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Ungkaya Pukan
اوڠكاي ڤوكن | |
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| Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan | |
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.svg)  Ungkaya Pukan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°30′N 122°07′E / 6.5°N 122.12°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Basilan |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | May 22, 2006 |
| Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jomar M. Maturan |
| • Vice Mayor | Ahmadin T. Barahim |
| • Representative | Mujiv S. Hataman |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 11,344 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.13 km2 (37.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 996 m (3,268 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 24,016 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,039 |
| Economy | |
| • Poverty incidence | 57.37 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 90.44 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 222.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 85.88 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 158.8 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Basilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7304 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Yakan Chavacano Tagalog |
Ungkaya Pukan, officially the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan (Tausūg: Lupah Ungkaya Pukan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ungkaya Pukan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ungkaya Pukan), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,016 people.[3]
Named after Orang Kaya[5][circular reference] (nobleman) Pukan, a Yakan chieftain that fought valiantly against Pedro Javier Cuevas aka Datu Kalun[6] and his Christianized Yakan warriors backed by the Spaniards.[7][circular reference]
Ungkaya Pukan was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190,[8] ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006. It is composed of 12 barangays that were formerly part of Tipo-Tipo.
- ^ Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan
- ^ "Datu Kalun, Pedro Javier Cuevas bronze sculpture".
- ^ History of Basilan
- ^ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190; An Act Creating the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan in the Province of Basilan and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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