Lamitan

Lamitan
لميتن
City of Lamitan
Lamitan City Hall
Lamitan City Hall
Flag of Lamitan
Official seal of Lamitan
Motto(s): 
Lamitan Kong Mahal (Lamitan, My Love)
Map of Basilan with Lamitan highlighted
Map of Basilan with Lamitan highlighted
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Lamitan is located in Philippines
Lamitan
Lamitan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°39′N 122°08′E / 6.65°N 122.13°E / 6.65; 122.13
Country Philippines
Region Bangsamoro
ProvinceBasilan
District Lone district
Founded1886
CityhoodJune 8, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010)
Affirmed CityhoodFebruary 15, 2011
Named forLami-Lamihan
Barangays45 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorRoderick H. Furigay
 • Vice MayorHegem C. Furigay
 • RepresentativeMujiv S. Hataman
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate50,134 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total354.45 km2 (136.85 sq mi)
Elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Highest elevation
996 m (3,268 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total100,150
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
 • Households
19,353
Economy
 • Income class6th city income class
 • Poverty incidence
35.99
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 664.1 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 16,895 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 588.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 839 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBasilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7302
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesChavacano
Yakan
Tagalog
Websitehttps://lamitancity.gov.ph/

Lamitan, officially the City of Lamitan (Chavacano: Ciudad de Lamitan; Yakan: Siyudad Lamitanin; Tausūg: Dāira sin Lamitan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Lamitan), is a 6th class component city and de jure capital of the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 100,150 people.[3]

The city is bounded on the east by the municipality of Tuburan, on the south by Tipo-Tipo, on the west by Isabela and on the north by Basilan Strait.

  1. ^ City of Lamitan | (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 July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.