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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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South Ubian
South Ubian, officially the Municipality of South Ubian (Tagalog: Bayan ng Timog Ubian), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,583 people.

The municipality is home to the sacred island-village of Tabawan, which is currently being enlisted by the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines in the country's tentative list for future UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription.

A number of tangible and intangible properties in the municipality, mostly in Tabawan, was declared by Ordinance No. 14-2020, effectively protecting these cultural heritage or "pusaka’ kambo’an" in the Sama language. Properties protected include numerous ancestral heritage houses in Tabawan as well as numerous cultural practices of intangible heritage.

Geography

Barangays

South Ubian is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Babagan
  • Bengkol
  • Bintawlan
  • Boheh
  • Bubuan
  • Bunay Bunay Tong
  • Bunay Bunay Lookan
  • Bunay Bunay Center
  • Lahad Dampong
  • East Talisay
  • Laitan
  • Lambi-lambian
  • Laud
  • Likud Dampong
  • Likud Egang
  • Nunuk
  • Nusa-nusa
  • Nusa
  • Pampang
  • Putat
  • Sollogan
  • Tampakan Dampong
  • Tangngah
  • Tinda-tindahan
  • Tong Tampakan
  • Tubig Dayang Center
  • Tubig Dayang Riverside
  • Tubig Dayang
  • Tukkai
  • West Talisay
  • Unas-unas

Climate

Climate data for South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 157
(6.2) 		115
(4.5) 		123
(4.8) 		96
(3.8) 		136
(5.4) 		120
(4.7) 		104
(4.1) 		89
(3.5) 		86
(3.4) 		131
(5.2) 		151
(5.9) 		159
(6.3) 		1,467
(57.8)
Average rainy days 20.4 17.5 20.4 21.1 26.7 25.7 26.0 24.5 24.0 27.7 26.3 24.7 285
Source: Meteoblue

Demographics

Population census of South Ubian
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 6,410—    
1918 8,944+2.25%
1939 8,052−0.50%
1948 10,286+2.76%
1960 11,308+0.79%
1970 12,749+1.21%
1975 16,241+4.97%
1980 17,356+1.34%
1990 19,191+1.01%
1995 20,180+0.95%
2000 27,301+6.69%
2007 32,986+2.64%
2010 27,741−6.11%
2015 25,935−1.27%
2020 29,583+2.62%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Economy

Poverty Incidence of South Ubian

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
69.36
2003
53.91
2006
43.70
2009
36.36
2012
27.94
2015
25.27
2018
16.43
2021
43.48

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority