Tuburan, Basilan
Tuburan
توبورن | |
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| Municipality of Tuburan | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Basilan with Tuburan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Tuburan | |
Tuburan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°36′41″N 122°11′11″E / 6.611294°N 122.186325°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Basilan |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Durie S. Kallahal |
| • Vice Mayor | Husin L. Kalang |
| • Representative | Yusop T. Alano |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 7,512 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 546.00 km2 (210.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 613 m (2,011 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 30,027 |
| • Density | 54.995/km2 (142.44/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,012 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 61.79 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 162.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 166.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 159.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 26.05 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Basilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7306 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Yakan Chavacano Tagalog |
Tuburan, officially the Municipality of Tuburan (Tausūg: Lupah Tuburan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tuburan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tuburan), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,742 people.
In 2006, the municipalities of Akbar and Hadji Mohammad Ajul were created from Tuburan, reducing its number of barangays from 30 to 10.