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Municipality in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
![]() Map of Tawi-Tawi with South Ubian highlighted | |
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 |
• 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]
South Ubian is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 157 (6.2) |
115 (4.5) |
123 (4.8) |
96 (3.8) |
136 (5.4) |
120 (4.7) |
104 (4.1) |
89 (3.5) |
86 (3.4) |
131 (5.2) |
151 (5.9) |
159 (6.3) |
1,467 (57.8) |
Average rainy days | 20.4 | 17.5 | 20.4 | 21.1 | 26.7 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 27.7 | 26.3 | 24.7 | 285 |
Source: Meteoblue[9] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 6,410 | — |
1918 | 8,944 | +2.25% |
1939 | 8,052 | −0.50% |
1948 | 10,286 | +2.76% |
1960 | 11,308 | +0.79% |
1970 | 12,749 | +1.21% |
1975 | 16,241 | +4.97% |
1980 | 17,356 | +1.34% |
1990 | 19,191 | +1.01% |
1995 | 20,180 | +0.95% |
2000 | 27,301 | +6.69% |
2007 | 32,986 | +2.64% |
2010 | 27,741 | −6.11% |
2015 | 25,935 | −1.27% |
2020 | 29,583 | +2.62% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13] |
Poverty Incidence of South Ubian
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20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
69.36 2003
53.91 2006
43.70 2009
36.36 2012
27.94 2015
25.27 2018
16.43 2021
43.48 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] |