South Ubian
Municipality in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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South Ubian, officially the Municipality of South Ubian (Tagalog: Bayan ng Timog Ubian), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,583 people.[3]
South Ubian
اوبيان سلتن | |
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Municipality of South Ubian | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 5°11′N 120°29′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
Province | Tawi-Tawi |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Hadzri H. Matba |
• Vice Mayor | Abdel-Aziz A. Halun |
• Representative | Dimszar M. Sali |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 13,913 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 272.04 km2 (105.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2.0 m (6.6 ft) |
Highest elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 29,583 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,382 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 43.48 |
• Revenue | ₱ 147.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 74.91 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 136.3 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 19.69 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Tawi Tawi Electric Cooperative (TAWELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7504 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
Native languages | Sama Tagalog |
Website | www |
The municipality is home to the sacred island-village of Tabawan, which is currently being enlisted by the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines in the country's tentative list for future UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription.[5]
A number of tangible and intangible properties in the municipality, mostly in Tabawan, was declared by Ordinance No. 14-2020, effectively protecting these cultural heritage or "pusaka’ kambo’an" in the Sama language. Properties protected include numerous ancestral heritage houses in Tabawan as well as numerous cultural practices of intangible heritage.[6][7][8]