

===International seaport===
[[File:Pierkantabaco.JPG|thumbnail|right|Port of Tabaco]]
[[File:Tabaco International Seaport.jpg|thumbnail|Tabaco International Seaport in 2007]]
Tabaco is growing and has a commercial center and port area. The city has the sole International Seaport in the region.

===Local fishport===
Situated in Barangay Fatima and San Roque. Which serves as the trading area of products (fisheries, livestock, variety of fruits and vegetables, woods and charcoals), from neighboring islands in San Miguel, Bacacay, and Rapu-Rapu.

===Other industries===
[[File:LCC Mall Tabaco (Ziga Avenue, Tabaco, Albay; 04-18-2023).jpg|thumb|LCC Mall Tabaco]]
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*Woodcraft. Wood furniture and accessories manufacturing.
*Metal Craft. ''Tabak'' ([[bolo knife]]) manufacturing or [[cutlery]], scissors, razors, farm implements, window grills, iron gates and tricycle sidecars
*Rattan Craft. Furniture and fixtures made from rattan.
*Ceramics Industry. Hollow blocks, toilet bowls, floor tiles, and reinforced concrete pipes.
*Hat & Mat weaving from ''Paraguay'' leaves.
*Ship Repair and Building. [[Dry dock]] facility is available in Barangay Salvacion.
*Padyak (pedicab), Trucks, Bus and AUV Manufacturing (body building)

==Tourism==
{{Travel guide|1=section|date=June 2016}}
[[File:IJVTabacoChurch5ver2.jpg|thumb|[[Tabaco Church|Saint John the Baptist Parish Church]]]]
[[File:Tabaco Cemetery Chapel (2517084409).jpg|180px|thumbnail|right|Tabaco Cemetery Chapel]]

===Places of interest===
The [[Tabaco Church|Church of San Juan Bautista]] in San Juan, Tabaco City, is one of the most impressive religious structures in the province of Albay. The construction of the present [[Church (building)|church]] started in 1750. It was designated a National Historic Landmark by PD. 260 on August 1, 1973.<ref>[http://nhcphistoricsites.blogspot.com/2011/10/church-of-tabaco.html "Church of Tabaco"]. National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines. Retrieved on May 24, 2012.</ref><ref>Wow Legazpi (March 27, 2010). "[http://wowlegazpi.com/2010/03/27/visita-iglesia-tabaco-church/ Visita Iglesia: Tabaco Church]". Wow, Legazpi. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.</ref>

Beaches and resorts:
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*Dhio Endheka Spring Resort in Mayon Crossing, Buang
*Hacienda Long Beach Resort in Barangay Hacienda in San Miguel Island
*Jennifer's Garden and Resort in Barangay Bantayan
*Natunawan Cove
*Punta Island Beach Resort in Barangay Rawis in San Miguel Island
*San Lorenzo Beach in Barangay San Lorenzo
*Borcels Nature Springs in Barangay Marriroc
*Cassandra Spring Resort in Barangay Pinagbobong (near Borcels Nature Springs)
*Villa Azon in Barangay Matagbac
*KC Land Park in Cabangan
}}

Historical:
*Angela Manalang Gloria Ancestral House at Quinale

Educational:
*[[Mayon Planetarium and Science Park]] in Buang is a planetarium with library, the virtual room, a mini-museum and an audiovisual hall.<ref name="Planetarium"/>
*San Miguel Island Marine Fishery Reserve located in Sagurong, San Miguel Island.

Institutions:
*Tabaco Port (International Port of Entry)
*Mayon Skyline Hotel and Convention Center in Buang. Formerly known as Mayon Resthouse, it is located on the northern slope of Mayon Volcano.<ref name="Planetarium">Gil Francis Arevalo (July 20, 2006). "[http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/mayon/view.php?db=1&article=20060720-10734 Mayon planetarium also in danger zone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915034728/http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/mayon/view.php?db=1&article=20060720-10734 |date=2012-09-15 }}". Mayon Monitor. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.</ref>

===Events and festival===
*'''Charter Day''' or the Founding Anniversary of Tabaco as a city is celebrated yearly on March 24.
*''' Tabak Festival''' is a week-long celebration showcasing the city's cutlery industry. It is held the third week of March culminating with the founding anniversary of Tabaco.<ref>Albay Provincial Government. "[http://tourism.albay.gov.ph/festivals.html Festivals of Albay]". Albay Tourism. Retrieved on July 1, 2010.</ref><ref>Department of Tourism, Region V, "[http://www.wowbicol.com/bicolfest.htm Festival & Events]". WowBicol. Retrieved on July 1, 2010.</ref>
*'''City Fiesta'''. In honor of the [[patron saint]] of Tabaco, St. John the Baptist, the city [[Fiesta patronal|Fiesta]] is celebrated on June 24.

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==Transportation==

===Roads===
Roads in Tabaco are classified as follows:
*National roads – {{convert|20|km}}
*Provincial roads – {{convert|48.47|km}}
*Municipal roads – {{convert|10.7855|km}}
*Barangay roads – {{convert|74.826|km}}

===Airport===
The nearest [[airport]] is in Daraga – [[Bicol International Airport]] – about {{convert|41.7|km}} from Tabaco City.

===Seaport===
The [[Port]] of Tabaco City is one of the ports of entry open to overseas shipping in the province of Albay. It also serves as a passenger and cargo movement facility to the islands of San Miguel, Cagraray, Batan and Rapu-Rapu as well as the provinces of [[Catanduanes]] and [[Camarines Sur]]. The main Sea Transportation operators in the port are:
*M/V Eugenia
*M/V Regina Calixta 2, 3 and 4

===Buses===
There is regular transportation to and from Manila and to the other main cities in the Bicol Region.

===Others===
*There are 632 Registered motorized [[Auto rickshaw|tricycles]] with routes to different barangays and neighboring municipalities.
*There are over 2,000 Pedicabs for transportation within the [[poblacion]].
*There are several [[jeepney]] routes around the city or anywhere in the province.

==Education==
===Secondary school===
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*Bantayan National High School
*Bogñabong National High School
*Comon National High School
*Daniel B. Peña Memorial College Foundation
*Hacienda National High School
*Mariroc National High School
*San Antonio National High School
*San Isidro National High School
*San Miguel National High School
*San Lorenzo National High School
*St. Gregory the Great Seminary
*Catholic Central School (CCS)
*[[Tabaco National High School]]
*Tabaco Pei Ching School
}}

===Tertiary, vocational, technical schools===
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*Amando Cope College, School of Nursing in Baranghawon
*Bicol Maritime Technical Colleges Foundation on Rizal St.
*Bicol University Tabaco Campus in Tayhi
*Carolyn Institute of Technology Incorporated in San Roque
*Computer Communication Development Institute on Gen. Luna St.
*Daniel B. Peña Memorial College Foundation on Ziga Ave.
*Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College, Inc. / Casaul Technological College, Inc. in Tomas Cabiles Ave.
*Informatics Computer Institute is on the corner of Ziga Ave. and Karangahan Blvd.,
*Pacific Technical Institute in Tagas
*Perpetual Help Paramedical College in Tagas
*Polytechnic Institute of Tabaco in Panal
*Tabaco College on Tomas Cabiles Ave.
}}

==Public services==
; Waste disposal:
In dealing with [[solid waste management]], the City of Tabaco has adopted the usual means of dumping garbage in an open-pit [[dumpsite]]. [[Garbage]] is collected from each barangay in the Poblacion daily. The city has four garbage trucks and four compactors to ensure that the garbage is collected and disposed of in the waste disposal site located at Pinagbobong, about {{convert|4|km|adj=on}} distance from the central business district.

; Fire protection:
*The Tabaco City Fire Station, Bureau of Fire Protection is located on Ziga Ave. A total of fifteen fire officers serve in the local fire department, including the City Fire Marshall.
*The local mall (LCC) has its volunteer fire brigade that helps the fire department in extending its services to the residents of Tabaco.
*Tabaco Chinese-Filipino Volunteer Fire Brigade.

===Police and law enforcement===
; Tabaco Police Force: The [[Philippine National Police]] (PNP) Tabaco City Station is staffed by five police officers and seventy-five police NCOs (non-commissioned officers), located at Llorente St., at the back of the City Hall, headed by Police Chief Superintendent Jose Lipa Capinpin. Police headquarters is now located in front of the Central Terminal, Pawa, Tabaco City

; PNP CID Regional Office: Assisting the city police in its drive against [[criminality]] is the PNP Criminal Investigation & Detection Group Tabaco Regional Sub-Office. The station is under the direct command of the Provincial Officer and serves the first district of Albay.

; Tabaco City Jail: The Tabaco City District [[Jail]] is situated at Burac St., San Lorenzo, Tabaco City, {{convert|3|km|abbr=on}} away from the city proper. The jail structure is composed of six (6) operation cells, staffed by two BJMP officers and twenty non-officer ranks.

===Utilities===
; Power:
Two [[power companies]] provide [[electricity]] to the city.
* Albay Power Electric Cooperative inc (ALECO) in Matagbac, Tabaco City serves 35 of the 47 [[barangay]]s of the town or 74% of the city.
* ASCO-Tabaco, located in A.A. Berces Street, San Juan, Tabaco City serves the rest of the city.
* The office of Albay Power Electric Cooperative in Tabaco City is Located in J.B Berces street/Rizal street, Bacolod/Tayhi Tabaco City.

; Water:
[[Water supply]] is managed by the Tabaco Water District (TAWAD) located in Karangahan Blvd. Tabaco City. Its present service area encompasses the Poblacion and 21 other barangays, serving about 25,000 people in 2,933 households presently connected to the system.<ref name="Fortune"/>

==Notable personalities==
* [[Henry Omaga-Diaz]], journalist
* [[Thomas Franco Rodriguez]] or Tomás, member of Filipino pop boy band, [[Alamat (group)|Alamat]] and finalist, ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: 737]]'' teen edition

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage}}
{{Commons category}}
* [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031121065321/http://www.albay.gov.ph/tabaco.htm Tabaco City profile on the Albay official website]
*[http://tourism.albay.gov.ph/index.html Albay Province Official Tourism Site]
*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Tabaco|short=x}}

{{Geographic location
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|North     = [[Malinao, Albay|Malinao]]
|East      = ''[[Lagonoy Gulf]]''
|Southeast = [[Malilipot, Albay|Malilipot]]
|South     = ''[[Mayon Volcano]]''
|Southwest = [[Ligao]]
|West      = [[Polangui, Albay|Polangui]]<br>[[Oas, Albay|Oas]]
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