# Sumisip

Sumisip, officially the Municipality of Sumisip (Yakan: Bulak Sumisip; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sumisip; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sumisip), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,345 people.
12 barangays that were not on Basilan Island seceded to form the municipality of Tabuan-Lasa through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008.

## History

On August 2, 1993, vice mayor Sattaman Hataman was seriously injured in an ambush by Muslim rebels whilst riding a jeep home with his family and bodyguards; his wife Nora and daughter Hasma were killed during the attack, while a bodyguard was held hostage.
On December 4, 1995, former mayor Abdulgafor Abubakar was about to ride his motorcycle parked near the Isabela Central Elementary Pilot School in Ilagan, Isabela when he was assassinated by two gunmen. Though he was rushed to a nearby hospital, Abubakar died from his wounds an hour after the shooting. In the early morning of October 14, 1996, a bomb exploded under the house of mayor Abdulati Tahajid in Barangay Guiong, who had been sleeping in a different house nearby with his family and thus managed to avoid the explosion.

## Geography
### Barangays

Sumisip is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 150705001 | Bacung | 4.0% | 1,900 | 2,028 | ▾ | −0.65% |
| 150705027 | Baiwas | 2.2% | 1,049 | 974 | ▴ | 0.74% |
| 150705028 | Basak | 2.6% | 1,237 | 1,107 | ▴ | 1.12% |
| 150705002 | Benembengan Lower | 1.7% | 810 | 582 | ▴ | 3.36% |
| 150705035 | Benembengan Upper | 3.0% | 1,443 | 1,017 | ▴ | 3.56% |
| 150705036 | Bohe-languyan | 1.7% | 797 | 777 | ▴ | 0.25% |
| 150705006 | Buli-buli | 2.7% | 1,271 | 1,021 | ▴ | 2.21% |
| 150705007 | Cabcaban | 3.0% | 1,413 | 1,293 | ▴ | 0.89% |
| 150705029 | Cabengbeng Lower | 2.6% | 1,237 | 1,131 | ▴ | 0.90% |
| 150705030 | Cabengbeng Upper | 2.7% | 1,264 | 1,602 | ▾ | −2.34% |
| 150705039 | Ettub-ettub | 3.8% | 1,797 | 1,296 | ▴ | 3.32% |
| 150705010 | Guiong | 5.4% | 2,560 | 2,471 | ▴ | 0.35% |
| 150705041 | Kaum-Air | 1.7% | 828 | 825 | ▴ | 0.04% |
| 150705051 | Kaumpamatsakem | 2.4% | 1,120 | 841 | ▴ | 2.91% |
| 150705024 | Libug | 2.8% | 1,320 | 1,252 | ▴ | 0.53% |
| 150705042 | Limbocandis | 1.9% | 878 | 631 | ▴ | 3.36% |
| 150705043 | Lukketon | 3.5% | 1,662 | 1,544 | ▴ | 0.74% |
| 150705031 | Luuk-Bait | 3.3% | 1,553 | 1,719 | ▾ | −1.01% |
| 150705032 | Mahatalang | 2.5% | 1,190 | 1,254 | ▾ | −0.52% |
| 150705013 | Manaul | 4.0% | 1,887 | 1,666 | ▴ | 1.25% |
| 150705014 | Mangal (Poblacion) | 6.4% | 3,008 | 2,207 | ▴ | 3.14% |
| 150705044 | Marang | 2.1% | 1,014 | 1,078 | ▾ | −0.61% |
| 150705045 | Mebak | 2.8% | 1,302 | 754 | ▴ | 5.61% |
| 150705047 | Sahaya Bohe Bato | 3.4% | 1,630 | 1,208 | ▴ | 3.04% |
| 150705048 | Sapah Bulak | 3.1% | 1,452 | 1,091 | ▴ | 2.90% |
| 150705019 | Sumisip Central | 3.5% | 1,671 | 1,462 | ▴ | 1.34% |
| 150705050 | Tikus | 3.1% | 1,482 | 1,069 | ▴ | 3.32% |
| 150705025 | Tongsengal | 2.2% | 1,036 | 1,095 | ▾ | −0.55% |
| 150705022 | Tumahubong | 4.1% | 1,919 | 2,036 | ▾ | −0.59% |
| | Total | Total | 47,345 | 37,031 | ▴ | 2.49% |

### Climate

Climate data for Sumisip, 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) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 129 (5.1) | 85 (3.3) | 101 (4.0) | 111 (4.4) | 227 (8.9) | 303 (11.9) | 303 (11.9) | 285 (11.2) | 197 (7.8) | 254 (10.0) | 219 (8.6) | 136 (5.4) | 2,350 (92.5) |
| Average rainy days | 15.9 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 22.9 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 20.7 | 22.6 | 20.5 | 17.4 | 237.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1960 | 13,055 | — |
| 1970 | 14,085 | +0.76% |
| 1975 | 20,885 | +8.22% |
| 1980 | 29,696 | +7.29% |
| 1990 | 33,301 | +1.15% |
| 1995 | 42,003 | +4.45% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2000 | 51,712 | +4.56% |
| 2007 | 71,807 | +4.63% |
| 2010 | 37,031 | −21.42% |
| 2015 | 41,730 | +2.30% |
| 2020 | 47,345 | +2.51% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :
In the 2020 census, Sumisip had a population of 47,345.

## Economy

Poverty Incidence of Sumisip
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 70
* 80
* 2000 58.71
* 2003 43.29
* 2006 49.60
* 2009 29.40
* 2012 52.81
* 2015 51.20
* 2018 72.24
* 2021 48.92
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Notable people

* Haber Amin Asarul, politician