Kabasalan, officially the Municipality of Kabasalan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Kabasalan;

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: ''Municipalidad de Kabasalan''; tl, Bayan ng Kabasalan), is a 2nd class

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in the

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Zamboanga Sibugay Zamboanga Sibugay, officially the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Zamboanga Sibugay; tl, Lalawigan ng Zamboanga Sibugay; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Zamboanga Sibugay''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Zamboanga ...

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. 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

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, 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) which most of the municipality where flooded. Schools were destroyed due to strong winds.

Geography

Barangays

Kabasalan is politically subdivided into 29

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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
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br>Official website of the Municipal Government of Kabasalan
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