Sumisip, Basilan

Sumisip
Municipality
Location within Basilan province
Sumisip Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°25′N 121°59′E / 6.42°N 121.98°ECoordinates: 6°25′N 121°59′E / 6.42°N 121.98°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province	Basilan
District	Lone district of Basilan
Barangays	29 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Gulam S. Salliman-Hataman
Population (2015 census)[2]
• Total	41,730
• Voter (2016)[3]	20,849
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	7305
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Income class	1st class
PSGC	150705000
Website	www.sumisip.gov.ph

Sumisip, officially the Municipality of Sumisip (Filipino: Bayan ng Sumisip), is a municipality in the province of Basilan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) of the Philippines. The population was 41,730 at the 2015 census.^[2] In the 2016 election, it had 20,849 registered voters.^[3]

12 barangays that were not on Basilan Island seceded to form the municipality of Tabuan-Lasa through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187,^[4] which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008.

Barangays

Sumisip is politically subdivided into 29 barangays.^[5]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015[2]		2010[6]
150705001	Bacung	4.6%	1,900	2,028	−1.23%
150705027	Baiwas	2.5%	1,049	974	+1.42%
150705028	Basak	3.0%	1,237	1,107	+2.14%
150705002	Benembengan Lower	1.9%	810	582	+6.50%
150705035	Benembengan Upper	3.5%	1,443	1,017	+6.89%
150705036	Bohe-languyan	1.9%	797	777	+0.49%
150705006	Buli-buli	3.0%	1,271	1,021	+4.26%
150705007	Cabcaban	3.4%	1,413	1,293	+1.70%
150705029	Cabengbeng Lower	3.0%	1,237	1,131	+1.72%
150705030	Cabengbeng Upper	3.0%	1,264	1,602	−4.41%
150705039	Ettub-ettub	4.3%	1,797	1,296	+6.42%
150705010	Guiong	6.1%	2,560	2,471	+0.68%
150705041	Kaum-Air	2.0%	828	825	+0.07%
150705051	Kaumpamatsakem	2.7%	1,120	841	+5.61%
150705024	Libug	3.2%	1,320	1,252	+1.01%
150705042	Limbocandis	2.1%	878	631	+6.49%
150705043	Lukketon	4.0%	1,662	1,544	+1.41%
150705031	Luuk-Bait	3.7%	1,553	1,719	−1.92%
150705032	Mahatalang	2.9%	1,190	1,254	−0.99%
150705013	Manaul	4.5%	1,887	1,666	+2.40%
150705014	Mangal (Poblacion)	7.2%	3,008	2,207	+6.07%
150705044	Marang	2.4%	1,014	1,078	−1.16%
150705045	Mebak	3.1%	1,302	754	+10.96%
150705047	Sahaya Bohe Bato	3.9%	1,630	1,208	+5.87%
150705048	Sapah Bulak	3.5%	1,452	1,091	+5.59%
150705019	Sumisip Central	4.0%	1,671	1,462	+2.58%
150705050	Tikus	3.6%	1,482	1,069	+6.42%
150705025	Tongsengal	2.5%	1,036	1,095	−1.05%
150705022	Tumahubong	4.6%	1,919	2,036	−1.12%
	Total		41,730	37,031	+2.30%

Demographics

Population census of Sumisip
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 33,301 —     1995 42,003 +4.45% 2000 51,712 +4.56%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 71,807 +4.63% 2010 37,031 −21.42% 2015 41,730 +2.30%
Data prior to 2010 includes Tabuan-Lasa. Source: PSA[2][6][7]

In the 2015 census, Sumisip had a population of 41,730.^[2]

In the 2016 election, it had 20,849 registered voters.^[3]

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "ARMM - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
3. "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
4. "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 ARMM Official Site. Cotabato City, Philippines. July 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
5. "Municipal: Sumisip, Basilan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
6. "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.
7. "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.