Manubul Island

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Manubul Island
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Manubul Island
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates 5°28′18″N120°47′58″E / 5.47167°N 120.79944°E / 5.47167; 120.79944
Archipelago Sulu
Adjacent to Celebes Sea
Area0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi)
Administration
Region Bangsamoro
Province Sulu
Municipality Pandami
BarangayNorth Manubul
South Manubul
Tenga Manubul
Demographics
Population7,644 (2020)
Pop. density58,800/km2 (152300/sq mi)
Ethnic groups Sama
Tausug

Manubul is a densely populated island in the province of Sulu, Philippines. The island falls under the municipal government of Pandami, Sulu and is part of the chain of islands called the Sulu Archipelago. It is located near the islands of Siasi and Lapak.

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Through an Executive Order by President Diosdado Macapagal in 1965, the island, which was once part of Siasi is now under the jurisdiction of Pandami. [1]

Demographics

The inhabitants of the island of Manubul adhere to Islam and are part of the Tausug and the Sama-Bajau ethnic groups. The total population of the island is 7,644. [2] With an estimated land area of merely 0.13 square kilometres (0.050 sq mi), the population density of Manubul is about 58,800/km2.

Here is the population of the barangays of Manubul island according to the recent census.

BarangayPopulation
(2020)
North Manubul4,487
South Manubul2,088
Tenga Manubul1,069
Total7,644

Biodiversity

Aside from a variety of fish species that are found near the island, researchers from the Department of Biological Sciences of the Western Mindanao State University have discovered that Manubul Island has a diverse number of echinoderm species. These marine creatures include species of sea urchins, brittle stars, starfish and sea cucumbers. This diversity of echinoderms is due to the island's distinctive feature, where seagrass, mangrove and beach ecosystems are present. [3]

See also

• List of islands by population density

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References

  1. ↑ "Executive Order No. 175" (PDF). lawphil.net.
  2. ↑ "Municipality of Pandami - Philippine Standard Geographic Code". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  3. ↑ Tawasil, Shehada; Alibon, Ranjiv; Bensali, Sophia (2021). "Species diversity of Echinoderms in Manubul Island, Sulu Province, Southern Philippines" (PDF). Biodiversity Journal. 12 (2): 301. doi:10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2021.12.2.301.311 . Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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