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Basilan Island
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Basilan Island, is to the south of
Zamboanga is a province with a population of about 250,000.
The majority of the population are the Yakan, the
oboriginal Austronesian inhabitants. The little capital
of Basilan , Isabella lies on the north coast, right in
the lee of the offshore island of
Malamaui. |