Country Philippines Time zone PST (UTC+8) Area 217 km² Local time Sunday 12:31 AM | Barangays ZIP code 7304 Mayor Ingatun-Lukman G. Istarul Province Basilan | |
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Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) District Lone district of Basilan Weather 24°C, Wind NE at 3 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Tipo-Tipo, officially the Municipality of Tipo-Tipo (Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tipo-Tipo; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tipo-Tipo; Filipino: Bayan ng Tipo-Tipo), is a municipality in the province of Basilan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) of the Philippines. The population was 19,163 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 9,658 registered voters.
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Map of Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, Philippines
In 2006, the municipalities of Al-Barka and Ungkaya Pukan were created from Tipo-Tipo, reducing its number of barangays from 39 to 11.
Tipo-Tipo was the site of the 2007 Basilan beheading incident where Islamic rebels beheaded 14 Philippine Marines, as well as two subsequent battles in April 2014 and April 2016.
Barangays
Tipo-Tipo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.
Demographics
In the 2015 census, Tipo-Tipo had a population of 19,163. The population density was 390 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,000/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 9,658 registered voters.