Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan

Tabuan-Lasa
Municipality
Municipality of Tabuan-Lasa

Map of Basilan with Tabuan-Lasa highlighted
Tabuan-Lasa
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°21′N 121°58′E / 6.35°N 121.97°E / 6.35; 121.97Coordinates: 6°21′N 121°58′E / 6.35°N 121.97°E / 6.35; 121.97
Country  Philippines
Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province Basilan
District Lone District
Founded March 29, 2008
Barangays 12 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Muctar Y. Junaid
 • Electorate 12,107 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 80.5 km2 (31.1 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 24,188
 • Density 300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 7305
PSGC 150713000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)62
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 55,775,687.01 (2016)
Native languages Yakan
Chavacano
Tagalog
Website www.tabuan-lasa.gov.ph

Tabuan-Lasa, officially the Municipality of Tabuan-Lasa, (Tausūg: Lupah Tabuan-Lasa; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tabuan-Lasa; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tabuan-Lasa), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 24,188 people.[3]

Tabuan-Lasa was created out of the 12 barangays of Sumisip that were not on Basilan Island, through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187,[4] which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008.[5]

Barangays

Tabuan-Lasa is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.[6]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015[3] 2010[7]
150713001 Babag (Babuan Island) 9.0% 2,179 1,799 ▴ 3.72%
150713002 Balanting 5.8% 1,411 937 ▴ 8.11%
150713003 Boloh-boloh 5.2% 1,261 814 ▴ 8.69%
150713004 Bukut-Umus 12.3% 2,984 2,061 ▴ 7.30%
150713005 Kaumpurnah 8.0% 1,947 1,582 ▴ 4.03%
150713006 Lanawan 17.3% 4,174 2,103 ▴ 13.94%
150713007 Pisak-pisak 4.0% 958 847 ▴ 2.37%
150713008 Saluping 8.8% 2,128 1,993 ▴ 1.26%
150713009 Suligan (Babuan Island) 4.5% 1,078 1,112 ▾ −0.59%
150713010 Sulloh (Tapiantana) 7.4% 1,785 1,260 ▴ 6.86%
150713011 Tambulig Buton 6.5% 1,582 1,535 ▴ 0.58%
150713012 Tong-Umus 11.2% 2,701 2,592 ▴ 0.79%
Total 24,188 18,635 ▴ 5.09%

Demographics

Population census of Tabuan‑Lasa
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 18,635—    
2015 24,188+5.09%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][7][8][9]

In the 2015 census, Tabuan-Lasa had a population of 24,188.[3] The population density was 300 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi).


References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Basilan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187; An Act Creating the Municipality of Tabuan-Lasa in the Province of Basilan and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "One Municipality created in the First Quarter of 2008". National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Municipal: Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. ↑ "Province of Basilan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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