Sumisip
Sumisip
سوميسيڤ | |
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| Municipality of Sumisip | |
Map of Basilan with Sumisip highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°25′N 121°59′E / 6.42°N 121.98°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Basilan |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 29 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jul-Adnan P. Hataman |
| • Vice Mayor | Gulam S. Hataman |
| • Representative | Mujiv S. Hataman |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 25,002 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 567.60 km2 (219.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 999 m (3,278 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 47,345 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,447 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 48.92 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 314.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 558.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 300.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 389.5 million (2021, 2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Basilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7305 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Yakan Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | lgu-sumisip |
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Sumisip, officially the Municipality of Sumisip (Yakan: Bulak Sumisip; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sumisip; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sumisip), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,345 people.
12 barangays that were not on Basilan Island seceded to form the municipality of Tabuan-Lasa through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008.