Tapon

Tapon is one of the 44 barangays of the municipality of Ubay, in the province of Bohol, Philippines.The total land area is. According to the, it has a population of. It is generally believed that fewer than half its inhabitants were born in Tapon.Tapon celebrates its annual fiesta on 29 June in honor of their patron saint, Saint Peter.HistoryFormerly Tapon was a sitio of Poblacion. Its principal use was grazing for goats – the sitio was called "Canding", which means goat in Visayan language.In 1968 it became a separate barangay. Early officials passed a resolution to change its name and the name chosen was Tapon, which means "to cross" in Visayan, because of the wooden hanging bridge between the barangay and the town centre.In the same year (1968), the first school building was erected, followed by the construction of the chapel, inaugurated on June 29, 1968, the date of the fiesta.LocationTapon overlooks Camotes Sea to the north. It is bounded to the south by Casate, to the east by Poblacion and to the west by Achila and Camambugan.GovernmentDespite its small size, the barangay is divided into west and east, with Tapon river as the dividing line.East Tapon is plain, and here are located: public offices – barangay hall, day care, sports and health centersresidencesTapon Elementary School, the only school in the barangaythe chapelpolice outpostWest Tapon, the larger portion of the barangay, is rolling land with large agricultural lots. There are two beaches, Balong and Henson beach which offer tourist facilities. A large portion of West Tapon covers sandy beach suitable for family picnics and small group gatherings.