Barangay Tabon

Barangay Tabon forms part of Dalaguete, a municipality in Cebu, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tabon had a population of 3,436. This made it the 6th largest of 33 barangays in Dalaguete by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tabon accounted for approximately 4.61% of the total population of Dalaguete, which stood at 74,596 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tabon changed from 3,094 to 3,436, a shift of +11.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Dalaguete. Barangay Tabon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dalaguete is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tabon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cebu, which contains 1,203 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tabon ranks 277th by 2020 population. Cebu is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.