Banguingui, Sulu

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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.^[5]

Banguingui بَڠِڠِ Tongkil
Municipality
Municipality of Banguingui
Flag Seal
Map of Sulu with Banguingui highlighted
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Banguingui Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°04′N 121°47′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Sulu
District	2nd district
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• 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	12,767 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	352.59 km2 (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  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	39,202
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Households	6,226
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	63.03 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 212.5 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 622.9 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 164 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 196.9 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Sulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7406
PSGC	1906615000
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.^[6][7] It was inaugurated only on January 29, 2006.^[8]

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

Climate data for Banguingui, Sulu
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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)[9]

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%
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%
2020	35,616	+8.51%
2024	39,202	+2.33%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Banguingui

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 78.53 2003 62.59 2006 69.80 2009 51.19 2012 43.98 2015 51.26 2018 80.68 2021 63.03 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]