Tipo-Tipo
Tipo-Tipo
تيڤو-تيڤو | |
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| Municipality of Tipo-Tipo | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Basilan with Tipo-Tipo highlighted | |
Interactive map of Tipo-Tipo | |
Tipo-Tipo Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°30′02″N 122°07′10″E / 6.500631°N 122.119328°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Basilan |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Arcam P. Istarul |
| • Vice Mayor | Ingatun G. Istarul |
| • Representative | Mujiv S. Hataman |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 14,960 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.7 km2 (19.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 32,734 |
| • Density | 659/km2 (1,710/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,195 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 62.29 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 145.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 437 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 | 7304 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Yakan Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Tipo-Tipo, officially the Municipality of Tipo-Tipo (Tausūg: Lupa' Tipo-Tipo; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tipo-Tipo; Filipino: Bayan ng Tipo-Tipo), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,531 people.
In 2006, the municipalities of Al-Barka and Ungkaya Pukan were created from Tipo-Tipo, reducing its number of barangays from 39 to 11.
Tipo-Tipo was the site of the 2007 Basilan beheading incident where Abu Sayyaf bandits beheaded 14 Philippine Marines, as well as two subsequent battles in April 2014 and April 2016.