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Municipality of Banguingui (Sinama: Lahat Banguingui. Tausūg: Kawman sin Banguingui. Tagalog: Bayan ng Banguingui), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,616 people.

Banguingui باڠوايڠاواTongkil
Municipality
Municipality of Banguingui
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Map of Sulu with Banguingui highlighted
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BanguinguiLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°04′N 121°47′E / 6.07°N 121.78°E / 6.07; 121.78
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Sulu
District	2nd district
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Whidzfar I. Sahidulla
• Vice Mayor	Denrasher A. Abdilla
• Representative	Munir N. Arbison Jr.
• Municipal Council	Members Whajid I. Sahidulla Alnacquer I. Sahidulla Abdul Haber S. Alih Amiril P. Sahidulla Sadik A. Kurais Malik A. Sariul Hja Kerma A. Agga Maldisan A. Anni
• Electorate	13,423 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	352.59 km (136.14 sq mi)
Elevation	3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Highest elevation	386 m (1,266 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	35,616
• Density	100/km (260/sq mi)
• Households	6,226
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	63.03% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 139 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 257.6 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 108.4 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 46.85 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Sulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7406
PSGC	156615000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)68
Native languages	Tausug Tagalog
Website	www.tongkil.gov.ph

From its original name Tongkil, it was renamed Banguingui on January 29, 1999, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 71 of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in honor of the dominant Banguingui tribe of the municipality. It was inaugurated only on January 29, 2006.

Geography

Barangays

Tongkil is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bakkaan
• Bangalaw
• Danao
• Dungon
• Kahikukuk
• Luuk (Poblacion)
• North Paarol
• Sigumbal
• South Paarol
• Tabialan
• Tainga-Bakkao
• Tambun-bun
• Tattalan
• Tinutungan

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Banguingui

References

1. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
2.  Municipality of Banguingui | (DILG)
3. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 71; An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Tongkil in the Province of Sulu to the Municipality of Banguingui" (PDF). Regional Legislative Assembly, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
6. "MMA Act No. 71 : An Act Changing the name of the Municipality of Tongkil in the Province of Sulu to the municipality of Banguingui" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
7. Banguingui municipality celebrates 10th anniversary
8. "Banguingui, Sulu : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
9. Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 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 June 29, 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 Sulu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Banguingui Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Banguingui Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

v t e Places adjacent to Banguingui, Sulu
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v t e Province of Sulu
Jolo (capital and largest municipality)
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