Akbar is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. It was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 193, ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006. It is composed of 9 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

s that were formerly part of Tuburan

Tuburan, Basilan

Tuburan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 26,498 people....

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According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 21,312 people.

Barangays

Akbar is politically subdivided into 9 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

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• Kaddayan
• Linungan
• Lower Bato-bato
• Mangalut
• Mangngusu
• Pagengan
• Semut
• Upper Bato-bato
• Upper Sinangkapan

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2007 Philippine Census Information