Banguingui, Sulu

Banguingui, officially the Municipality of Banguingui (Tausūg: Dāira sin Banguingui; Tagalog: Bayan ng Banguingui), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 24,161 people. [3]

Banguingui Tongkil
Municipality
Municipality of Banguingui
Map of Sulu with Banguingui highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Banguingui Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°04′N 121°47′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Province	Sulu
District	2nd District
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Whajid I. Sahidulla
• Vice Mayor	Denrasher A. Abdilla
• Representative	Munir M. Arbison
• Electorate	12,573 voters (2019)
Area  [2]
• Total	352.59 km^2 (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  (2015 census) [3]
• Total	24,161
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
• Households	4,184
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	51.26% (2015)[4]
• Revenue	₱77,512,300.34 (2016)
Service provider
• Electricity	Sulu Electric Cooperative
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7406
PSGC	156615000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)68
Climate type	tropical climate
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.[5][6] It was inaugurated only on January 29, 2006.[7]

Barangays

Tongkil is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.

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

Climate

Climate data for Banguingui, Sulu
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	28 (82)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)
Average low °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	28 (82)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	148 (5.8)	110 (4.3)	116 (4.6)	127 (5.0)	241 (9.5)	318 (12.5)	304 (12.0)	281 (11.1)	202 (8.0)	262 (10.3)	227 (8.9)	164 (6.5)	2,500 (98.5)
Average rainy days	17.0	14.6	15.5	15.8	23.3	24.4	24.8	24.0	20.2	22.5	21.0	18.7	241.8
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8]

Demographics

Population census of Banguingui

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 1,000 —     1918 8,212 +15.07% 1939 2,893 −4.85% 1948 3,673 +2.69% 1960 5,816 +3.90% 1970 9,095 +4.57% 1975 14,062 +9.13%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1980 15,716 +2.25% 1990 10,469 −3.98% 1995 12,971 +4.10% 2000 15,933 +4.51% 2007 22,502 +4.88% 2010 17,802 −8.17% 2015 24,161 +5.99%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [9] [10][11]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Banguingui
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17]

References

1.  Municipality of Banguingui | (DILG)
2. "Province: Sulu". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
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 27 January 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 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
7. Banguingui municipality celebrates 10th anniversary
8. "Banguingui, Sulu : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. 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. NSO.
11. "Province of Sulu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
13. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
14. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
15. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
16. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
17. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

External links

• Banguingui Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System