Banguingui
باڠوايڠاوا Tongkil | |
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Municipality of Banguingui | |
Location within the Philippines | |
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)[3] | |
• 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 |
Banguingui " Is a SINAMA or SAMA tribe and the word SINAMA is a dialect that they use in barangay TABIALAN and the rest of the barangay that sorounds Municipality of Banguingui.
Municipality of Banguingui (Sinama: Lahat 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]