page_title: Ungkaya Pukan
hierarchical_section_title: Ungkaya Pukan
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the Basilan showing the location of Ungkaya Pukan
context_page_description: Ungkaya Pukan, officially the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan, is a — municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 18,441 people.
  Named after Orang Kaya 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.
context_section_description: Ungkaya Pukan, officially the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan (Tausūg: Lupah Ungkaya Pukan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ungkaya Pukan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ungkaya Pukan), is a — municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 18,441 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.
caption: Map of Basilan with Ungkaya Pukan highlighted
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