Mapun

This article is about the Sulu Sea island in Tawi-Tawi Province. For the Sulu Sea island in Palawan Province formerly also known as "Cagayan", see Cagayancillo.

Mapun مڤون Cagayan de Sulu
Municipality
Municipality of Mapun
Municipal Hall
Flag
Map of Tawi-Tawi with Mapun highlighted
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Mapun Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°58′41″N118°30′47″E / 6.978°N 118.513°E / 6.978; 118.513
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Tawi-Tawi
District	Lone district
Established	February 11, 1904 [1]
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government   [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Suraida F. Muksin
•  Vice Mayor	Hamirin Ilani
•  Representative	Dimszar M. Sali
•  Municipal Council	Members Rambie T. Sadjiril Omar Mockthar T. Abdulpatta Sagrin D. Sakandal Rasma T. Nur Michael G. Pescadera Charles T. Lao Carl L. Canizares Haripa H. Abdurahim
•  Electorate	17,614 voters (2022)
Area [3]
• Total	181.29 km2 (70.00 sq mi)
Elevation	6.7 m (22.0 ft)
Highest elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [4]
• Total	30,038
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
•  Households	4,928
Demonym	Jama Mapun
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	38.18 % (2021) [5]
•  Revenue	₱ 120.2 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 38.04 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 125.7 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cagayan de Sulu Electric Cooperative (CASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7508
PSGC	157003000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)68
Native languages	Sama Tagalog Sabah Malay

Mapun, officially the Municipality of Mapun (Tagalog : Bayan ng Mapun), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,038 people. ^[4]

It was formerly known as Cagayan de Sulu until 1984, then as Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi until 1988. ^[6]

Mapun is an island municipality in the Sulu Sea ^[7] on the south-western extreme of the Philippines, located very close to Sabah, Malaysia as well as to Palawan. The people inhabiting the island are known as Jama Mapun or "people of Mapun". Their local language is Pullun Mapun, which means "Mapun language".

Due to an administrative error in the Treaty of Paris, while the remainder of the Philippines was ceded to the United States, Sibutu and Cagayan de Sulu were retained under Spanish Sovereignty until they were formally ceded to the United States upon the ratification of the Treaty of Washington on March 23, 1901. In 1946, the Philippines became an independent country, including Mapun island as part of it.

Geography

Mapun Tawi-Tawi is surrounded by several islets such as:

• Manda
• Boan
• Kinapusan
• Pamilikan
• Lapun-Lapun
• Bintuut
• Muligi

Most of these are located at Barangay Umus Mataha.

Barangays

Mapun is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Boki
• Duhul Batu
• Guppah
• Iruk-Iruk
• Kompang
• Liyubud (Poblacion)
• Lubbak Parang
• Lupa Pula
• Mahalu
• Pawan
• Sapah
• Sikub
• Tabulian
• Tanduan
• Umus Mataha

Climate

Climate data for Mapun, Tawi-Tawi
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	123 (4.8)	81 (3.2)	79 (3.1)	48 (1.9)	65 (2.6)	65 (2.6)	68 (2.7)	64 (2.5)	66 (2.6)	100 (3.9)	101 (4.0)	134 (5.3)	994 (39.2)
Average rainy days	17.7	14.5	16.1	14.9	22.7	24.3	25.7	25.4	23.8	25.7	22.9	20.8	254.5
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Mapun

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	2,000	—
1918	6,090	+7.71%
1939	6,851	+0.56%
1948	8,824	+2.85%
1960	10,789	+1.69%
1970	12,577	+1.54%
1975	15,892	+4.80%
1980	19,607	+4.29%
1990	19,372	−0.12%
1995	20,716	+1.26%
2000	22,011	+1.31%
2007	29,801	+4.27%
2010	24,168	−7.34%
2015	26,597	+1.84%
2020	30,038	+2.42%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12]

Education

The Jama Mapun people's indigenous cosmology is extremely vast. Examples of figures in their cosmology are Niyu-niyu (coconut palm), Lumba-lumba (dolphin), and Anak Datu (two sons of a datu spearing another figure, Bunta - a blowfish).

Elementary

• Lupa Pula Pilot School (formerly Lupa Pula Central School) - elementary pupils are primarily from Lupa Pula, Liyubud, and Mahalu.
• Mahalu Elementary School
• Duhul Batu Elementary School
• Sikub Elementary School
• Surong Baiddin Memorial Elementary School
• Sapah Elementary School
• Boki Elementary School
• Kompang Elementary School
• Tanduan Elementary School
• Pawan Elementary School
• Guppah Elementary School
• Iruk-Iruk Elementary School
• Umus Mataha Elementary School
• Lubbak Parang Elementary School
• Imam Saat Elementary School

Secondary

• Notre Dame of Cagayan (NDC) - a private school located in the border of Barangay Lupa Pula and Barangay Mahalu.
• Mindanao State University (MSU) - a public school located in Mahalu
• Tawi-Tawi Academy (TTA) - a private school located in Barangay Guppah
• Mapun SHS

Tertiary

Mindanao State University Extension - a public school and the only college institution in Mapun. MSU-Extension offers two-year courses.

Majority of those who graduate from high school pursue their studies in other places, most notably Zamboanga City, Palawan, and Bongao. On the other hand, most of the graduates from elementary and high school are forced to stop their studies due to poverty lack of scholarships from the government. Most of them have found a job in neighboring country like Malaysia. Tend to work as a construction workers and fisherman.

Culture

Mapun Day

Mapun Foundation Day is celebrated by the Jama Mapun every September 5. This week-long celebration starts on September 1, with a parade and then a short program held in Lupa Pula Central School.

Various competitions are held during Mapun Day, which includes singing competitions (in English, Tausug, and Pullun Mapun), dance showdowns (modern dance, folk dance, pangalay, which is a native dance, and lunsay, which is a dance performed during weddings), Azaan competition, Tarasul iban Daman (Mapun's version of declamation and oration), and Leleng, to name a few.

Each Barangay has their own representatives in the various events. However, the most popular is the "Budjang Mapun", which is a beauty contest. Each barangay has its own contestant in this event. The winner of the search for "Budjang Mapun" is usually sent to Bongao as Mapun's representative in Budjang Tawi-Tawi, a similar beauty search held in Bongao every Province Day. Every municipality in Tawi-Tawi has its own contestant.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Mapun

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 61.00 2003 48.92 2006 46.20 2009 35.19 2012 30.57 2015 27.63 2018 18.81 2021 38.18 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Main source of income from this province are farming and fishing. In a bid to advance competitiveness of Tawi-Tawi in farming industry, this province supplies large companies when it comes on coconut plantation mainly "COPRA". 80% of the land consist of coconut trees, quarterly harvested and to be traded and refined in other places, like Palawan and Zamboanga City.

Rice fields are not known in this area due to lack of water irrigation projects, rice is imported locally from Palawan and Zamboanga City and mostly from Malaysia. Most of the locals use cassava as base on their daily meal.

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References

1. "[Act No. 38] AN ACT providing for the organization and government of the municipalities of Jolo, Siassi and Cagayan de Sulu" (PDF). Report of the Governor of the Moro Province.: 69–70. 11 February 1904. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
2.   Municipality of Mapun | (DILG)
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4. Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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6. Republic Act No. 6672, Supreme Court E-library
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8. "Mapun, Tawi-Tawi : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
9. Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of Tawi‑tawi". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. https://www.ichcap.org/eng/ek/sub3/pdf_file/domain4/089_Constellations.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
14. "Poverty incidence (PI)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Mapun Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index