Tabuan-Lasa

Tabuan-Lasa
تابوان-لسا
Municipality of Tabuan-Lasa
Map of Basilan with Tabuan-Lasa highlighted
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Tabuan-Lasa
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°21′N 121°58′E / 6.35°N 121.97°E / 6.35; 121.97
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceBasilan
District Lone district
FoundedMarch 29, 2008
Barangays12 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorMoner S. Manisan
  Vice MayorIsnirul S. Ahalul
  RepresentativeMujiv S. Hataman
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate18,140 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
80.5 km2 (31.1 sq mi)
Elevation
6.0 m (19.7 ft)
Highest elevation
327 m (1,073 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
29,327
  Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
  Households
4,499
Economy
  Poverty incidence
73.43
% (2021)
  Revenue165.2 million (2022)
  Assets114.2 million (2022)
  Expenditure147.8 million (2022)
  Liabilities36.42 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityBasilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7305
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)62
Native languagesYakan
Chavacano
Tagalog
Websitewww.tabuan-lasa.gov.ph

Tabuan-Lasa, officially the Municipality of Tabuan-Lasa (Tausūg: Lupah Tabuan-Lasa; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tabuan-Lasa; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tabuan-Lasa), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,327 people.

Tabuan-Lasa was created out of the 12 barangays of Sumisip that were not on Basilan Island, through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008.