Kabasalan, officially the Municipality of Kabasalan (;

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: ''Municipalidad de Kabasalan''; ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,884 people.

History

The first inhabitants of the place are of Subanen origin. Kabasalan comes from the word ''basal'', meaning to play the

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, a musical instrument which is a favorite pastime of the Subanon. It was during the old times that the whole peninsula was resonating with the sound of that instrument. In 1956, Siay was established, as twenty-six ''

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s'' and ''

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s'', including Barrio Siay which would be the seat of government in the newly created municipality, had been separated from Kabasalan, along with parts of

Malangas Malangas, officially the Municipality of Malangas ( Cebuano: ''Lungsod sa Malangas''; Filipino (Tagalog): ''Bayan ng Malangas''; , Jawi: ايڠد نو ملاڠس); Zamboangueño/Chavacano: ''Municipio de Malangas'', is a municipality in the p ...

. Kabasalan was greatly affected by Typhoon Tembin (2017) which most of the municipality where flooded. Schools were destroyed due to strong winds.

Geography

Barangays

Kabasalan is politically subdivided into 29

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. * Banker * Buayan * Cainglet * Calapan * Calubihan (F.L.Pena) * Canacan (Bolo Battalion) * Concepcion (Balungis) * Diampak * Dipala * Gacbusan * Goodyear * Lacnapan * Little Baguio * Lumbayao * Nazareth * Palinta * Peñaranda *

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* Salipyasin (Riverside) * Sanghanan * Santa Cruz * Sayao * Shiolan * Simbol * Sininan * Tamin * Tampilisan * Tigbangagan * Timuay Danda (Mangahas)

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Media

Kabasalan and its neighboring towns is being served by Flash-FM 91.3 MHz and Countryside Cable Television, Inc.

References

External links

Kabasalan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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