Lamitan

Lamitan
City of Lamitan
Motto(s): 
Lamitan Kong Mahal (Lamitan, My Love)
Map of Basilan with Lamitan highlighted
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Lamitan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°39′30″N 122°08′45″E / 6.658236°N 122.145714°E / 6.658236; 122.145714
Country Philippines
Region Bangsamoro
ProvinceBasilan
District Lone district
Founded1886
CityhoodJune 8, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010)
Affirmed CityhoodFebruary 15, 2011
Barangays45 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • mayor of Lamitan[*]Roderick H. Furigay
 • Vice MayorHegem C. Furigay
 • RepresentativeMujiv S. Hataman
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate51,524 voters (2025)
Area
 • Total354.45 km2 (136.85 sq mi)
Elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Highest elevation
996 m (3,268 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total116,652
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
 • Households
19,353
Economy
 • Income class3rd city income class
 • Poverty incidence35.99 percent% (2021)[3]
 • Revenue₱1,026,227,640.89 (2022)
 • Assets₱1,334,945,247.25 (2022)
 • Expenditure₱770,427,134.52 (2022)
 • Liabilities₱460,535,616.11 (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBasilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7302
PSGC
IDD:area code +63 (0)62
Climate typetropical climate
Native languagesChavacano
Yakan
Tagalog
Websitehttps://lamitancity.gov.ph/

Lamitan, officially known as the City of Lamitan (Chavacano: Ciudad de Lamitan; Yakan: Siyudad Lamitanin; Tausūg: Dāira sin Lamitan; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Lamitan), is a 6th class component city and de jure capital of the province of Basilan, Philippines.

References

  1. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.