Lantawan, officially the Municipality of Lantawan (Tausūg: Lupah Lantawan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Lantawan; ), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 48,777 people.
On August 25, 2007, 10 of its barangays were separated and constituted into the new municipality of Hadji Muhtamad. The municipality now only consists of 25 barangays found on Basilan Island.
Geography
Barangays Lantawan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2024 census, Lantawan had a population of 48,777. According to Ethnologue and Joshua Project, Lantawan had a multi-ethnic population which mainly use Chavacano as the lingua-franca.
Economy Poverty Incidence of
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Notable personalities
Isnilon Totoni Hapilon, self-proclaimed emir of the Islamic State forces in the Philippines and former leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group
References
External links Lantawan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]