South Ubian

South Ubian, officially the Municipality of South Ubian (Bayan ng Timog Ubian), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,583 people.

The municipality is home to the sacred island-village of Tabawan, which is currently being enlisted by the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines in the country's tentative list for future UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription.

A number of tangible and intangible properties in the municipality, mostly in Tabawan, was declared by Ordinance No. 14-2020, effectively protecting these cultural heritage or "pusaka’ kambo’an" in the Sama language. Properties protected include numerous ancestral heritage houses in Tabawan as well as numerous cultural practices of intangible heritage.

Barangays
South Ubian is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.


 * Babagan
 * Bengkol
 * Bintawlan
 * Boheh
 * Bubuan
 * Bunay Bunay Tong
 * Bunay Bunay Lookan
 * Bunay Bunay Center
 * Lahad Dampong
 * East Talisay
 * Laitan
 * Lambi-lambian
 * Laud
 * Likud Dampong
 * Likud Egang
 * Nunuk
 * Nusa-nusa
 * Nusa
 * Pampang
 * Putat
 * Sollogan
 * Tampakan Dampong
 * Tangngah
 * Tinda-tindahan
 * Tong Tampakan
 * Tubig Dayang Center
 * Tubig Dayang Riverside
 * Tubig Dayang
 * Tukkai
 * West Talisay
 * Unas-unas

Economy
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