Maluso

Maluso
مالوسو
Municipality
Municipality of Maluso
Gaunan Island, off the coast of Port Holland, Maluso, circa 1926
Gaunan Island, off the coast of Port Holland, Maluso, circa 1926
Flag of Maluso
Flag
Official seal of Maluso
Seal
Map of Basilan with Maluso highlighted
Map of Basilan with Maluso highlighted
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Maluso is located in Philippines
Maluso
Maluso
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°33′N 121°53′E / 6.55°N 121.88°E / 6.55; 121.88
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceBasilan
District Lone district
Barangays20 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorHanie A. Bud
 • Vice MayorAl-Mashor A. Yasin
 • RepresentativeMujiv S. Hataman
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate30,736 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
168.46 km2 (65.04 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Highest elevation
874 m (2,867 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
45,730
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
 • Households
7,195
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
59.80
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 150.4 million (2020), 66.91 million (2012), 61.29 million (2013), 71.35 million (2014), 81.56 million (2015), 87.33 million (2016), 69.52 million (2017), 109.7 million (2018), 222.2 million (2019), 145.6 million (2021), 204.6 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 276.2 million (2020), 70.36 million (2012), 90.83 million (2013), 103.8 million (2014), 77.66 million (2015), 87.65 million (2016), 42.47 million (2017), 155.7 million (2018), 266.7 million (2019), 370.2 million (2021), 453.8 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 146.8 million (2020, 2021), 62.97 million (2012), 59.02 million (2013), 68.87 million (2014), 83.44 million (2015), 79.79 million (2016), 73.48 million (2017), 147.2 million (2018), 249.8 million (2019), 193.7 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 260.6 million (2020), 21.02 million (2012), 51.23 million (2013), 91.31 million (2014), 68.84 million (2015), 71.29 million (2016), 35.19 million (2017), 138.2 million (2018), 251.2 million (2019), 342.2 million (2021), 417.1 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBasilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7303
PSGC
150704000
IDD : area code +63 (0)62
Native languagesYakan
Chavacano
Tagalog

Maluso, officially the Municipality of Maluso (Tausūg: Dai'rah Lupah Maluso; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Maluso; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maluso), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45,730 people.[3]

It is geographically situated in the Province of Basilan, on the southwestern part of the island, in close vicinity to Sulu group and Banguingui Isles, making it the third most populous town after Isabela City and Lamitan City, in terms of people living in semi-urban areas. Maluso has beautiful beaches, rivers and dynamic mangrove areas, and also home to different ethnolinguistic tribes such as Yakan, Iranun, Banguingui and Tausug, peaceably living with kolono groups from different parts of Luzon and Visayas who migrated during the commonwealth era, mostly settled permanently later on. Maluso is one of the core member of Western Basilan Alliance, a group of five municipalities consisted of Maluso, Hji. Muhtamad, Lantawan, Sumisip and Tabuan-Lasa LGUs, sponsored and capacitated by the Spanish government aid agency AECID-funded "MILAB 2" Project, in partnership with the Provincial Government of Basilan.

On July 1, 2022, it launched its own Flagship program dubbed as “Marayaw Maluso: Peace and Eco-Tourism Hub of Southern Philippines", primarily focused on three major key areas of peace, environment and tourism. Maluso is home to Maluso River, locally known as “Subah Maluso”, historically tied with its humble beginnings centuries ago, and a known source of freshwater from European sailors and adventurers of the past.[5]

Geography

Barangays

Maluso is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.[6] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[7]
150704001 Abong-Abong 2.1% 965 846 ▴ 1.32%
150704002 Batungal 2.6% 1,207 924 ▴ 2.71%
150704003 Calang Canas 6.3% 2,862 1,101 ▴ 10.02%
150704016 Fuente Maluso 2.6% 1,185 1,261 ▾ −0.62%
150704004 Gaunan North (Zone I) 2.4% 1,079 1,089 ▾ −0.09%
150704005 Gaunan South (Zone II) 2.9% 1,336 1,202 ▴ 1.06%
150704006 Limbubong 2.1% 976 1,220 ▾ −2.21%
150704007 Mahayahay Lower (Zone I) 1.3% 595 671 ▾ −1.19%
150704019 Mahayahay Upper (Zone II) 2.7% 1,252 1,112 ▴ 1.19%
150704008 Muslim Area 1.1% 509 440 ▴ 1.47%
150704009 Port Holland Zone I Poblacion (Upper) 8.3% 3,784 3,171 ▴ 1.78%
150704010 Port Holland Zone II Poblacion (Shipyard Main) 5.8% 2,649 2,436 ▴ 0.84%
150704011 Port Holland Zone III Poblacion (Samal Village) 9.9% 4,532 3,417 ▴ 2.86%
150704012 Port Holland Zone IV (Lower) 12.8% 5,834 3,355 ▴ 5.69%
150704020 Port Holland Zone V (Shipyard Tabuk) 4.5% 2,054 1,444 ▴ 3.59%
150704015 Taberlongan 4.1% 1,855 2,046 ▾ −0.98%
150704017 Tamuk 2.1% 976 1,008 ▾ −0.32%
150704013 Townsite (Poblacion) 10.9% 4,993 4,820 ▴ 0.35%
150704018 Tubigan 3.1% 1,424 1,649 ▾ −1.46%
150704021 Upper Garlayan 1.3% 579 591 ▾ −0.20%
Total 45,730 33,803 ▴ 3.07%

Climate

Climate data for Maluso, Basilan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27
(81) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 27
(81) 		26
(79) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		27
(81)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 104
(4.1) 		71
(2.8) 		87
(3.4) 		96
(3.8) 		206
(8.1) 		262
(10.3) 		272
(10.7) 		264
(10.4) 		181
(7.1) 		240
(9.4) 		192
(7.6) 		109
(4.3) 		2,084
(82)
Average rainy days 14.3 12.8 14.3 14.2 21.8 23.3 24.1 24.0 19.7 21.8 19.4 15.4 225.1
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8]

Demographics

Population census of Maluso
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 16,869—    
1970 15,519−0.83%
1975 12,665−3.99%
1980 17,287+6.42%
1990 18,666+0.77%
1995 26,844+7.05%
2000 31,054+3.17%
2007 48,178+6.24%
2010 33,803−12.10%
2015 40,646+3.57%
2020 45,730+2.34%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][7][10][11]

In the 2020 census, Maluso had a population of 45,730.[3] The population density was 270 inhabitants per square kilometre (700/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Maluso

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2003
39.90
2006
48.00
2009
39.16
2012
37.52
2015
48.70
2018
72.75
2021
59.80

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Notable people

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Maluso | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ Horsburgh, James (1843). India Directory. London, England. p. 571.
  6. ^ "Municipal: Maluso". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Maluso, Basilan : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. ^ Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  11. ^ "Province of Basilan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  14. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  15. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  17. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.


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