Kabasalan, officially the Municipality of Kabasalan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Kabasalan;
Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Kabasalan''; tl, Bayan ng Kabasalan), is a 2nd class
municipality in the
province of
Zamboanga Sibugay,
Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,884 people.
History
The first inhabitants of the place are of
Subanen origin. Kabasalan comes from the word ''basal'', meaning to play the
agung, a musical instrument which is a favorite pastime of the Subanon. It was during the old times that the whole peninsula was resonating with the sound of that instrument. Every Subanen family owns a set of the instrument.
Kabasalan was greatly affected by
Typhoon Tembin (2017)
Typhoon Tembin, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Vinta, was the deadliest tropical cyclone to strike Mindanao since Typhoon Bopha in 2012. Following and impacting the Philippines less than a few days after the deadly Tropical Storm Kai-tak, Te ...
which most of the municipality where flooded.
Schools were destroyed due to strong winds.
Geography
Barangays
Kabasalan is politically subdivided into 29
barangays.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Media
Kabasalan and its neighboring towns is being served by Flash-FM 91.3 MHz and Countryside Cable Television, Inc.
References
External links
Kabasalan Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
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Official website of the Municipal Government of Kabasalan
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Municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay