[3] In 2006, the municipalities of Al-Barka and Ungkaya Pukan were created from Tipo-Tipo,[5][6] reducing its number of barangays from 39 to 11.

Tipo-Tipo was the site of the 2007 Basilan beheading incident where Abu Sayyaf bandits beheaded 14 Philippine Marines, as well as two subsequent battles in April 2014 and April 2016.

[3] The population density was 510 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,300/sq mi).

Poverty Incidence of Tipo-Tipo Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

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