Toboso | |
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| Municipality of Toboso | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): Asenso pa, Toboso! | |
 Map of Negros Occidental with Toboso highlighted | |
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.svg)  Toboso Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°43′N 123°31′E / 10.72°N 123.52°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Negros Occidental |
| District | 1st district |
| Named for | El Toboso, Spain |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Madonnah M. Jaojoco |
| • Vice Mayor | Maria Luisa B. dela Cruz |
| • Representative | Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 31,371 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.33 km2 (45.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 928 m (3,045 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 43,445 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| • Households | 10,968 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 28.68 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 159.8 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 523.3 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 139.6 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 158.1 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6125 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog Cebuano |
| Website | municipalityoftoboso |
Toboso, officially the Municipality of Toboso (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Toboso; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Toboso; Tagalog: Bayan ng Toboso), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,445 people.[3]
Toboso is 114 kilometres (71 mi) from Bacolod and 198 kilometres (123 mi) from Dumaguete, the capital of Negros Oriental.
- ^ Municipality of Toboso | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.