Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan

Ungkaya Pukan
Municipality
Location within Basilan province
Ungkaya Pukan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°30′N 122°07′E / 6.5°N 122.12°ECoordinates: 6°30′N 122°07′E / 6.5°N 122.12°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province	Basilan
District	Lone district of Basilan
Founded	May 22, 2006
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jomar M. Maturan
Area[2]
• Total	96.13 km^2 (37.12 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	18,441
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)[4]	9,015
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	7304
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
PSGC	150711000

Ungkaya Pukan, officially the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan (Filipino: Bayan ng Ungkaya Pukan), is a municipality in the province of Basilan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) of the Philippines. The population was 18,441 at the 2015 census.^[3] In the 2016 election, it had 9,015 registered voters.^[4]

Ungkaya Pukan was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190,^[5] ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006. It is composed of 12 barangays that were formerly part of Tipo-Tipo.

Barangays

Ungkaya Pukan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.^[6]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015[3]		2010[7]
150711001	Amaloy	6.1%	1,129	980	+2.73%
150711002	Bohe-Pahuh	7.8%	1,437	1,499	−0.80%
150711003	Bohe-Suyak	15.2%	2,804	2,128	+5.39%
150711004	Cabangalan	5.5%	1,010	1,136	−2.21%
150711005	Danit	4.4%	818	824	−0.14%
150711006	Kamamburingan	5.5%	1,018	1,223	−3.43%
150711007	Matata	6.3%	1,170	1,041	+2.25%
150711008	Materling	12.5%	2,296	2,268	+0.23%
150711009	Pipil	12.9%	2,375	2,069	+2.66%
150711010	Sungkayut	5.0%	931	1,040	−2.09%
150711011	Tongbato	7.8%	1,446	1,371	+1.02%
150711012	Ulitan	10.9%	2,007	2,122	−1.06%
	Total		18,441	17,701	+0.78%

Demographics

Population census of Ungkaya Pukan
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 30,472 —     2010 17,701 −17.94%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2015 18,441 +0.78%
Source: PSA[3][7][8]

In the 2015 census, Ungkaya Pukan had a population of 18,441.^[3] The population density was 190 inhabitants per square kilometre (490/sq mi).

In the 2016 election, it had 9,015 registered voters.^[4]

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Comprehensive Development Plan - Ungkaya Pukan Municipality". basilan.net. Provincial Government of Basilan. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
3. "ARMM - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
5. "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.
6. "Municipal: Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
7. "ARMM - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. "ARMM - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011.