Tabuan-Lasa

Tabuan-Lasa, officially the Municipality of Tabuan-Lasa (Tausūg: Lupah Tabuan-Lasa; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tabuan-Lasa; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tabuan-Lasa), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,327 people.^[3]

Tabuan-Lasa تابوان-لسا
Municipality
Municipality of Tabuan-Lasa
Flag Seal
Map of Basilan with Tabuan-Lasa highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Tabuan-Lasa Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°21′N 121°58′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Basilan
District	Lone district
Founded	March 29, 2008
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Moner S. Manisan
• Vice Mayor	Isnirul S. Ahalul
• Representative	Mujiv S. Hataman
• Municipal Council	Members Muctar Y. Junaid Farouck L. Alpad Al-Khapid L. Junaid Halil E. Haji Hakim A. Harun Muktadir M. Abdussalam Ahiya K. Abubakar Mahdar S. Abdulkarim
• Electorate	15,893 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	80.5 km2 (31.1 sq mi)
Elevation	6.0 m (19.7 ft)
Highest elevation	327 m (1,073 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	29,327
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
• Households	4,499
Economy
• Poverty incidence	73.43 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 165.2 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 114.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 147.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 36.42 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Basilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7305
PSGC	150713000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Yakan Chavacano Tagalog
Website	www.tabuan-lasa.gov.ph

Tabuan-Lasa was created out of the 12 barangays of Sumisip that were not on Basilan Island, through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187,^[5] which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Tabuan-Lasa is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020[3]		2010[8]
150713001	Babag (Babuan Island)	7.4%	2,179	1,799	▴	1.93%
150713002	Balanting	4.8%	1,411	937	▴	4.18%
150713003	Boloh-boloh	4.3%	1,261	814	▴	4.47%
150713004	Bukut-Umus	10.2%	2,984	2,061	▴	3.77%
150713005	Kaumpurnah	6.6%	1,947	1,582	▴	2.10%
150713006	Lanawan	14.2%	4,174	2,103	▴	7.09%
150713007	Pisak-pisak	3.3%	958	847	▴	1.24%
150713008	Saluping	7.3%	2,128	1,993	▴	0.66%
150713009	Suligan (Babuan Island)	3.7%	1,078	1,112	▾	−0.31%
150713010	Sulloh (Tapiantana)	6.1%	1,785	1,260	▴	3.54%
150713011	Tambulig Buton	5.4%	1,582	1,535	▴	0.30%
150713012	Tong-Umus	9.2%	2,701	2,592	▴	0.41%
	Total		29,327	18,635	▴	4.64%

Climate

Climate data for Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	129 (5.1)	85 (3.3)	101 (4.0)	111 (4.4)	227 (8.9)	303 (11.9)	303 (11.9)	285 (11.2)	197 (7.8)	254 (10.0)	219 (8.6)	136 (5.4)	2,350 (92.5)
Average rainy days	15.9	13.5	15.1	14.8	22.9	24.7	24.9	24.3	20.7	22.6	20.5	17.4	237.3
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[9]

Demographics

Population census of Tabuan-Lasa

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2010	18,635	—
2015	24,188	+5.09%
2020	29,327	+3.86%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][8][11][12]

In the 2020 census, Tabuan-Lasa had a population of 29,327.^[3] The population density was 360 inhabitants per square kilometre (930/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Tabuan-Lasa

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2009 40.29 2012 51.56 2015 62.15 2018 85.88 2021 73.43 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17]