South Ubian
South Ubian
اوبيان سلتن | |
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| Municipality of South Ubian | |
Map of Tawi-Tawi with South Ubian highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 5°11′N 120°29′E / 5.18°N 120.48°E | |
| 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 |
| • Electorate | 15,199 voters (2025) |
| 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) | |
• Total | 29,583 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,382 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 43.48 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 204.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 88.96 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 216.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 28.04 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Tawi Tawi Electric Cooperative (TAWELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7504 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
| Native languages | Sama Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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South Ubian, officially the Municipality of South Ubian (Tagalog: Bayan ng Timog Ubian), is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,583 people.
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.
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.