Sulu,officially the Province of Sulu,is a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Tawi-Tawi,officially the Province of Tawi-Tawi,is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Bongao.
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was an autonomous region of the Philippines,located in the Mindanao island group of the Philippines,that consisted of five predominantly Muslim provinces:Basilan,Lanao del Sur,Maguindanao,Sulu,and Tawi-Tawi. It was the only region that had its own government. The region's de facto seat of government was Cotabato City,although this self-governing city was outside its jurisdiction.
Bongao,officially the Municipality of Bongao,is a 2nd class municipality and capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 116,118 people.
Languyan,officially the Municipality of Languyan,is a 1st class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 37,096 people.
Mapun,officially the Municipality of 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.
Panglima Sugala,officially the Municipality of Panglima Sugala,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 48,055 people. It was formerly known as Balimbing.
Sapa-Sapa,officially the Municipality of Sapa-Sapa,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 33,580.
Sitangkai,officially the Municipality of Sitangkai,is a 1st class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 37,319 people.
Tandubas,officially the Municipality of Tandubas,is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 34,316 people.
Sheikh Karimul Makhdum was an Arab Sunni Sufi Muslim as well as a known missionary from Syria who came to Malacca. Karimul Makhdum was born in Makdonia,a village near Damascus in Syria. Him and the Wali sanga were affiliated with the Kubrawi Hamadani missionaries in the late 14th century. He was a Sufi who brought Islam to the Philippines in 1380,141 years before Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the country. He established a mosque in Simunul Island,Tawi Tawi,Philippines,known as Sheik Karimal Makdum Mosque which is the oldest mosque in the country.
Sanga-Sanga Airport,also known as Tawi-Tawi Airport,is an airport serving the general area of Bongao,the capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. It is not an international airport,contrary to its classification by the Tawi-Tawi provincial government. It is located in Sanga-Sanga Island. The airport was formerly referred by the IATA with the code SGS until the end of 2011,when its IATA code was finally changed to TWT.
Banguingui,also known as Sama Banguingui or Samal Banguingui is a distinct ethnolinguistic group native to Balanguingui Island but also dispersed throughout the Greater Sulu Archipelago and southern and western coastal regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula in Mindanao,Philippines. They are one of the ethnic groups usually collectively known as the Sama-Bajau peoples.
The legislative districts of Sulu are the representations of the province of Sulu in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.
The legislative district of Tawi-Tawi is the representation of the province of Tawi-Tawi in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district.
Sibutu,officially the Municipality of Sibutu,is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 34,243 people.
Hadji Sadikul "Dick" Adalla Sahali is a Filipino politician and former Governor of Tawi-Tawi,an island province in the Sulu Archipelago. Politically,Tawi-Tawi is part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
An autonomous region of the Philippines is a first-level administrative division that has the authority to control a region's culture and economy. The Constitution of the Philippines allows for two autonomous regions:in the Cordilleras and in Muslim Mindanao. Currently,Bangsamoro,which largely consists of the Muslim-majority areas of Mindanao,is the only autonomous region in the country.
Local elections in the Philippines were held on May 13,2019. This was conducted together with the 2019 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay (village) level were disputed. The following positions were disputed:
The Tawi-Tawi Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi.
