Editing Basilan (section)

{{Short description|Province in Bangsamoro, Philippines}}
{{about|the Philippine province}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Basilan
| other_name               = 
| settlement_type          = {{PH wikidata|settlement_type}}
| image_skyline            = 
{{Photomontage
| photo1a = To Basilan Island.jpg
| photo2a = Basilan Island, PH, Sentinel-2.jpg
| photo2b = 
Isabela City Forest Park.jpg
| photo3a = Lamitan City Hall (Rizal Avenue, Lamitan, Basilan; 10-07-2023).jpg
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| spacing = 2
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| border = 0
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| image_caption            = (from top: left to right) Basilan Peak, Forest Park in Isabela City, [[Lamitan|Lamitan City Hall]] and Basilan satellite image in 2016
| image_flag               = {{PH wikidata|image_flag}}
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| seal_size                = 120x80px
| image_map                = {{PH wikidata|image_map}}
| map_caption              = Location in the Philippines
| coordinates              = {{PH wikidata|coordinates}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|Philippines}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[Regions of the Philippines|Region]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Bangsamoro}} (except [[Isabela, Basilan|Isabela City]]) <br/> [[Zamboanga Peninsula]] (Isabela City)
| established_title        = Chartered City
| established_date         = July 1, 1948
| established_title1       = Converted into a province
| established_date1        = December 27, 1973
| seat_type                = Capital
| seat                     = [[Lamitan, Basilan|Lamitan]]<ref name="philstar.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2016/02/28/1557698/armm-put-new-basilan-capitol|title=ARMM to put up new Basilan capitol|website=philstar.com}}</ref>
| government_type          = {{PH wikidata|government_type}}
| leader_title             = [[Governor]]
| leader_name              = [[Hadjiman S. Hataman-Salliman]] ([[Partido Federal ng Pilipinas|PFP]])
| leader_title1            = [[Vice Governor]]
| leader_name1             = Yusop T. Alano ([[PDP-Laban]])
| leader_title2            = [[House of Representatives of the Philippines#Current composition|Representative]] <!--congressman or congresswoman -->
| leader_name2             = [[Mujiv Hataman|Mujiv S. Hataman]] ([[Liberal Party (Philippines)|LP]])
| leader_title3            = Legislature
| leader_name3             = [[Basilan Provincial Board]]
| area_footnotes           = <ref name=area>{{cite report |title = Bangsamoro Development Plan |chapter-url = http://bangsamorodevelopment.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CHAPTER-10_BDP-Integrative-Report.pdf |publisher = Bangsamoro Development Agency |chapter = 10. Environment and Natural Resources |page = 95 |isbn = 9786219520928 |year = 2015 |access-date = September 19, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141740/http://bangsamorodevelopment.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CHAPTER-10_BDP-Integrative-Report.pdf |archive-date = March 4, 2016 |url-status = dead }} See also [[Talk:Basilan#Area|talk page]]</ref>
| area_total_km2           = {{PH wikidata|area}}
| area_land_km2            = 
| area_water_km2           = 
| area_rank                = 72nd out of 81
| elevation_max_m          = 998
| elevation_max_point      = [[Basilan Peak]]
| population_total         = 556586
| population_as_of         = {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}}
| population_rank          = 56th out of 81
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_density_rank  = 
| population_demonyms      = {{unbulleted list | Basileño | Basileña | Basilanin | Tau Basilan }}
| demographics_type1       = Divisions
| demographics1_title1     = [[Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities|Independent&nbsp;cities]]
| demographics1_info1      = 0
| demographics1_title2     = [[Cities of the Philippines|Component cities]]
| demographics1_info2      = {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle                      = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;
| title                           = 2
 | [[Isabela, Basilan|Isabela]] 
 | [[Lamitan]]
}}
| demographics1_title3     = [[Municipalities of the Philippines|Municipalities]]
| demographics1_info3      = {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle                      = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;
| title                           = 11
 | [[Akbar, Basilan|Akbar]]
 | [[Al-Barka]]
 | [[Hadji Mohammad Ajul]]
 | [[Hadji Muhtamad]]
 | [[Lantawan]]
 | [[Maluso]]
 | [[Sumisip]]
 | [[Tabuan-Lasa]]
 | [[Tipo-Tipo, Basilan]]
 | [[Tuburan, Basilan|Tuburan]]
 | [[Ungkaya Pukan]]
}}
| demographics1_title4     = [[Barangay]]s
| demographics1_title5     = [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|Districts]]
| demographics1_info5      = [[Legislative district of Basilan]]
| timezone                 = [[Philippine Standard Time|PST]]
| utc_offset               = +8
| postal_code_type         = [[List of ZIP codes in the Philippines|ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = {{PH wikidata|postal_code}}
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| area_code                = {{PH wikidata|area_code}}
| iso_code                 = {{PH wikidata|iso_code}}
| blank_name_sec1          = Languages
| blank_info_sec1          = {{hlist | [[Chavacano]] | [[Yakan language|Yakan]] | [[Tausug language|Tausug]] | [[Sama language|Sama]] | [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] | [[English language|English]] | [[Filipino language|Filipino]] }}
| blank_name_sec2          = Income classification
| blank_info_sec2          = 3rd class
| website                  = {{PH wikidata|website}}
| seat1                    = [[Isabela, Basilan|Isabela]]
| seat1_type               = Administrative center <br />{{nobold|and largest city}}
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'''Basilan''', officially the '''Province of Basilan''' ({{langx|cbk|Provincia de Basilan}}; {{langx|yka|Wilayah Basilanin}}; {{langx|tsg|Wilaya' sin Basilan}}; {{langx|fil|Lalawigan ng Basilan}}), is an island [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of the [[Philippines]] located primarily in the [[Bangsamoro|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 (geographical region)|Zamboanga Peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.philstar.com:8080/nation/2016/07/09/1601139/basilan-starts-construction-new-provincial-govt-center |title=Basilan starts construction of new provincial gov't center |access-date=May 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811110041/http://www.philstar.com:8080/nation/2016/07/09/1601139/basilan-starts-construction-new-provincial-govt-center |archive-date=August 11, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="philstar.com"/>

[[Isabela, Basilan|Isabela]], the most populous city and the former capital, is a [[Cities of the Philippines|component city]] under the provincial government of Basilan but is administered as part of the [[Zamboanga Peninsula]] [[Regions of the Philippines|Region]] and is listed statistically independent. The provincial capital has since been transferred to [[Lamitan]]. Despite this, the provincial Capitol and government offices are still located at Isabela.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Basilan Province Official Website - Contact us|url=http://www.basilan.gov.ph/basilan/|url-status=live|access-date=June 22, 2021|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024141816/http://www.basilan.gov.ph:80/basilan/ |archive-date=October 24, 2017 }}</ref>

Basilan is home to three main ethnolinguistic groups: the indigenous [[Yakan people|Yakan]]s, and the later-arriving [[Tausūg people|Tausug]]s and [[Zamboangueño people|Chavacanos]]. The Yakans and Tausugs are predominantly Muslim, while the Chavacano are mainly Christian. There are also a number of smaller ethnic groups. Although the official languages are [[Filipino language|Filipino]] and [[English language|English]], the main native language is Yakan and lingua franca is [[Chavacano]]. Other languages include Tausug, Cebuano, and Sama.

Basilan, although classified as a 3rd-class province in terms of gross provincial income, has one of the lowest incidences of poverty in the Philippines (26.19% of the general population), ranked 20 among the Philippines' 80 provinces. (In comparison, [[Maguindanao]] which is ranked last at number 80 has a poverty incidence of 44.24%.) The gap between Basilan's rich and poor residents are among the narrowest in the country (ranked 3rd nationwide), pointing to one of the most equitable distributions of wealth anywhere in the country ([[Gini coefficient]] 0.2826, which is slightly better than the provinces of [[Pampanga]], [[Bulacan]], [[Nueva Ecija]], [[Tarlac]], [[Cavite]], [[Batanes]] and [[Batangas]]).