Akbar was created from the Municipality of Tuburan in 2006.
Akbar is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. It was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 193, ratified by plebicite on May 22, 2006. It is composed of 9 barangays that were formerly part of Tuburan. A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Basilan is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... Tuburan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. ...
Barangays
Akbar is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...