Ungkaya Pukan

Ungkaya Pukan, officially the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan (Tausūg: Lupah Ungkaya Pukan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ungkaya Pukan; ), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,016 people.

Named after Orang Kaya (nobleman) Pukan, a Yakan chieftain that fought valiantly against Pedro Javier Cuevas aka Datu Kalun and his Christianized Yakan warriors backed by the Spaniards.

Ungkaya Pukan was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190, ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006. It is composed of 12 barangays that were formerly part of Tipo-Tipo.

Barangays
Ungkaya Pukan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Demographics
In the 2020 census, Ungkaya Pukan had a population of 24,016. The population density was undefined PD/km2.

Economy
Poverty Incidence of