Ungkaya Pukan
Municipality in Basilan, Philippines
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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.[5]
Ungkaya Pukan
اوڠكاي ڤوكن | |
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| Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan | |
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| Coordinates: 6°29′39″N 122°06′31″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 | 11,760 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 31,041 |
| • Density | 322.9/km2 (836.3/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,039 |
| Economy | |
| • Poverty incidence | 57.37 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 127 million (2024) |
| • Assets | ₱ 410.7 million (2024) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 62.1 million (2024) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 266.4 million (2024) |
| 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 |
History
Named after Orang Kaya[6][circular reference] (nobleman) Pukan, a Yakan chieftain that fought valiantly against Pedro Javier Cuevas aka Datu Kalun[7] and his Christianized Yakan warriors backed by the Spaniards.[8][circular reference]
Ungkaya Pukan was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190,[9] ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006. It is composed of 12 barangays that were formerly part of Tipo-Tipo.
Geography
Barangays
Ungkaya Pukan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.[10] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[11] | 2010[12] | |||||
| 150711001 | Amaloy | 3.6% | 1,129 | 980 | 1.00% | |
| 150711002 | Bohe-Pahuh | 4.6% | 1,437 | 1,499 | −0.30% | |
| 150711003 | Bohe-Suyak | 9.0% | 2,804 | 2,128 | 1.96% | |
| 150711004 | Cabangalan | 3.3% | 1,010 | 1,136 | −0.83% | |
| 150711005 | Danit | 2.6% | 818 | 824 | −0.05% | |
| 150711006 | Kamamburingan | 3.3% | 1,018 | 1,223 | −1.28% | |
| 150711007 | Matata | 3.8% | 1,170 | 1,041 | 0.83% | |
| 150711008 | Materling | 7.4% | 2,296 | 2,268 | 0.09% | |
| 150711009 | Pipil | 7.7% | 2,375 | 2,069 | 0.98% | |
| 150711010 | Sungkayut | 3.0% | 931 | 1,040 | −0.78% | |
| 150711011 | Tongbato | 4.7% | 1,446 | 1,371 | 0.38% | |
| 150711012 | Ulitan | 6.5% | 2,007 | 2,122 | −0.39% | |
| Total | 31,041 | 17,701 | 4.04% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (80) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 130 (5.1) |
91 (3.6) |
100 (3.9) |
114 (4.5) |
242 (9.5) |
329 (13.0) |
347 (13.7) |
321 (12.6) |
223 (8.8) |
273 (10.7) |
239 (9.4) |
140 (5.5) |
2,549 (100.3) |
| Average rainy days | 16.5 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 23.8 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 17.5 | 244 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[13] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In the 2020 census, Ungkaya Pukan had a population of 24,016.[18] The population density was 250 inhabitants per square kilometre (650/sq mi).
