Lamitan is a component city and the de jure capital of Basilan province in the Philippines, founded in June 1886 by Pedro Javier Cuevas, known as Datu Kalun. It gained cityhood in 2007, had a 2024 census population of 116,652 across 45 barangays, and serves as Basilan own administrative center.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Longitude122.145714 degrees east 2 Sources
1. Lamitan - Wikipedia
Lead: population
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 116,652 people
Lead: population census year
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 116,652 people
Infobox: established_date
1886
In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
Lamitan, officially the City of Lamitan (Chavacano: Ciudad de Lamitan; Yakan: Siyudad Lamitanin; Tausūg: Dāira sin Lamitan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Lamitan), is a component city and de jure capital of the province of Basilan, Philippines.
View the Source2. Lamitan (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 6.658236, longitude 122.145714
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 118 m
P2046 (area)
area 354.45 sq km
View the SourceWikidata: Lamitan
Wikidata Q1714, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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