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Akbar, Basilan
Municipality in Basilan, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Akbar, officially the Municipality of Akbar (Tausūg: Lupah Akbar; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Akbar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Akbar), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,098 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[5]
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History
Akbar was created through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 193 dated December 20, 2005.[6]
It is composed of 9 barangays that were formerly part of Tuburan, including one island barangay. It has an area of 38.76 square kilometres (14.97 sq mi).[7]
The place is named after Imam Akbar Marani, a known Islamic preacher/propagator and descendant of Kuddarat, who landed in Taguime (now part of the municipality of Moh’d Ajul) in 17th century and later migrated to central Mindanao. In his older age, Imam Akbar transferred from Sinangkapan, Akbar, to Lantawan based in Kanibungan and he was buried there.
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Barangays
Akbar is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.[8] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate
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Demographics
In the 2020 census, Akbar had a population of 23,098.[16] The population density was 600 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,600/sq mi).
Economy
Poverty Incidence of Akbar
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41.40 2009
32.70 2012
53.92 2015
52.06 2018
70.12 2021
64.88 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] |
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