Lamitan
Also known as Lamitan City, City of Lamitan, Lamitan, Basilan, Lamitan City, Basilan
Lamitan, officially the City of Lamitan (Chavacano: Ciudad de Lamitan; Yakan: Siyudad Lamitanin; Tausūg: Dāira sin Lamitan; ), is a component city and de jure capital of the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 100,150 people.
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- Lamitan City Hall
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Colonization era
- Establishment
- Cityhood
- Contemporary
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Historical sites
- Education
- Tertiary
- Secondary
- Elementary
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Lamitan, officially the City of Lamitan (Chavacano: Ciudad de Lamitan; Yakan: Siyudad Lamitanin; Tausūg: Dāira sin Lamitan; ), is a component city and de jure capital of the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 100,150 people.
The city is bounded on the east by the municipality of Tuburan, on the south by Tipo-Tipo, on the west by Isabela and on the north by Basilan Strait.