Ungkaya Pukan, officially the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan ( Tausūg: ''Lupah Ungkaya Pukan'';

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: ''Municipalidad de Ungkaya Pukan''; tgl, Bayan ng Ungkaya Pukan), is a

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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 24,016 people. Named after Orang Kaya (nobleman) Pukan, a Yakan chieftain that fought valiantly against Pedro Javier Cuevas aka Datu Kalun and his Christianized Yakan warriors backed by the Spaniards.

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Ungkaya Pukan was created by ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190'', ratified by

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on May 22, 2006. It is composed of 12

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s that were formerly part of

Tipo-Tipo Tipo-Tipo, officially the Municipality of Tipo-Tipo ( Tausūg: ''Lupah Tipo-Tipo''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Tipo-Tipo''; tgl, Bayan ng Tipo-Tipo), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 ce ...

Geography

Barangays

Ungkaya Pukan is politically subdivided into 12

Climate

Demographics

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

Economy

References

External links

Ungkaya Pukan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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