Tobias Fornier

Tobias Fornier, officially the Municipality of Tobias Fornier, (Banwa kang Tobias Fornier; Banwa sang Tobias Fornier; Bayan ng Tobias Fornier), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,816 people, making it the ninth most populous municipality in the province of Antique.

History
The municipality of Tobias Fornier was formerly known as Dao until 1978 when it was given its current name by virtue of ''Batas Pambansa Blg. 10''. It is named after a Congressman from Antique, Tobias Abiera Fornier (1902–October 31, 1964).

In 1957, a barrio named Barasanan was renamed to Ballescas. In the same year, barrio Taguimtim was renamed to Pacienca.

Geography
Tobias Fornier is located at °N, °W. It is 28 km from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 112.12 km2 constituting NaN% of the 2,729.17 km2 total area of Antique.

Barangays
Tobias Fornier is politically subdivided into 50 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics
In the 2020 census, Tobias Fornier had a population of 33,816. The population density was undefined PD/km2.