Tipo-Tipo

Tipo-Tipo
تيڤو-تيڤو
Municipality of Tipo-Tipo
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Tipo-Tipo is located in Philippines
Tipo-Tipo
Tipo-Tipo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°32′N 122°10′E / 6.53°N 122.17°E / 6.53; 122.17
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceBasilan
District Lone district
Barangays11 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorArcam P. Istarul
 • Vice MayorIngatun G. Istarul
 • RepresentativeMujiv S. Hataman
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate16,478 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total49.7 km2 (19.2 sq mi)
Elevation
86 m (282 ft)
Highest elevation
583 m (1,913 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total25,531
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Households
4,195
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
62.29
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 112.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 305.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 107.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 229.7 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBasilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7304
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesYakan
Chavacano
Tagalog
Websitewww.tipo-tipo.gov.ph

Tipo-Tipo, officially the Municipality of Tipo-Tipo (Tausūg: Lupah Tipo-Tipo; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tipo-Tipo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tipo-Tipo), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,531 people.[3]

In 2006, the municipalities of Al-Barka and Ungkaya Pukan were created from Tipo-Tipo,[5][6] reducing its number of barangays from 39 to 11.

Tipo-Tipo was the site of the 2007 Basilan beheading incident where Abu Sayyaf bandits beheaded 14 Philippine Marines, as well as two subsequent battles in April 2014 and April 2016.

  1. ^ Municipality of Tipo-Tipo | (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. 191; An Act Creating the Municipality of Al-Barka 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. ^ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190; An Act Creating the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan 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.