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Municipality

Maluso

Maluso is a municipality in Basilan, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 66,817 in the 2024 census, and it has 20 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Maluso by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
LantawanSumisipAbong-Abong: 1,538 people, 340 per km², 8.25% a yearBatungal: 2,096 people, 1,043 per km², 8.97% a yearCalang Canas: 2,957 people, 1,183 per km², 0.06% a yearGuanan North: 1,362 people, 296 per km², 7.13% a yearGuanan South: 1,475 people, 27,936 per km², 2.20% a yearLimbubong: 730 people, 124 per km², 1.01% a yearMahayahay Lower: 1,939 people, 267 per km², 24.95% a yearMuslim Area: 2,245 people, 608 per km², 6.60% a yearPort Holland Zone I Pob.: 6,636 people, 28,978 per km², 6.96% a yearPort Holland Zone II Pob.: 4,037 people, 33,364 per km², 8.60% a yearPort Holland Zone III Pob.: 7,940 people, 49,317 per km², 12.25% a yearPort Holland Zone IV: 7,084 people, 22,852 per km², 4.01% a yearTownsite: 8,989 people, 2,568 per km², 14.41% a yearTaberlongan: 3,283 people, 199 per km², 11.13% a yearFuente Maluso: 2,420 people, 539 per km², 16.99% a yearTamuk: 2,282 people, 677 per km², 16.88% a yearTubigan: 2,256 people, 229 per km², 7.43% a yearMahayahay Upper: 2,030 people, 224 per km², 9.53% a yearPort Holland Zone V: 3,990 people, 34,103 per km², 13.49% a yearUpper Garlayan: 1,528 people, 159 per km², 18.31% 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

    66,817

    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 97.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    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 12 of every 100 people in Basilan lived in Maluso in 2024 (12.33%)

  • Inside itSources

    20

    barangays

  • LandSources

    115.62 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: Maluso's land would fill a square about 10.8 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: 578 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 6 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

    11,601

    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

    5.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    45.9%

    About 46 of every 100 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
1900704000[4]Formerly 150704000
ZIP code
7303[15]

People

Maluso had 66,817 people in the 2024 census, up 97.7% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

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.

Maluso had the 3rd most people of the 13 cities and municipalities of Basilan in 2024[1]
  1. 1Isabela City151,297
  2. 2Lamitan City116,652
  3. 3Maluso66,817
  4. 4Sumisip55,778
  5. 5Lantawan48,777
  6. 6Tabuan-Lasa38,964
  7. 7Hadji Mohammad Ajul32,806
All 13 cities and municipalities of Basilan
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 74 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Townsite8,98913 in 100
  2. Port Holland Zone III Pob.7,94012 in 100
  3. Port Holland Zone IV7,08411 in 100
  4. Port Holland Zone I Pob.6,63610 in 100
  5. Port Holland Zone II Pob.4,0376 in 100
  6. Port Holland Zone V3,9906 in 100
  7. Taberlongan3,2835 in 100
  8. Calang Canas2,9574 in 100
  9. Fuente Maluso2,4204 in 100
  10. Tamuk2,2823 in 100
See all 20 barangays of Maluso
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 43 of every 100 are children under 15 (42.7%)
  • About 55 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (54.8%)
  • About 3 of every 100 are 65 or older (2.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 46,4493,2363,213
5 - 96,8163,5743,242
10 - 146,2093,2003,009
15 - 194,6962,4032,293
20 - 244,4382,2092,229
25 - 293,6821,8011,881
30 - 343,0641,5221,542
35 - 392,6051,2331,372
40 - 442,0391,061978
45 - 491,672905767
50 - 541,250638612
55 - 59849464385
60 - 64677342335
65 - 69520259261
70 - 74309140169
75 - 791487969
80 years and over16462102

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
66,817[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
11,601[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
5.8 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
12.33%[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
45.9% (30,649 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
23,128 men, 22,459 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202466,817[1, 2]9.52% a year11,6015.8
2020as of May 1, 202045,730[1]2.51% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201540,646[1]3.57% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201033,803[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then48,178[32]6.24% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders31,054[32, 33]3.17% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then26,844[32]7.04% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then18,666[32]0.77% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then17,287[32]6.41% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then12,665[32]−3.99% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then15,519[32]−0.81% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then16,869[32]———

Barangays

Maluso is made up of 20 barangays.
Barangays of Maluso. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Abong-Abong1,5382.3%8.25% a yearabout 4.53 km²Rural
Batungal2,0963.14%8.97% a yearabout 2.01 km²Rural
Calang Canas2,9574.43%0.06% a yearabout 2.50 km²Rural
Fuente Maluso2,4203.62%16.99% a yearabout 4.49 km²Rural
Guanan North1,3622.04%7.13% a yearabout 4.60 km²Rural
Guanan South1,4752.21%2.20% a yearabout 0.0528 km²Rural
Limbubong7301.09%1.01% a yearabout 5.91 km²Rural
Mahayahay Lower1,9392.9%24.95% a yearabout 7.25 km²Rural
Mahayahay Upper2,0303.04%9.53% a yearabout 9.05 km²Rural
Muslim Area2,2453.36%6.60% a yearabout 3.69 km²Rural
Port Holland Zone I Pob.6,6369.93%6.96% a yearabout 0.229 km²Urban
Port Holland Zone II Pob.4,0376.04%8.60% a yearabout 0.121 km²Rural
Port Holland Zone III Pob.7,94011.88%12.25% a yearabout 0.161 km²Urban
Port Holland Zone IV7,08410.6%4.01% a yearabout 0.31 km²Urban
Port Holland Zone V3,9905.97%13.49% a yearabout 0.117 km²Rural
Taberlongan3,2834.91%11.13% a yearabout 16.51 km²Rural
Tamuk2,2823.42%16.88% a yearabout 3.37 km²Rural
Townsite8,98913.45%14.41% a yearabout 3.50 km²Urban
Tubigan2,2563.38%7.43% a yearabout 9.84 km²Rural
Upper Garlayan1,5282.29%18.31% a yearabout 9.63 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

Maluso covers 115.62 km² of land, 578 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 290 m above the sea and it has 65.1 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
115.62 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
578 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.52420° N, 121.90860° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
67 m
Highest
290 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

65.1 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Suba' Maluso13.4 of 15.6 km
  2. Abong-abong River7.4 of 8.5 km
  3. Suba' Mapandak4.3 of 9.0 km
  4. Suba' Maluso3.6 km
  5. Cabcaban Riverdries up3.2 of 4.0 km
  6. Suba' Batungal3.2 of 3.3 km
  7. Suba' Maluso1.7 km
  8. Cabcaban River0.7 km

The longest inside it: 9 in all.

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[30]

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

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, 47 km away[31]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 60 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
59.8% of people[18]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
2nd class[4]
About 60 of every 100 people in Maluso lived below the poverty line in 2021 (59.8%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 54.5% and 65.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 6government offices
  • 11hospitals and health centres
  • 20schools
  • 5places of worship
  • 2markets

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 “Maluso” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices5

Hospitals and health centres11

5 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 20 barangays of Maluso

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Maluso. 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.[13, 14]

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[16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, 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
    Kaiser Sabbihi Hataman[19]
    Vice mayor
    Ahmad Rugasan Taha Daud[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Hanie Ain Bud[20]
    Vice mayor
    Al-Mashor Ajid Yasin[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Hanie Ain Bud[21]
    Vice mayor
    Al-Mashor Ajid Yasin[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Hanie Ain Bud[22]
    Vice mayor
    Sumatra Taha Daud[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Indanan Kasim Daud[23]
    Vice mayor
    Sumatra Taha Daud[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Indanan Kasim Daud[24]
    Vice mayor
    Omar Mohammad Sali Aron[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Sakib Abdurahim Salajin[25]
    Vice mayor
    Hji. Hamid Gampal Muksan[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Sakib Salajin[26]
    Vice mayor
    Aurellano Laping[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Sakib A. Salajin[27]
    Vice mayor
    Aurellano L. Laping[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Maluso, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Kaiser Sabbihi Hataman[19]Ahmad Rugasan Taha Daud[19]
2022–2025Hanie Ain Bud[20]Al-Mashor Ajid Yasin[20]
2019–2022Hanie Ain Bud[21]Al-Mashor Ajid Yasin[21]
2016–2019Hanie Ain Bud[22]Sumatra Taha Daud[22]
2013–2016Indanan Kasim Daud[23]Sumatra Taha Daud[23]
2010–2013Indanan Kasim Daud[24]Omar Mohammad Sali Aron[24]
2007–2010Sakib Abdurahim Salajin[25]Hji. Hamid Gampal Muksan[25]
2004–2007Sakib Salajin[26]Aurellano Laping[26]
2001–2004Sakib A. Salajin[27]Aurellano L. Laping[27]

History & Identity

Created
Presidential Decree No. 356, dated December 27, 1973 and effective immediately, created the municipal districts of Lamitan and Maluso into regular municipalities in the new Province of Basilan.[9]

Its story

Republic Act No. 288, approved June 16, 1948, named Maluso as a municipal district within the City of Basilan.[10]

Presidential Decree No. 356 of 1973 made it a regular municipality, and Presidential Decree No. 593 of 1974 gave its seat of government as Barangay Maluso.[9, 11]

A 1991 law set up the Maluso High School in the municipality.[12]

Timeline

  1. June 16, 1948

    Republic Act No. 288 approved; Maluso a district of the City of Basilan.[10]

  2. December 27, 1973

    Presidential Decree No. 356 made Maluso a regular municipality.[9]

  3. December 2, 1974

    Presidential Decree No. 593 defined the Municipality of Maluso, seat at Barangay Maluso.[11]

  4. June 21, 1991

    Republic Act No. 7060 established Maluso High School.[12]

Nearby

Maluso shares a border with Lantawan and Sumisip.

How it compares

Maluso beside Basilan, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Basilan.

Maluso beside Basilan
FigureMalusoBasilanRank 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 glossary66,817[1, 2]541,9473rd 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 glossary9.52% a year[1, 2]faster5.93% a year2nd 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 glossary578[6]more crowded4376th 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 glossary115.62 km²[6]1,239.38 km²5th 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 glossary5.8[1, 2]higher5.1not 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 glossary45.9%[5]higher22%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Lamitan City, the capital of Basilan
23.7 km northeast
Manila
903.6 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. SumisipBasilan12.6 km east
  2. LantawanBasilan14.0 km northwest
  3. Isabela CityBasilan16.1 km northeast
  4. Ungkaya PukanBasilan21.2 km east
  5. Lamitan CityBasilan23.7 km northeast
  6. Tabuan-LasaBasilan25.6 km south

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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