Tipo-Tipo, Basilan

Tipo-Tipo
Municipality
Map of Basilan with Tipo highlighted-Tipo
Tipo-Tipo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 06°32′N 122°10′E / 6.533°N 122.167°ECoordinates: 06°32′N 122°10′E / 6.533°N 122.167°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province	Basilan
District	Lone district of Basilan
Barangays	11
Government[1]
• Mayor	Ingatun-Lukman G. Istarul
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	16,978
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	7304
Dialing code	62
Income class	3rd class

Tipo-tipo is a third class municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 16,978 people.^[2]

In 2006, the municipalities of Al-Barka and Ungkaya Pukan were created from Tipo-Tipo, reducing its number of barangays from 39 to 11.

Tipo-Tipo was the site of the 2007 Basilan beheading incident where Islamic rebels beheaded 14 Philippine Marines, as well as two subsequent battles in April 2014 and April 2016.

Barangays

Tipo-tipo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.^[2]

• Badja
• Bohebaca
• Bohelebung
• Lagayas
• Limbo-Upas
• Tipo-tipo Proper (Pob.)
• Baguindan
• Banah
• Bohe-Tambak
• Silangkum
• Bangcuang

Demographics

Population census of Tipo-Tipo
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	33,897	—
1995	46,866	+6.26%
2000	48,284	+0.64%
2007	26,548	−7.92%
2010	16,978	−15.01%
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.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information