# Lantawan

Lantawan, officially the Municipality of Lantawan (Tausūg: Lupah Lantawan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Lantawan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lantawan), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,040 people.
On August 25, 2007, 10 of its barangays were separated and constituted into the new municipality of Hadji Muhtamad. The municipality now only consists of 25 barangays found on Basilan Island.

## Geography
### Barangays

Lantawan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 150703001 | Atong-atong | 7.6% | 2,368 | 1,155 | ▴ | 7.44% |
| 150703018 | Bagbagon | 2.7% | 829 | 793 | ▴ | 0.44% |
| 150703003 | Baungis | 1.7% | 524 | 515 | ▴ | 0.17% |
| 150703019 | Bulan-bulan | 4.7% | 1,463 | 1,333 | ▴ | 0.93% |
| 150703004 | Bulanza | 2.5% | 771 | 605 | ▴ | 2.45% |
| 150703037 | Calayan | 1.6% | 507 | 452 | ▴ | 1.15% |
| 150703026 | Calugusan | 2.8% | 870 | 796 | ▴ | 0.89% |
| 150703027 | Canibungan | 6.0% | 1,847 | 1,472 | ▴ | 2.29% |
| 150703029 | Landugan | 1.5% | 452 | 390 | ▴ | 1.49% |
| 150703007 | Lantawan Proper (Poblacion) | 3.0% | 919 | 943 | ▾ | −0.26% |
| 150703031 | Lawi-lawi | 3.2% | 994 | 681 | ▴ | 3.85% |
| 150703030 | Lawila | 2.1% | 643 | 467 | ▴ | 3.25% |
| 150703024 | Lower Bañas | 1.9% | 599 | 550 | ▴ | 0.86% |
| 150703008 | Lower Manggas | 3.3% | 1,025 | 598 | ▴ | 5.54% |
| 150703036 | Luuk-Maluha | 1.6% | 498 | 491 | ▴ | 0.14% |
| 150703011 | Matarling | 3.0% | 929 | 1,337 | ▾ | −3.57% |
| 150703012 | Matikang | 3.0% | 918 | 857 | ▴ | 0.69% |
| 150703033 | Pamucalin | 4.0% | 1,228 | 1,143 | ▴ | 0.72% |
| 150703035 | Paniongan | 2.0% | 612 | 524 | ▴ | 1.56% |
| 150703038 | Parian-Baunoh | 3.2% | 1,001 | 843 | ▴ | 1.73% |
| 150703021 | Suba-an (Pangasahan) | 2.9% | 895 | 516 | ▴ | 5.66% |
| 150703034 | Switch Yakal | 3.4% | 1,056 | 944 | ▴ | 1.13% |
| 150703016 | Tairan | 6.8% | 2,104 | 1,562 | ▴ | 3.02% |
| 150703025 | Upper Bañas | 1.8% | 571 | 466 | ▴ | 2.05% |
| 150703017 | Upper Manggas | 3.1% | 971 | 654 | ▴ | 4.03% |
| | Total | Total | 31,040 | 20,087 | ▴ | 4.45% |

### Climate

Climate data for Lantawan, Basilan :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104 (4.1) | 71 (2.8) | 87 (3.4) | 96 (3.8) | 206 (8.1) | 262 (10.3) | 272 (10.7) | 264 (10.4) | 181 (7.1) | 240 (9.4) | 192 (7.6) | 109 (4.3) | 2,084 (82) |
| Average rainy days | 14.3 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 21.8 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 19.7 | 21.8 | 19.4 | 15.4 | 225.1 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1960 | 27,493 | — |
| 1970 | 8,528 | −11.03% |
| 1975 | 14,081 | +10.58% |
| 1980 | 17,733 | +4.72% |
| 1990 | 19,364 | +0.88% |
| 1995 | 25,613 | +5.38% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2000 | 27,487 | +1.53% |
| 2007 | 28,978 | +0.73% |
| 2010 | 20,087 | −12.49% |
| 2015 | 24,594 | +3.93% |
| 2020 | 31,040 | +4.68% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :
In the 2020 census, Lantawan had a population of 31,040.

## Economy

Poverty Incidence of Lantawan
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 70
* 2000 60.19
* 2003 39.97
* 2006 47.00
* 2009 25.20
* 2012 34.76
* 2015 45.77
* 2018 64.68
* 2021 58.53
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Notable personalities

* Isnilon Totoni Hapilon, self-proclaimed emir of the Islamic State forces in the Philippines and former leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group