Lantawan
Municipality in Basilan, Philippines
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Lantawan, officially the Municipality of Lantawan (Tausūg: Lupah Lantawan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Lantawan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lantawan), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,040 people.[5]
Lantawan
لنتاون | |
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| Municipality of Lantawan | |
Map of Basilan with Lantawan highlighted | |
![]() Interactive map of Lantawan | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°38′17″N 121°50′24″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Basilan |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Nursiya I. Ismael |
| • Vice Mayor | Rustam M. Ismael |
| • Representative | Mujiv S. Hataman |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 20,224 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 405.04 km2 (156.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 703 m (2,306 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 48,777 |
| • Density | 120.43/km2 (311.90/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,758 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 58.53 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 145.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 437.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 131.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 353.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Basilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7301 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Chavacano Yakan Tagalog |
| Website | www |
On August 25, 2007, 10 of its barangays were separated and constituted into the new municipality of Hadji Muhtamad.[6][7] The municipality now only consists of 25 barangays found on Basilan Island.
Geography
Barangays
Lantawan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.[8] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[9] | 2010[10] | |||||
| 150703001 | Atong-atong | 4.9% | 2,368 | 1,155 | 5.31% | |
| 150703018 | Bagbagon | 1.7% | 829 | 793 | 0.32% | |
| 150703003 | Baungis | 1.1% | 524 | 515 | 0.12% | |
| 150703019 | Bulan-bulan | 3.0% | 1,463 | 1,333 | 0.67% | |
| 150703004 | Bulanza | 1.6% | 771 | 605 | 1.76% | |
| 150703037 | Calayan | 1.0% | 507 | 452 | 0.83% | |
| 150703026 | Calugusan | 1.8% | 870 | 796 | 0.64% | |
| 150703027 | Canibungan | 3.8% | 1,847 | 1,472 | 1.65% | |
| 150703029 | Landugan | 0.9% | 452 | 390 | 1.07% | |
| 150703007 | Lantawan Proper (Poblacion) | 1.9% | 919 | 943 | −0.19% | |
| 150703031 | Lawi-lawi | 2.0% | 994 | 681 | 2.76% | |
| 150703030 | Lawila | 1.3% | 643 | 467 | 2.33% | |
| 150703024 | Lower Bañas | 1.2% | 599 | 550 | 0.62% | |
| 150703008 | Lower Manggas | 2.1% | 1,025 | 598 | 3.96% | |
| 150703036 | Luuk-Maluha | 1.0% | 498 | 491 | 0.10% | |
| 150703011 | Matarling | 1.9% | 929 | 1,337 | −2.59% | |
| 150703012 | Matikang | 1.9% | 918 | 857 | 0.50% | |
| 150703033 | Pamucalin | 2.5% | 1,228 | 1,143 | 0.52% | |
| 150703035 | Paniongan | 1.3% | 612 | 524 | 1.12% | |
| 150703038 | Parian-Baunoh | 2.1% | 1,001 | 843 | 1.25% | |
| 150703021 | Suba-an (Pangasahan) | 1.8% | 895 | 516 | 4.05% | |
| 150703034 | Switch Yakal | 2.2% | 1,056 | 944 | 0.81% | |
| 150703016 | Tairan | 4.3% | 2,104 | 1,562 | 2.17% | |
| 150703025 | Upper Bañas | 1.2% | 571 | 466 | 1.47% | |
| 150703017 | Upper Manggas | 2.0% | 971 | 654 | 2.89% | |
| Total | 48,777 | 20,087 | 6.60% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for Lantawan, 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) | 26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104 (4.1) |
71 (2.8) |
87 (3.4) |
96 (3.8) |
206 (8.1) |
262 (10.3) |
272 (10.7) |
264 (10.4) |
181 (7.1) |
240 (9.4) |
192 (7.6) |
109 (4.3) |
2,084 (82) |
| Average rainy days | 14.3 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 21.8 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 19.7 | 21.8 | 19.4 | 15.4 | 225.1 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[11] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population census of Lantawan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][10][14][15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, Lantawan had a population of 31,040.[16]
Economy
Notable personalities
- Isnilon Totoni Hapilon, self-proclaimed emir of the Islamic State forces in the Philippines and former leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group
