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Municipality of Banguingui (Sinama: Lahat Banguingui. Tausūg: Kawman sin Banguingui. Tagalog: Bayan ng Banguingui), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,616 people.[1]
Banguingui
باڠوايڠاوا Tongkil | |
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| Municipality of Banguingui | |
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| Coordinates: 6°04′N 121°47′E / 6.07°N 121.78°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Sulu |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Whidzfar I. Sahidulla |
| • Vice Mayor | Denrasher A. Abdilla |
| • Representative | Munir N. Arbison Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 13,423 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 352.59 km2 (136.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3.0 m (9.8 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 386 m (1,266 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 35,616 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,226 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 63.03 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 139 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 257.6 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 108.4 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 46.85 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Sulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7406 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
| Native languages | Tausug Tagalog |
| Website | www |
From its original name Tongkil, it was renamed Banguingui on January 29, 1999, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 71 of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in honor of the dominant Banguingui tribe of the municipality.[5][6] It was inaugurated only on January 29, 2006.[7]
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Municipality of Banguingui | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 71; An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Tongkil in the Province of Sulu to the Municipality of Banguingui" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "MMA Act No. 71 : An Act Changing the name of the Municipality of Tongkil in the Province of Sulu to the municipality of Banguingui" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ Banguingui municipality celebrates 10th anniversary[permanent dead link]