Maluso, officially the Municipality of Maluso ( Tausūg: ''Dai'rah Lupah Maluso'';

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: ''Municipalidad de Maluso''; tgl, Bayan ng Maluso), is a 4th class

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in the

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Basilan Basilan, officially the Province of Basilan ( cbk, Provincia de Basilan; yka, Wilayah Basilanin; tsg, Wilaya' sin Basilan; fil, Lalawigan ng Basilan), is an island province of the Philippines located primarily in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Reg ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45,730 people. It is geographically situated in the Province of Basilan, on the southwestern part of the island, in close vicinity to Sulu group and Banguingui Isles, making it the third most populous town after Isabela City and Lamitan City, in terms of people living in semi-urban areas. Maluso has beautiful beaches, rivers and dynamic mangrove areas, and also home to different ethnolinguistic tribes such as Yakan, Iranun, Banguingui and Tausug, peaceably living with ''kolono'' groups from different parts of Luzon and Visayas who migrated during the commonwealth era, mostly settled permanently later on. Maluso is one of the core member of

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, a group of five municipalities consisted of Maluso, Hji. Muhtamad, Lantawan, Sumisip and Tabuan-Lasa LGUs, sponsored and capacitated by the Spanish government aid agency

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-funded "MILAB 2" Project, in partnership with the Provincial Government of Basilan. On July 1, 2022, it launched its own Flagship program dubbed as ''“Marayaw Maluso: Peace and Eco-Tourism Hub of Southern Philippines"'', primarily focused on three major key areas of peace, environment and tourism. Maluso is home to

Maluso River Maluso, officially the Municipality of Maluso ( Tausūg: ''Dai'rah Lupah Maluso''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Maluso''; tgl, Bayan ng Maluso), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census ...

, locally known as “Subah Maluso”, historically tied with its humble beginnings centuries ago, and a known source of freshwater from European sailors and adventurers of the past.

Geography

Barangays

Maluso is politically subdivided into 20

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Maluso had a population of 45,730. The population density was .

Economy

References

External links

Maluso Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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