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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.
  3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  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.
  9. ^ "Municipal: Ungkaya Pukan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  10. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  12. ^ Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  13. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  14. ^ "Province of Basilan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  17. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.


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