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Sign in to saveBasilan, officially the Province of Basilan (; ; ; ), is an island province of the Philippines located primarily in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Basilan Island is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago. It is just off the southern coast of the geographic Zamboanga Peninsula.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Basilan
- Settlement.image_caption
- (from top: left to right) Basilan Peak, Forest Park in Isabela City, Lamitan City Hall and Basilan satellite image in 2016
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.seal_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in the Philippines
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- (except Isabela City) Zamboanga Peninsula (Isabela City)
- Settlement.established_title
- Chartered City
- Settlement.established_date
- July 1, 1948
- Settlement.established_title1
- Converted into a province
- Settlement.established_date1
- December 27, 1973
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.seat
- Lamitan
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mujiv S. Hataman (BUP)
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Vice Governor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Hadjiman S. Hataman-Salliman (PFP)
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
64 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Precolonial Basilan (Taguima and the Tagimaha)
- Champa Kingdom period
- Taguima: From Acehnese Lineage to Bruneian Alliance
- The Acehnese Foundation
- The Bruneian Strategic Partnership
- Basilan during the Sulu Sultanate
- Taguima
- Spanish rule
- American occupation
- Japanese occupation
- Philippine independence
- Contemporary
- Geography
- Climate
- Administrative divisions
- Cities
- Municipalities
- Demographics
- Culture
- Demographics
- Population growth 2000-2007
- Basilan Census 2010
- Religion
- Islam
- Catholicism
- Others
- Language
- Education
- Clubs and organizations
- Economy
- Early history
- Multinational plantations
- The Moro uprising
- Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program and the rise of Abu Sayyaf
- Inclusion in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
- Return of rubber
- Coconut
- Other products
- Banking and finance
- Utilities, infrastructure and health
- Tourism
- Churches and religious shrines
- Historical sites
- Fiestas and festivals
- Government
- Current officeholders
- Recent local elections
- List of former governors
- Bellwether Province
- Flora and fauna
- Mammals
- Amphibians
- Birds
- Plants
- In popular culture
- Media
- Newspapers
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Basilan, officially the Province of Basilan (; ; ; ), is an island province of the Philippines located primarily in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Basilan Island is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago. It is just off the southern coast of the geographic Zamboanga Peninsula.
Isabela, the most populous city and the former capital, is a component city under the provincial government of Basilan but is administered as part of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region and is listed statistically independent. The provincial capital has since been transferred to Lamitan. Despite this, some national government offices are still located at Isabela.
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