Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan

TabuanLasa
Municipality
Map of Basilan showing the location of Tabuan-Lasa
Location within Basilan province
TabuanLasa

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 of Basilan
Founded March 29, 2008
Barangays 12 (see Barangays)
Government[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
  Mayor Muctar Y. Junaid
Area[2]
  Total 80.5 km2 (31.1 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
  Total 24,188
  Density 300/km2 (780/sq mi)
  Voter(2016)[4] 12,107
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 7305
IDD:area code +63(0)62
PSGC 150713000
Website www.tabuan-lasa.gov.ph

Tabuan-Lasa, officially the Municipality of Tabuan-Lasa (Filipino: Bayan ng Tabuan-Lasa), is a municipality in the province of Basilan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) of the Philippines. The population was 24,188 at the 2015 census.[3] In the 2016 election, it had 12,107 registered voters.[4]

Tabuan-Lasa was created out of the 12 barangays of Sumisip that were not on Basilan Island, through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187,[5] which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008.[6]

Barangays

Tabuan-Lasa is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.[7]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015[3] 2010[8]
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 TabuanLasa
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 18,635    
YearPop.±% p.a.
2015 24,188+5.09%
Source: PSA[3][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).

In the 2016 election, it had 12,107 registered voters.[4]

References

  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "About Tabuan-Lasa: Physical Characteristics". www.tabuan-lasa.gov.ph. Municipality of Tabuan Lasa Official Website. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "ARMM - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "Municipal: Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  8. 1 2 "ARMM - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. "ARMM - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011.



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