Maluso, Basilan

Maluso
Municipality
Port Holland in Maluso
Location within Basilan province
Maluso Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°33′N 121°53′E / 6.55°N 121.88°ECoordinates: 6°33′N 121°53′E / 6.55°N 121.88°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province	Basilan
District	Lone district of Basilan
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Hanie A. Bud
Area[2]
• Total	168.46 km^2 (65.04 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	40,646
• Density	240/km^2 (620/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)[4]	23,436
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	7303
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Income class	4th class
PSGC	150704000

Maluso, officially the Municipality of Maluso (Filipino: Bayan ng Maluso), is a municipality in the province of Basilan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) of the Philippines. The population was 40,646 at the 2015 census.^[3] In the 2016 election, it had 23,436 registered voters.^[4]

On February 27, 2010, about 70 militants of the extremist Abu Sayyaf group attacked Tubigan village in Maluso, setting fire to homes and killing at least 11 people.^[5]

Barangays

Maluso is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.^[6]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015[3]		2010[7]
150704001	Abong-Abong	2.4%	965	846	+2.54%
150704002	Batungal	3.0%	1,207	924	+5.22%
150704003	Calang Canas	7.0%	2,862	1,101	+19.95%
150704016	Fuente Maluso	2.9%	1,185	1,261	−1.18%
150704004	Guanan North (Zone I)	2.7%	1,079	1,089	−0.18%
150704005	Guanan South (Zone II)	3.3%	1,336	1,202	+2.03%
150704006	Limbubong	2.4%	976	1,220	−4.16%
150704007	Mahayahay Lower (Zone I)	1.5%	595	671	−2.26%
150704019	Mahayahay Upper (Zone II)	3.1%	1,252	1,112	+2.28%
150704008	Muslim Area	1.3%	509	440	+2.81%
150704009	Port Holland Zone I Poblacion (Upper)	9.3%	3,784	3,171	+3.42%
150704010	Port Holland Zone II Poblacion (Shipyard Main)	6.5%	2,649	2,436	+1.61%
150704011	Port Holland Zone III Poblacion (Samal Village)	11.1%	4,532	3,417	+5.52%
150704012	Port Holland Zone IV (Lower)	14.4%	5,834	3,355	+11.11%
150704020	Port Holland Zone V (Shipyard Tabuk)	5.1%	2,054	1,444	+6.94%
150704015	Taberlongan	4.6%	1,855	2,046	−1.85%
150704017	Tamuk	2.4%	976	1,008	−0.61%
150704013	Townsite (Poblacion)	12.3%	4,993	4,820	+0.67%
150704018	Tubigan	3.5%	1,424	1,649	−2.75%
150704021	Upper Garlayan	1.4%	579	591	−0.39%
	Total		40,646	33,803	+3.57%

Demographics

Population census of Maluso
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 18,666 —     1995 26,844 +7.05% 2000 31,054 +3.17%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 48,178 +6.24% 2010 33,803 −12.10% 2015 40,646 +3.57%
Source: PSA[3][7][8]

In the 2015 census, Maluso had a population of 40,646.^[3] The population density was 240 inhabitants per square kilometre (620/sq mi).

In the 2016 election, it had 23,436 registered voters.^[4]

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Comprehensive Development Plan - Municipality of Maluso". basilan.net. Provincial Government of Basilan. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
3. "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. "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
5. "Abu Sayyaf militants raid Philippine village". BBC News. 27 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
6. "Municipal: Maluso, Basilan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
7. "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.
8. "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.