[4] According to native stories, the "Legend of Tabaco" was about a lost foreigner who asked the locals what the name of the place is.

The lost foreigner assumed that the native understood what he asked, then thought the name of the place is Tabaco.

Pedro De Alcareso became the first permanent parish priest and established a church dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the patron saint of the city.

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.

[6] With the restoration of peace after World War II, the Tabaqueños started rebuilding their lives and their land.

A 1964 fire razed the commercial center, and in 1970, another destructive storm, Typhoon Sening, slashed through the town.

The City of Tabaco is located on the eastern coast of Albay province with an area of 117.14 km2 (45.23 sq mi).

The terrain in the poblacion or town center of Tabaco is generally flat with the highest elevation at around 5 m (16 ft).

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.

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.

Islam, Mormonism, Hinduism, Jainism, Wicca, Modern Paganism and Buddhism also have followers in the city.

Poverty incidence of Tabaco Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Its economy is still heavily dependent on agriculture.

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.

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.

In dealing with solid waste management, the City of Tabaco has adopted the usual means of dumping garbage in an open-pit dumpsite.