Tuburan, Basilan
# Tuburan, Basilan

Tuburan, officially the Municipality of Tuburan (Tausūg: Lupah Tuburan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tuburan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tuburan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,742 people.

In 2006, the municipalities of Akbar and Hadji Mohammad Ajul were created from Tuburan, reducing its number of barangays from 30 to 10.

## Geography

### Barangays

Tuburan is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 150707016 | Bohetambis | 5.2% | 1,290 | 1,108 | ▴ | 1.53% |
| 150707034 | Calut | 16.8% | 4,146 | 4,254 | ▾ | −0.26% |
| 150707021 | Duga-a | 11.9% | 2,934 | 2,433 | ▴ | 1.89% |
| 150707040 | Katipunan | 5.7% | 1,405 | 1,340 | ▴ | 0.47% |
| 150707005 | Lahi-lahi | 9.0% | 2,239 | 1,877 | ▴ | 1.78% |
| 150707028 | Lower Sinangkapan | 10.7% | 2,652 | 2,333 | ▴ | 1.29% |
| 150707041 | Lower Tablas | 2.8% | 704 | 919 | ▾ | −2.63% |
| 150707025 | Mahawid | 8.0% | 1,975 | 2,175 | ▾ | −0.96% |
| 150707010 | Sinulatan | 4.0% | 983 | 829 | ▴ | 1.72% |
| 150707033 | Tablas Usew | 7.6% | 1,879 | 1,720 | ▴ | 0.89% |
| | Total | Total | 24,742 | 18,988 | ▴ | 2.68% |

### Climate

Climate data for Tuburan, Basilan :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 106 (4.2) | 77 (3.0) | 91 (3.6) | 104 (4.1) | 236 (9.3) | 321 (12.6) | 325 (12.8) | 306 (12.0) | 227 (8.9) | 271 (10.7) | 204 (8.0) | 115 (4.5) | 2,383 (93.7) |
| Average rainy days | 15.3 | 13.8 | 17.7 | 15.5 | 23.1 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 21.1 | 22.9 | 20.1 | 16.6 | 239.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, Tuburan had a population of 24,742.

