Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi
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| Sibutu | |
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| Coordinates: 4°50′28″N 119°27′40″E / 4.84111°N 119.46111°ECoordinates: 4°50′28″N 119°27′40″E / 4.84111°N 119.46111°E | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Tawi-Tawi |
| District | Lone district of Tawi-Tawi |
| Founded | October 21, 2006 |
| Barangays | 16 |
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| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 24,515 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
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Sibutu is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. It is the southernmost municipality of the Philippines. It lies about 14 kilometers east of the coast of Sabah, Malaysia.
It was created out of 16 barangays of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 197, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on October 21, 2006.
[edit] Political divisions
| Barangay | Population (2000) |
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| Ambutong Sapal | 1,253 |
| Datu Amilhamja Jaafar | 954 |
| Hadji Imam Bidin | 1,933 |
| Hadji Mohtar Sulayman | 1,218 |
| Hadji Taha | 1,239 |
| Imam Hadji Mohammad | 1,220 |
| Ligayen | 1,999 |
| Nunukan | 1,794 |
| Sheik Makdum | 1,643 |
| Sibutu (Pob.) | 1,144 |
| Talisay | 1,336 |
| Tandu Banak | 1,863 |
| Taungoh | 2,047 |
| Tongehat | 1,234 |
| Tongsibalo | 1,618 |
| Ungus-Ungus | 2,020 |
[edit] References
- Newly created provinces, municipalities, barangays, converted city Accessed on March 9, 2006.
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[edit] History
Due an administrative error on the Treaty of Paris, Sibutu was the last Spanish possession ( algonside with Cagayán de Jolo) in the Philippine islands
