Ungkaya Pukan

Ungkaya Pukan, officially the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan (Tausūg: Lupah Ungkaya Pukan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ungkaya Pukan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ungkaya Pukan), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,016 people.^[5]

Ungkaya Pukan اوڠكاي ڤوكن
Municipality
Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan
Flag Seal
Map of Basilan with Ungkaya Pukan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Ungkaya Pukan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°30′04″N 122°07′17″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Basilan
District	Lone district
Founded	May 22, 2006
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jomar M. Maturan
• Vice Mayor	Ahmadin T. Barahim
• Representative	Mujiv S. Hataman
• Municipal Council	Members Ahyar H. Sulaiman Aley Ahmad A. Fernandez Khalifa B. Abih Muhtamad M. Aidil Marham T. Maturan Nuldahman A. Sanggilahan Madz T. Maturan Mahmoda A. Indal
• Electorate	11,760 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	96.13 km2 (37.12 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Highest elevation	996 m (3,268 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	31,041
• Density	320/km2 (840/sq mi)
• Households	4,039
Economy
• Poverty incidence	57.37 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 291.9 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 291.9 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 154.2 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 154.2 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Basilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7304
PSGC	1900711000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Yakan Chavacano Tagalog

History

Named after Orang Kaya^{[6][circular reference]} (nobleman) Pukan, a Yakan chieftain that fought valiantly against Pedro Javier Cuevas aka Datu Kalun^[7] and his Christianized Yakan warriors backed by the Spaniards.^{[8][circular reference]}

Ungkaya Pukan was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190,^[9] ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006. It is composed of 12 barangays that were formerly part of Tipo-Tipo.

Geography

Barangays

Outreach program in Barangay Materling in 2009

Ungkaya Pukan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.^[10] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024[11]		2010[12]
150711001	Amaloy	3.6%	1,129	980	▴	0.99%
150711002	Bohe-Pahuh	4.6%	1,437	1,499	▾	−0.29%
150711003	Bohe-Suyak	9.0%	2,804	2,128	▴	1.95%
150711004	Cabangalan	3.3%	1,010	1,136	▾	−0.82%
150711005	Danit	2.6%	818	824	▾	−0.05%
150711006	Kamamburingan	3.3%	1,018	1,223	▾	−1.27%
150711007	Matata	3.8%	1,170	1,041	▴	0.82%
150711008	Materling	7.4%	2,296	2,268	▴	0.09%
150711009	Pipil	7.7%	2,375	2,069	▴	0.97%
150711010	Sungkayut	3.0%	931	1,040	▾	−0.77%
150711011	Tongbato	4.7%	1,446	1,371	▴	0.37%
150711012	Ulitan	6.5%	2,007	2,122	▾	−0.39%
	Total		31,041	17,701	▴	4.00%

Climate

Climate data for Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	27 (81)	27 (81)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	27 (81)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (80)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	130 (5.1)	91 (3.6)	100 (3.9)	114 (4.5)	242 (9.5)	329 (13.0)	347 (13.7)	321 (12.6)	223 (8.8)	273 (10.7)	239 (9.4)	140 (5.5)	2,549 (100.3)
Average rainy days	16.5	14.3	14.9	15.5	23.8	25.3	25.3	25.3	21.5	23.0	21.1	17.5	244
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[13]

Demographics

Population census of Ungkaya Pukan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	30,472	—
2010	17,701	−17.94%
2015	18,441	+0.78%
2020	24,016	+5.72%
2024	31,041	+6.35%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][12][16][17]

In the 2020 census, Ungkaya Pukan had a population of 24,016.^[18] The population density was 250 inhabitants per square kilometre (650/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Ungkaya Pukan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2006 47.00 2009 26.45 2012 48.66 2015 53.48 2018 76.76 2021 57.37 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]