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Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan

Ungkaya Pukan, officially the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan (Tausūg: Lupah Ungkaya Pukan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ungkaya Pukan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ungkaya Pukan), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,016 people.

Named after Orang Kaya (nobleman) Pukan, a Yakan chieftain that fought valiantly against Pedro Javier Cuevas aka Datu Kalun and his Christianized Yakan warriors backed by the Spaniards.

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

Geography

Barangays

Outreach program in Barangay Materling in 2009

Ungkaya Pukan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020 2010
150711001 Amaloy 4.7% 1,129 980 1.43%
150711002 Bohe-Pahuh 6.0% 1,437 1,499 −0.42%
150711003 Bohe-Suyak 11.7% 2,804 2,128 2.80%
150711004 Cabangalan 4.2% 1,010 1,136 −1.17%
150711005 Danit 3.4% 818 824 −0.07%
150711006 Kamamburingan 4.2% 1,018 1,223 −1.82%
150711007 Matata 4.9% 1,170 1,041 1.17%
150711008 Materling 9.6% 2,296 2,268 0.12%
150711009 Pipil 9.9% 2,375 2,069 1.39%
150711010 Sungkayut 3.9% 931 1,040 −1.10%
150711011 Tongbato 6.0% 1,446 1,371 0.53%
150711012 Ulitan 8.4% 2,007 2,122 −0.56%
Total 24,016 17,701 3.10%

Climate

Climate data for Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26
(79)
26
(79)
26
(79)
27
(81)
27
(81)
27
(81)
27
(81)
27
(81)
27
(81)
27
(81)
27
(81)
27
(81)
27
(81)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 26
(79)
26
(79)
26
(79)
26
(79)
27
(81)
27
(81)
26
(79)
26
(79)
26
(79)
27
(81)
26
(79)
26
(79)
26
(80)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 130
(5.1)
91
(3.6)
100
(3.9)
114
(4.5)
242
(9.5)
329
(13.0)
347
(13.7)
321
(12.6)
223
(8.8)
273
(10.7)
239
(9.4)
140
(5.5)
2,549
(100.3)
Average rainy days 16.5 14.3 14.9 15.5 23.8 25.3 25.3 25.3 21.5 23.0 21.1 17.5 244
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)

Demographics

Population census of Ungkaya Pukan
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 30,472—    
2010 17,701−17.94%
2015 18,441+0.78%
2020 24,016+5.33%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2020 census, Ungkaya Pukan had a population of 24,016. The population density was 250 inhabitants per square kilometre (650/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Ungkaya Pukan

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2006
47.00
2009
26.45
2012
48.66
2015
53.48
2018
76.76
2021
57.37

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

References

  1. ^ Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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  5. ^ Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan
  6. ^ "Datu Kalun, Pedro Javier Cuevas bronze sculpture".
  7. ^ History of Basilan
  8. ^ "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.
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