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Al-Barka

Al-Barka is a municipality in Basilan, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 30,318 in the 2024 census, and it has 16 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Al-Barka by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Tipo-TipoUngkaya PukanApil-apil: 1,559 people, 549 per km², 5.79% a yearBato-bato: 1,673 people, 812 per km², 7.99% a yearBohe-Piang: 2,105 people, 439 per km², 12.01% a yearBucalao: 2,368 people, 1,611 per km², 2.49% a yearCambug: 1,810 people, 1,011 per km², 4.16% a yearDanapah: 1,652 people, 898 per km², 3.71% a yearGuinanta: 2,466 people, 537 per km², 16.77% a yearKailih: 1,985 people, 1,073 per km², 1.49% a yearKinukutan: 2,128 people, 611 per km², 10.93% a yearKuhon: 2,002 people, 598 per km², 11.18% a yearKuhon Lennuh: 1,872 people, 437 per km², 6.53% a yearLinuan: 1,433 people, 286 per km², 0.39% a yearLookbisaya: 1,644 people, 908 per km², 1.14% a yearMacalang: 1,637 people, 516 per km², 7.56% a yearMagcawa: 2,576 people, 712 per km², 2.24% a yearSangkahan: 1,408 people, 373 per km², 6.21% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    30,318

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 55.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    10th

    of the 13 cities and municipalities of Basilan by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 6 of every 100 people in Basilan lived in Al-Barka in 2024 (5.59%)

  • Inside itSources

    16

    barangays

  • LandSources

    46.61 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Al-Barka's land would fill a square about 6.8 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 650 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 7 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    6,087

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    5.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1900709000[4]Formerly 150709000
ZIP code
7308[13]

People

Al-Barka had 30,318 people in the 2024 census, up 55.3% from 2010.
People at each census since 2000

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Al-Barka had the 10th most people of the 13 cities and municipalities of Basilan in 2024[1]
  1. 7Hadji Mohammad Ajul32,806
  2. 8Tipo-Tipo32,734
  3. 9Ungkaya Pukan31,041
  4. 10Al-Barka30,318
  5. 11Hadji Muhtamad30,122
  6. 12Tuburan30,027
  7. 13Akbar27,911
All 13 cities and municipalities of Basilan
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 69 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Magcawa2,5768 in 100
  2. Guinanta2,4668 in 100
  3. Bucalao2,3688 in 100
  4. Kinukutan2,1287 in 100
  5. Bohe-Piang2,1057 in 100
  6. Kuhon2,0027 in 100
  7. Kailih1,9857 in 100
  8. Kuhon Lennuh1,8726 in 100
  9. Cambug1,8106 in 100
  10. Bato-bato1,6736 in 100
See all 16 barangays of Al-Barka
Age structure · 2020 Census[30]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 44 of every 100 are children under 15 (43.8%)
  • About 54 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (53.9%)
  • About 2 of every 100 are 65 or older (2.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,9091,9701,939
5 - 93,3781,6941,684
10 - 143,1201,6031,517
15 - 192,5681,2671,301
20 - 242,1231,0261,097
25 - 291,863864999
30 - 341,466683783
35 - 391,292626666
40 - 441,156556600
45 - 49942465477
50 - 54672363309
55 - 59420208212
60 - 64301168133
65 - 69244115129
70 - 741086444
75 - 79894742
80 years and over853946

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
30,318[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
6,087[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
5.0 on average[1, 2]
Share of Basilan, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
5.59%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
11,758 men, 11,978 women[30]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202430,318[1, 2]6.05% a year6,0875.0
2020as of May 1, 202023,736[1]2.71% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201520,905[1]1.31% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201019,523[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then26,229[28]6.00% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders17,189[27]———

Barangays

Al-Barka is made up of 16 barangays.
Barangays of Al-Barka. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Apil-apil1,5595.14%5.79% a yearabout 2.84 km²Rural
Bato-bato1,6735.52%7.99% a yearabout 2.06 km²Rural
Bohe-Piang2,1056.94%12.01% a yearabout 4.79 km²Rural
Bucalao2,3687.81%2.49% a yearabout 1.47 km²Rural
Cambug1,8105.97%4.16% a yearabout 1.79 km²Rural
Danapah1,6525.45%3.71% a yearabout 1.84 km²Rural
Guinanta2,4668.13%16.77% a yearabout 4.59 km²Rural
Kailih1,9856.55%1.49% a yearabout 1.85 km²Rural
Kinukutan2,1287.02%10.93% a yearabout 3.48 km²Rural
Kuhon2,0026.6%11.18% a yearabout 3.35 km²Rural
Kuhon Lennuh1,8726.17%6.53% a yearabout 4.28 km²Rural
Linuan1,4334.73%0.39% a yearabout 5.01 km²Rural
Lookbisaya1,6445.42%1.14% a yearabout 1.81 km²Rural
Macalang1,6375.4%7.56% a yearabout 3.17 km²Rural
Magcawa2,5768.5%2.24% a yearabout 3.62 km²Rural
Sangkahan1,4084.64%6.21% a yearabout 3.77 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Al-Barka covers 46.61 km² of land, 650 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 461 m above the sea and it has 23.1 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
46.61 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
650 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.49976° N, 122.17675° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[23]
Lowest
1 m
Average
159 m
Highest
461 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

23.1 km of coastline[24]

Rivers[24]

  1. Bohe Lebung3.5 of 20.2 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[25]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 84 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Zamboanga, the nearest PAGASA station, 48 km away[26]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,322 mm of rain on 113 days a year; 28.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Zamboanga, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January69 mm728.0 °C32.3 °C23.6 °C
February55 mm628.2 °C32.7 °C23.7 °C
March68 mm728.5 °C33.1 °C24.0 °C
April77 mm728.9 °C33.2 °C24.5 °C
May90 mm928.9 °C33.0 °C24.8 °C
June140 mm1228.5 °C32.3 °C24.6 °C
July150 mm1228.2 °C32.1 °C24.4 °C
August134 mm1128.4 °C32.3 °C24.4 °C
September160 mm1128.4 °C32.5 °C24.3 °C
October197 mm1328.2 °C32.3 °C24.1 °C
November105 mm1028.4 °C32.8 °C24.0 °C
December76 mm828.3 °C32.6 °C23.9 °C
The year1,322 mm11328.4 °C32.6 °C24.2 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 7 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 67 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
67.3% of people[16]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 67 of every 100 people in Al-Barka lived below the poverty line in 2021 (67.3%)[16]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 60.9% and 73.6%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 21government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 11schools
  • 1beach

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Al-Barka” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices15

9 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 16 barangays of Al-Barka

Hospitals and health centres3

Beaches1

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Al-Barka. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Basilan[14, 15]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2007, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Jaydeefar Juk Lajid[17]
    Vice mayor
    Mar Humajatin Tokong[17]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jaydeefar Juk Lajid[18]
    Vice mayor
    Darussalam Saguindilan Lajid[18]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Darussalam Saguindilan Lajid[19]
    Vice mayor
    Mujib Hassan Jakilan[19]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Darussalam Saguindilan Lajid[20]
    Vice mayor
    Mohammad Jannatul Jakilan[20]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Darussalam Saguindilan Lajid[21]
    Vice mayor
    Alih Alsaidi Jamli Sapi-e[21]

  6. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Karam Salam Jakilan[22]
    Vice mayor
    Mohammad Salapuddin Kabukisan[22]
Mayors and vice mayors of Al-Barka, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jaydeefar Juk Lajid[17]Mar Humajatin Tokong[17]
2022–2025Jaydeefar Juk Lajid[18]Darussalam Saguindilan Lajid[18]
2019–2022Darussalam Saguindilan Lajid[19]Mujib Hassan Jakilan[19]
2016–2019Darussalam Saguindilan Lajid[20]Mohammad Jannatul Jakilan[20]
2013–2016Darussalam Saguindilan Lajid[21]Alih Alsaidi Jamli Sapi-e[21]
2007–2010Karam Salam Jakilan[22]Mohammad Salapuddin Kabukisan[22]

History & Identity

Its story

Al-Barka was carved out of the territory of the municipality of Tipo-Tipo in Basilan, taking the barangays that had been part of Tipo-Tipo.[9]

The Act said the new municipality would gain corporate existence only after a majority of qualified voters ratified it in a plebiscite.[9]

The Commission on Elections held the ratification plebiscite on May 22, 2006, for the creation of Al-Barka and its sister municipalities.[10]

Timeline

  1. December 20, 2005

    The Regional Legislative Assembly of the ARMM approved the bill that became MMA Act No. 191, creating Al-Barka.[9]

  2. May 22, 2006

    The Commission on Elections scheduled a plebiscite to ratify the creation of Al-Barka, and a special non-working day was declared for May 22 in Tipo Tipo and Tuburan municipalities.[10]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. April to June 2006

    Created, by MMA Act 191.[29]

Nearby

Al-Barka shares a border with Tipo-Tipo and Ungkaya Pukan.

How it compares

Al-Barka beside Basilan, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Basilan.

Al-Barka beside Basilan
FigureAl-BarkaBasilanRank among the cities and municipalities of Basilan
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary30,318[1, 2]541,94710th of 13
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary6.05% a year[1, 2]faster5.93% a year7th of 13
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary650[6]more crowded4375th of 13
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary46.61 km²[6]1,239.38 km²11th of 13
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary5.0[1, 2]lower5.1not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower22%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Lamitan City, the capital of Basilan
16.4 km northwest
Manila
910.0 km north

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. Tipo-TipoBasilan4.3 km north
  2. Ungkaya PukanBasilan9.5 km northwest
  3. TuburanBasilan11.1 km north
  4. Lamitan CityBasilan16.4 km northwest
  5. AkbarBasilan16.9 km north
  6. SumisipBasilan18.0 km west

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  24. 24.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  25. 25.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  26. 26.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  27. 27.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  28. 28.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  29. 29.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Summary of Changes, every change to a place since 1977. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  30. 30.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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Scene.ph. “Al-Barka, Basilan.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/basilan/al-barka