Luuk, Sulu

Luuk
لواوق
Municipality of Luuk
Official seal of Luuk
Map of Sulu with Luuk highlighted
Map of Sulu with Luuk highlighted
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Luuk is located in Philippines
Luuk
Luuk
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 5°58′03″N 121°18′48″E / 5.967575°N 121.313308°E / 5.967575; 121.313308
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceSulu
District 2nd district
Barangays12 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMaryam N. Arbison
 • Vice MayorArnel N. Arbison
 • RepresentativeMunir N. Arbison Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate25,352 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total313.04 km2 (120.87 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Highest elevation
333 m (1,093 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total37,873
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Households
6,554
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
56.63
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 121 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 103.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 113.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 27.14 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7404
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)68
Native languagesTausug
Tagalog
Websitewww.luuksulu.com

Luuk, officially the Municipality of Luuk (Tausūg: Kawman sin Luuk; Tagalog: Bayan ng Luuk), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,873 people.[3]

On July 14, 2007, 8 of its barangays were constituted into the separate municipality of Omar, Sulu.

  1. ^ Municipality of Luuk | (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 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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