Talipao, officially the Municipality of Talipao (Tausūg: Kawman sin Talipao; Tagalog : Bayan ng Talipao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 80,255 people. [5]
The municipality of Talipao derived its name from a certain couple, “Tal” and “Pao”, that of the husband's and wife's name respectively.
From the district of Jolo, it was transformed into a full-pledged municipality on July 1, 1957, under the provision of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu Administrative Code. On March 7, 1984, Talipao was renamed as Arolas Tulawie by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 692 [6] but was rejected in a plebiscite.
The Municipality of Talipao's total area coverage is approximately 497.32 square kilometres or 49,732 hectares. [7] This constitute more or less 20.63% of Sulu's total land area. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Patikul; on the south by Sulu Sea; on the east by the municipality of Panglima Estino; and by the municipality of Maimbung on its west side.
The municipality of Talipao lies right in the mid portion of Jolo island with its Barangay Poblacion basically situated in the innermost central part of the municipality. From the capital town of Jolo, Talipao is connected with concrete-type national road which is approximately 22.8 kilometres (14.2 mi) away from the Sulu Provincial Capitol Complex.
Talipao is politically subdivided into 52 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Talipao, Sulu | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 170 (6.7) | 130 (5.1) | 125 (4.9) | 122 (4.8) | 229 (9.0) | 286 (11.3) | 254 (10.0) | 248 (9.8) | 182 (7.2) | 257 (10.1) | 233 (9.2) | 188 (7.4) | 2,424 (95.5) |
Average rainy days | 18.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 22.8 | 24.0 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 20.5 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 19.3 | 242.1 |
Source: Meteoblue [8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1918 | 5,871 | — |
1939 | 11,064 | +3.06% |
1948 | 8,650 | −2.70% |
1960 | 18,553 | +6.56% |
1970 | 32,111 | +5.63% |
1975 | 15,612 | −13.47% |
1980 | 25,853 | +10.61% |
1990 | 66,261 | +9.87% |
1995 | 66,568 | +0.09% |
2000 | 73,015 | +2.00% |
2007 | 85,920 | +2.27% |
2010 | 75,173 | −4.75% |
2015 | 80,255 | +1.25% |
2020 | 100,088 | +4.44% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [5] [9] [10] [11] |
Poverty Incidence of Talipao
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