Tipo-Tipo, Basilan
| Tipo-Tipo | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Basilan province |
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| Coordinates: 6°32′N 122°10′E / 6.53°N 122.17°ECoordinates: 6°32′N 122°10′E / 6.53°N 122.17°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) |
| Province | Basilan |
| District | Lone district of Basilan |
| Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ingatun-Lukman G. Istarul |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.7 km2 (19.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 19,163 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 7304 |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)62 |
| Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| 150706000 | |
| Electorate | 9,658 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | www |
Tipo-Tipo, officially the Municipality of Tipo-Tipo (Filipino: Bayan ng Tipo-Tipo), is a municipality in the province of Basilan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) of the Philippines. The population was 19,163 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 9,658 registered voters.
In 2006, the municipalities of Al-Barka and Ungkaya Pukan were created from Tipo-Tipo, reducing its number of barangays from 39 to 11.
Tipo-Tipo was the site of the 2007 Basilan beheading incident where Islamic rebels beheaded 14 Philippine Marines, as well as two subsequent battles in April 2014 and April 2016.
Tipo-Tipo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.
In the 2015 census, Tipo-Tipo had a population of 19,163. The population density was 390 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,000/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 9,658 registered voters.
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