Ungkaya Pukan Explained

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Native Name:اوڠكاي ڤوكن
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Established Date:May 22, 2006
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Leader Name:Jomar M. Maturan
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Leader Name1:Ahmadin T. Barahim
Leader Name2:Mujiv S. Hataman
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Ungkaya Pukan, officially the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan (Tausūg: Lupah Ungkaya Pukan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ungkaya Pukan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ungkaya Pukan), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,016 people.

Named after Orang Kaya[1] (nobleman) Pukan, a Yakan chieftain that fought valiantly against Pedro Javier Cuevas aka Datu Kalun[2] and his Christianized Yakan warriors backed by the Spaniards.[3]

Ungkaya Pukan was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190,[4] ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006. It is composed of 12 barangays that were formerly part of Tipo-Tipo.

Geography

Barangays

Ungkaya Pukan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Ungkaya Pukan had a population of 24,016. The population density was NaN24,016/96.13.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. [Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan]
  2. Web site: Datu Kalun, Pedro Javier Cuevas bronze sculpture.
  3. [History of Basilan]
  4. Web site: Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190; An Act Creating the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan in the Province of Basilan and for Other Purposes. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204143453/http://rla-armmgov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MMAA-190.pdf. 4 February 2016. Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. 27 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Poverty incidence (PI):. Philippine Statistics Authority. December 28, 2020.