Tapul

Tapul
تڤال
Municipality of Tapul
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Tapul is located in Philippines
Tapul
Tapul
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 5°43′00″N 120°54′00″E / 5.7166667°N 120.9°E / 5.7166667; 120.9
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceSulu
District 2nd district
Barangays15 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorNasser T. Daud Jr.
 • Vice MayorDornie T. Daud
 • RepresentativeMunir N. Arbison Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate11,292 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total89.17 km2 (34.43 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Highest elevation
487 m (1,598 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total20,799
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
 • Households
3,617
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
70.74
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 94.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 73.06 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 89.87 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 3.679 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7410
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)68
Native languagesTausug
Tagalog
Websitewww.tapul.gov.ph

Tapul, officially the Municipality of Tapul (Tausūg: Kawman sin Tapul; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tapul), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 18,197 people.[5]

  1. ^ Municipality of Tapul | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ 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.

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