Hadji Muhtamad

Hadji Muhtamad
حدجي موهتامد
Municipality of Hadji Muhtamad
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Hadji Muhtamad is located in Philippines
Hadji Muhtamad
Hadji Muhtamad
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°38′N 121°37′E / 6.63°N 121.62°E / 6.63; 121.62
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceBasilan
District Lone district
FoundedAugust 25, 2007
Barangays10 (see Barangays
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorArsina K. Nanoh
 • Vice MayorNadzra S. Hasim
 • RepresentativeMujiv S. Hataman
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate10,937 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total173.22 km2 (66.88 sq mi)
Elevation
1.0 m (3.3 ft)
Highest elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total26,867
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Households
4,261
Economy
 • Poverty incidence
67.58
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 105.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 126.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 85.55 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 103.7 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBasilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7301
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesYakan
Chavacano
Tagalog

Hadji Muhtamad, officially the Municipality of Hadji Muhtamad (Tausūg: Lupah Hadji Muhtamad; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Hadji Muhtamad; Tagalog: Bayan ng Hadji Muhtamad), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,867 people.[3]

Hadji Muhtamad was created out of the 10 barangays of Lantawan that were not on Basilan Island, through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 200,[5] which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on August 25, 2007.[6]

  1. ^ Municipality of Hadji Muhtamad | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 200; An Act Creating the Municipality of Hadji Muhtamad 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.
  6. ^ "Five (5) New Cities, Two (2) Municipalities and a Barangay created in the Third Quarter of 2007". National Statistical Coordination Board. 13 November 2007. Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2016.