Maluso, Basilan
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| Municipality | |
Port Holland in Maluso
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 Location within Basilan province |
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 Maluso
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| Coordinates: 6°33′N 121°53′E / 6.55°N 121.88°ECoordinates: 6°33′N 121°53′E / 6.55°N 121.88°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) |
| Province | Basilan |
| District | Lone district of Basilan |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Hanie A. Bud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.46 km2 (65.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 40,646 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 7303 |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)62 |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| 150704000 | |
| Electorate | 23,436 voters as of 2016 |
Maluso, officially the Municipality of Maluso (Filipino: Bayan ng Maluso), is a municipality in the province of Basilan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) of the Philippines. The population was 40,646 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 23,436 registered voters.
On February 27, 2010, about 70 militants of the extremist Abu Sayyaf group attacked Tubigan village in Maluso, setting fire to homes and killing at least 11 people.
Maluso is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.
In the 2015 census, Maluso had a population of 40,646. The population density was 240 inhabitants per square kilometre (620/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 23,436 registered voters.
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