Panglima Estino

Panglima Estino, officially the Municipality of Panglima Estino (Tausūg: Kawman sin Panglima Estino; Filipino: Bayan ng Panglima Estino), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,249 people.^[3]

Panglima Estino فَڠْلِمَ اِسْتِنُ
Municipality
Municipality of Panglima Estino
Map of Sulu with Panglima Estino highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Panglima Estino Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 5°58′N 121°12′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Sulu
District	2nd district
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Munib S. Estino
• Vice Mayor	Morsid M. Estino
• Representative	Munir N. Arbison Jr.
• Municipal Council	Members Abdurasul A. Sirajan Falsidar H. Estino Hector S. Abubakar Julamri A. Abdusali Madjuri A. Husaim Nuraja S. Jailan Rashidin I. Estino Darwin L. Jamil
• Electorate	9,979 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	125.10 km2 (48.30 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Highest elevation	388 m (1,273 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	34,249
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
• Households	4,974
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	68.30 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 154.7 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 216.4 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 137 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 132 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Sulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7415
PSGC	1906616000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)68
Native languages	Tausug Tagalog

History

On January 1, 1980, then President Ferdinand Marcos enacted Presidential Decree No. 1663 creating the municipality of New Panamao from the mother municipality of Panamao.^[5] However to avoid confusion from the mother municipality, on January 2, 1981, then President Marcos enacted Presidential Decree No. 1757 renaming New Panamao to its current name, Panglima Estino.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Panglima Estino is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Gagguil
• Gata-gata
• Jinggan
• Kamih-Pungud
• Lihbug Kabaw
• Likbah
• Lubuk-lubuk
• Marsada
• Paiksa
• Pandakan
• Punay (Poblacion)
• Tiptipon

Climate

Climate data for Panglima Estino, Sulu
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	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)	26 (79)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	152 (6.0)	120 (4.7)	125 (4.9)	132 (5.2)	239 (9.4)	301 (11.9)	281 (11.1)	268 (10.6)	190 (7.5)	263 (10.4)	234 (9.2)	179 (7.0)	2,484 (97.9)
Average rainy days	17.4	14.9	15.8	15.4	22.7	24.4	25.0	23.5	20.5	22.7	21.2	18.7	242.2
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[7]

Demographics

Population census of
Panglima Estino

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	11,854	—
1990	15,683	+2.84%
1995	18,597	+3.24%
2000	21,443	+3.10%
2007	35,263	+7.10%
2010	27,724	−8.38%
2015	28,817	+0.74%
2020	34,249	+3.45%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Panglima Estino

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 73.74 2003 66.46 2006 51.90 2009 68.69 2012 44.32 2015 62.84 2018 85.35 2021 68.30 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]