Basilan

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Basilan, officially the Province of Basilan, is an island province of the Philippines located primarily in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Basilan Island is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago. It is just off the southern coast of the geographic Zamboanga Peninsula. Its capital is Lamitan. Isabela is the most populous city in the province, but is administered as part of the Zamboanga Peninsula region (Region IX) rather than the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Because of this regional seperation, the Philippine Statistics Authority excludes Isabela's census figures from Basilan's provincial total, and the provincial government considers the city outside its jurisdiction. Basilan is home to three main ethnolinguistic groups: the indigenous Yakans, and the later-arriving Tausugs and Chavacanos. The Yakans and Tausugs are predominantly Muslim, while the Chavacano are mainly Christian. There are also a number of smaller ethnic...

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