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Lantawan, Basilan

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Country
  
Philippines

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+8)

Area
  
405 kmĀ²

Barangays
  
25 (see Barangays)

ZIP code
  
7301

Province
  
Basilan

Lantawan, Basilan

Region
  
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

District
  
Lone district of Basilan

Lantawan, officially the Municipality of Lantawan (Chavacano: Municipalidad de Lantawan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Lantawan; Filipino: Bayan ng Lantawan), is a municipality in the province of Basilan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) of the Philippines. The population was 24,594 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 12,011 registered voters.

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Map of Lantawan, Basilan, Philippines

On August 25, 2007, 10 of its barangays were separated and constituted into the new municipality of Hadji Muhtamad. The municipality now only consists of 25 barangays found on Basilan Island.

Barangays

Lantawan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.

Demographics

In the 2015 census, Lantawan had a population of 24,594.

In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 12,011 registered voters.

Notable people

  • Isnilon Totoni Hapilon, emir of the Islamic State forces in the Philippines and former leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group
  • References

    Lantawan, Basilan Wikipedia