Languyan

Languyan, officially the Municipality of Languyan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Languyan), is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,096 people.^[5]

Languyan لاڠوين
Municipality
Municipality of Languyan
Flag
Map of Tawi-Tawi with Languyan highlighted
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Languyan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 5°16′05″N 120°04′44″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Tawi-Tawi
District	Lone district
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Abduhasan I. Sali
• Vice Mayor	Abubashar S. Matba
• Representative	Dimzsar M. Sali
• Municipal Council	Members Makaman N. Muddi Santanina U. Bantilan Mardella D. Matba Pingguan S. Kalam Nurunnihma A. Mammah Saidul S. Mustapa Abdulgafur J. Abah Kublai N. Elias
• Electorate	21,892 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	581.20 km2 (224.40 sq mi)
Elevation	5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Highest elevation	539 m (1,768 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	41,587
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Households	6,599
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	39.72 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 345.5 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 351.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 309.6 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 57.43 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Tawi Tawi Electric Cooperative (TAWELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7509
PSGC	1907009000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)68
Native languages	Sama Tagalog
Website	www.languyan.gov.ph

Geography

Barangays

Languyan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bakong
• Bas-bas Proper
• Basnunuk
• Darussalam
• Languyan Proper (Poblacion)
• Maraning
• Simalak
• Tuhog-Tuhog
• Tumahubong
• Tumbagaan
• Parang Pantay
• Adnin
• Bakaw-bakaw
• BasLikud
• Jakarta (Lookan Latuan)
• Kalupag
• Kiniktal
• Marang-marang
• Sikullis
• Tubig Dakula (Bohe Mahiya)

Climate

Climate data for Languyan, Tawi-Tawi
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (76)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	157 (6.2)	115 (4.5)	123 (4.8)	96 (3.8)	136 (5.4)	120 (4.7)	104 (4.1)	89 (3.5)	86 (3.4)	131 (5.2)	151 (5.9)	159 (6.3)	1,467 (57.8)
Average rainy days	20.4	17.5	20.4	21.1	26.7	25.7	26.0	24.5	24.0	27.7	26.3	24.7	285
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of Languyan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	16,269	—
1990	31,984	+6.99%
1995	32,738	+0.44%
2000	42,040	+5.51%
2007	51,377	+2.80%
2010	42,690	−6.52%
2015	33,494	−4.52%
2020	37,096	+2.17%
2024	41,587	+2.78%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Languyan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 62.55 2003 45.48 2006 40.00 2009 38.01 2012 32.05 2015 22.05 2018 17.02 2021 39.72 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]