Tungawan


', officially the ', is a of the Philippines| in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.
It has an area of of land, the largest in the province, as well as of coastal waters.
It was declared as a Municipality on May 24, 1959, and started functioning as an LGU on January 29, 1961, by virtue of Executive Order No. 395. Its name was coined from the minute leech generally known as “tungaw” of the Hirudo family.
Tungawan's economy is primarily based on agriculture, producing rubber, coconut, corn, rice, and seaweeds. It is home to the 880 hectares Bangaan Marine Sanctuary at Barangays Linguisan and Tigbucay.

Barangays

Tungawan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.

Climate

Demographics