Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan

Tabuan-Lasa
Municipality
Location in Basilan province
Tabuan-Lasa Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 06°21′N 121°58′E / 6.350°N 121.967°ECoordinates: 06°21′N 121°58′E / 6.350°N 121.967°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province	Basilan
District	Lone district of Basilan
Founded	March 29, 2008
Barangays	12
Government[1]
• Mayor	Muctar Y. Junaid
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	18,635
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	7305
Dialing code	62
Income class	5th class
Website	www.tabuan-lasa.gov.ph

Tabuan-Lasa is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 18,635 people.^[2]

It was created out of the 12 barangays of Sumisip that were not on Basilan Island, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187,^[3] which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008.

Barangays

Tabuan-Lasa is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.^[2]

• Babag (Babuan Island)
• Balanting
• Boloh-Boloh
• Bukut-Umus
• Kaumpurnah
• Lanawan
• Pisak-Pisak
• Saluping
• Suligan (Babuan Island)
• Sulloh (Tapiantana)
• Tambulig Buton
• Tong-Umus

Demographics

Population census of Tabuan-Lasa
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2010	18,635	—
Source: National Statistics Office[2]

References

1. "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
2. "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
3. "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. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• One Municipality created in the First Quarter of 2008