Sumisip, Philippines
Sumisip is a town of 3,735 people in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines.
Why visit Sumisip
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Mount Bulutbulibato.
Weather in Sumisip
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About Sumisip
Sumisip, officially the Municipality of Sumisip (Yakan: Bulak Sumisip; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sumisip; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sumisip), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 55,778 people.
From the Wikipedia article Sumisip (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks1
Churches and places of worship2
Schools, colleges and libraries52
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History
On August 2, 1993, vice mayor Sattaman Hataman was seriously injured in an ambush by Muslim rebels whilst riding a jeep home with his family and bodyguards; his wife Nora and daughter Hasma were killed during the attack, while a bodyguard was held hostage.
On December 4, 1995, former mayor Abdulgafor Abubakar was about to ride his motorcycle parked near the Isabela Central Elementary Pilot School in Isabela City, Basilan when he was assassinated by two gunmen. Though he was rushed to a nearby hospital, Abubakar died from his wounds an hour after the shooting. In the early morning of October 14, 1996, a bomb exploded under the house of mayor Abdulati Tahajid in Barangay Guiong, who had been sleeping in a different house nearby with his family and thus managed to avoid the explosion.
From the History section of Sumisip on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Sumisip
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Getting there and nearby towns
Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 57 km away.
- Guiong 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Maluso 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Al-Barka 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Tairan Camp 29 km northwest, about 29 min by car
- Tipo-Tipo 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Lamitan City 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Santa Clara 30 km north, about 30 min by car
- Begang 31 km north, about 31 min by car
- City of Isabela 32 km north, about 32 min by car
- Zamboanga 56 km north, about 56 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Basilan sunsetss, Khiezmar S. Abdil, CC0
- ISS057-E-52882 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-52883 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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