Tabuan‑Lasa | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Basilan province |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 6°21′N 121°58′E / 6.35°N 121.97°ECoordinates: 6°21′N 121°58′E / 6.35°N 121.97°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) |
Province | Basilan |
District | Lone district of Basilan |
Founded | March 29, 2008 |
Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Muctar Y. Junaid |
Area | |
• Total | 80.5 km2 (31.1 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 24,188 |
• Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
ZIP code | 7305 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
150713000 | |
Electorate | 12,107 voters as of 2016 |
Website | www |
Tabuan-Lasa, officially the Municipality of Tabuan-Lasa (Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tabuan-Lasa; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tabuan-Lasa; Filipino: Bayan ng Tabuan-Lasa), is a municipality in the province of Basilan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) of the Philippines. The population was 24,188 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 12,107 registered voters.
Tabuan-Lasa was created out of the 12 barangays of Sumisip that were not on Basilan Island, through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008.
Tabuan-Lasa is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.
In the 2015 census, Tabuan-Lasa had a population of 24,188. The population density was 300 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 12,107 registered voters.