Tuburan, Basilan

Tuburan
توبورن
Municipality of Tuburan
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Tuburan is located in Philippines
Tuburan
Tuburan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°36′N 122°12′E / 6.6°N 122.2°E / 6.6; 122.2
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceBasilan
District Lone district
Barangays10 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJhaber S. Kallahal
 • Vice MayorRoger C. Latip
 • RepresentativeMujiv S. Hataman
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate7,309 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total546.00 km2 (210.81 sq mi)
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Highest elevation
613 m (2,011 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total24,742
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Households
4,012
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
61.79
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 164.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 168.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 153 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 36.24 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBasilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7306
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesYakan
Chavacano
Tagalog

Tuburan, officially the Municipality of Tuburan (Tausūg: Lupah Tuburan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tuburan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tuburan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,742 people.[3]

In 2006, the municipalities of Akbar and Hadji Mohammad Ajul were created from Tuburan,[5][6] reducing its number of barangays from 30 to 10.

  1. ^ Municipality of Tuburan | (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. 193; An Act Creating the Municipality of Akbar 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 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 192; An Act Creating the Municipality of Hadji Mohammad Ajul 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.