Tipo-Tipo, Basilan
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 26,548 people.
In 2006, the municipalities of Al-Barka
Al-Barka, Basilan
Al-Barka is a 6th class municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. It was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 191, ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006...
and Ungkaya Pukan
Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan
Ungkaya Pukan is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. It was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 193, ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006...
were created from Tipo-Tipo, reducing its number of barangay
Barangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s from 39 to 11.
Tipo-Tipo was the site of the 2007 Basilan beheading incident
2007 Basilan beheading incident
2007 Basilan beheading incident was an Islamic insurgency between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels, and the Philippine Army which led to the execution of about 14 or 23 members of the Philippine Marines, and beheaded 11 of them on the province of Basilan in the southern...
where Islamic rebels beheaded 14 Philippine Marines.
Barangays
Tipo-tipo is politically subdivided into 11 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s.
- Badja
- Bohebaca
- Bohelebung
- Lagayas
- Limbo-Upas
- Tipo-tipo Proper (Pob.)
- Baguindan
- Banah
- Bohe-Tambak
- Silangkum
- Bangcuang