South Ubian
اوبيان سلتن
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| Municipality of South Ubian | |
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Map of Tawi-Tawi with South Ubian highlighted
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  South Ubian Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 5°11′N 120°29′E / 5.18°N 120.48°E / 5.18; 120.48 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Tawi-Tawi |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Hadzri H. Matba |
| • Vice Mayor | Abdel-Aziz A. Halun |
| • Representative | Dimszar M. Sali |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 13,913 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 272.04 km2 (105.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.0 m (6.6 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[3]
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| • Total | 29,583 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,382 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ 147.4 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 74.91 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 136.3 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 19.69 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Tawi Tawi Electric Cooperative (TAWELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
7504
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
| Native languages | Sama Tagalog |
| Website | www |
South Ubian, officially the Municipality of South Ubian (Tagalog: Bayan ng Timog Ubian), is a 3rd class municipality in the provinceofTawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,583 people.[3]
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.[5]
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.[6][7][8]
South Ubian is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| Climate data for South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi | |||||||||||||
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| 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[9] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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[10][11][12][13] | ||
Poverty Incidence of South Ubian
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] |
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Places adjacent to South Ubian
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 Province of Tawi-Tawi | |
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Bongao (capital) | |
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