Manubul Island

Manubul Island

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
Area	0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi)
Administration
Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro
Province	Sulu
Municipality	Pandami
Barangay	North Manubul South Manubul Tenga Manubul
Demographics
Population	7,644 (2020)
Pop. density	58,800/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.

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.

Barangay	Population (2020)
North Manubul	4,487
South Manubul	2,088
Tenga Manubul	1,069
Total	7,644

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

References

1. "Executive Order No. 175" (PDF). lawphil.net.
2. "Population of Municipality of Pandami (2020)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
3. Tawasil, Shehada; Alibon, Ranjiv; Bensali, Sophia (26 April 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.