Sumisip, officially the Municipality of Sumisip (

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: ''Bulak Sumisip'';

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: ''Municipalidad de Sumisip''; tgl, Bayan ng Sumisip), is a 1st class

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in the

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of Basilan,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,345 people. 12 barangays that were not on

Basilan Island Basilan, officially the Province of Basilan ( cbk, Provincia de Basilan; yka, Wilayah Basilanin; tsg, Wilaya' sin Basilan; fil, Lalawigan ng Basilan), is an island province of the Philippines located primarily in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Re ...

seceded to form the municipality of

Tabuan-Lasa Tabuan-Lasa, officially the Municipality of Tabuan-Lasa ( Tausūg: ''Lupah Tabuan-Lasa''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Tabuan-Lasa''; tgl, Bayan ng Tabuan-Lasa), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...

through ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187'', which was subsequently ratified in a

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held on March 29, 2008.

Geography

Barangays

Sumisip is politically subdivided into 29

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Sumisip had a population of 47,345.

Economy

References

External links

Sumisip Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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