Lantawan
Lantawan
لنتاون | |
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| Municipality of Lantawan | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Basilan with Lantawan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Lantawan | |
Lantawan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°38′17″N 121°50′24″E / 6.638°N 121.84°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) | |
• 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 |
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.
On August 25, 2007, 10 of its barangays were separated and constituted into the new municipality of Hadji Muhtamad. The municipality now only consists of 25 barangays found on Basilan Island.