Banguingui, Sulu

Banguingui
باڠوايڠاوا
Tongkil
Municipality of Banguingui
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Banguingui is located in Philippines
Banguingui
Banguingui
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°04′N 121°47′E / 6.07°N 121.78°E / 6.07; 121.78
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceSulu
District 2nd district
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorWhidzfar I. Sahidulla
 • Vice MayorDenrasher A. Abdilla
 • RepresentativeMunir N. Arbison Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate13,423 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total352.59 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)[3]
 • Total35,616
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Households
6,226
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
63.03
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 139 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 257.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 108.4 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 46.85 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7406
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)68
Native languagesTausug
Tagalog
Websitewww.tongkil.gov.ph

Banguingui, officially the Municipality of Banguingui (Tausūg: Kawman sin Banguingui; Tagalog: Bayan ng Banguingui), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,616 people.[3]

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]

  1. ^ Municipality of Banguingui | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Banguingui municipality celebrates 10th anniversary[permanent dead link]

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