Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan

Ungkaya Pukan
Municipality

Location in Basilan
Ungkaya Pukan

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 06°30′N 122°07′E / 6.500°N 122.117°E / 6.500; 122.117Coordinates: 06°30′N 122°07′E / 6.500°N 122.117°E / 6.500; 122.117
Country Philippines
Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province Basilan
District Lone district of Basilan
Founded May 22, 2006
Barangays 12
Government[1]
  Mayor Jomar M. Maturan
Population (2010)[2]
  Total 17,701
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 7304
Dialing code 62
Income class 5th class

Ungkaya Pukan is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 17,701 people.[2]

It was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190,[3] ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006. It is composed of 12 barangays that were formerly part of Tipo-Tipo.

Barangays

Ungkaya Pukan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.[2]

  • Amaloy
  • Bohe-Pahuh
  • Bohe-Suyak
  • Cabangalan
  • Danit
  • Kamamburingan
  • Matata
  • Materling
  • Pipil
  • Sungkayut
  • Tongbato
  • Ulitan

Demographics

Population census of
Ungkaya Pukan
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 30,472    
2010 17,701−17.94%
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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 190; An Act Creating the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan in the Province of Basilan and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

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