Misplaced Pages

South Ubian اوبيان سلتن
Municipality
Municipality of South Ubian
FlagSeal
Map of Tawi-Tawi with South Ubian highlighted
OpenStreetMap
South UbianLocation 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 Rudy Mar T. Shun Mohammadjan N. Sarajan III Kasuwagi G. Tani Nurmudzrin U. Hashim Meriba K. Sandag Adzter B. Tani Alyasier A. Escandar Munar Khan S. Maming
• Electorate	13,913 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	272.04 km (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
• Total	29,583
• Density	110/km (280/sq mi)
• Households	5,382
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	43.48% (2021)
• 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
PSGC	157006000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)68
Native languages	Sama Tagalog
Website	www.southubian.gov.ph

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.

Geography

Barangays

South Ubian is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Babagan
• Bengkol
• Bintawlan
• Boheh
• Bubuan
• Bunay Bunay Tong
• Bunay Bunay Lookan
• Bunay Bunay Center
• Lahad Dampong
• East Talisay
• Laitan
• Lambi-lambian
• Laud
• Likud Dampong
• Likud Egang
• Nunuk
• Nusa-nusa
• Nusa
• Pampang
• Putat
• Sollogan
• Tampakan Dampong
• Tangngah
• Tinda-tindahan
• Tong Tampakan
• Tubig Dayang Center
• Tubig Dayang Riverside
• Tubig Dayang
• Tukkai
• West Talisay
• Unas-unas

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty Incidence of South Ubian

References

1.  Municipality of South Ubian | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "Pending Philippine UNESCO Nominations or Applications".
6. "Tabawan: Tawi-Tawi's heritage island". May 15, 2022.
7. "Meet the shaman of Tabawan". The Philippine STAR.
8. "Professor Santamaria Examines Sama Ritual, Film in Malaysia Seminar". Asian Center. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
9. "South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
10. Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of Tawi‑tawi". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• South Ubian Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• South Ubian Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Census Information

v t e Places adjacent to South Ubian
Pangutaran, Sulu Sulu Sea Pandami, Sulu Languyan Tandubas South Ubian Celebes Sea Sapa-Sapa Celebes Sea

v t e Province of Tawi-Tawi
Bongao (capital)
Municipalities	Bongao Languyan Mapun Panglima Sugala Sapa-Sapa Sibutu Simunul Sitangkai South Ubian Tandubas Turtle Islands

This article about a location in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Municipalities of Tawi-Tawi
• Island municipalities in the Philippines
• Bangsamoro geography stubs