Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan

Tabuan‑Lasa
Municipality
Location within Basilan province
Tabuan‑Lasa Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°21′N 121°58′E / 6.35°N 121.97°ECoordinates: 6°21′N 121°58′E / 6.35°N 121.97°E
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 km^2 (31.1 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	24,188
• Density	300/km^2 (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 Tabuan‑Lasa
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 18,635 —	Year Pop. ±% 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. "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. "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. "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.