Pangutaran

Pangutaran, officially the Municipality of Pangutaran (Tausūg: Kawman sin Pangutaran; Pangutaran Sama: Lahat Pangutaran; Filipino: Bayan ng Pangutaran), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,374 people.^[5]

Pangutaran فَڠُتَرَنْ Pulau Bangkuruan (Malay) Puh Pangutaran (Siyama)
Municipality
Municipality of Pangutaran
Map of Sulu with Pangutaran highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Pangutaran Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°18′N 120°35′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Sulu
District	1st district
Named after	Shariff Pangutaran
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Asri S. Taib
• Vice Mayor	Alradzmin A. Nanoh
• Representative	Samier A. Tan
• Municipal Council	Members Adzmer A. Hassan Omar J. Samomoh Jimmy A. Basari Radzma M. Ebni Faizal T. Jainal Kiyong T. Kuyong Sain K. Haiyon Abdurajik M. Abdulmajid
• Electorate	19,150 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	258.10 km2 (99.65 sq mi)
Elevation	1.0 m (3.3 ft)
Highest elevation	565 m (1,854 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	41,575
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Households	6,592
Demonym	Siyama Al-Pangutaran or Siyamal
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	62.35 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 218.6 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 424.9 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 191.7 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 236 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Sulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7414
PSGC	1906608000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)68
Native languages	Pangutaran Sama Tausug Tagalog

Geography

Barangays

Pangutaran is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Alu Bunah
• Bangkilay
• Kawitan
• Kehi Niog
• Lantong Babag
• Lumah Dapdap
• Pandan Niog
• Panducan
• Panitikan
• Patutol
• Se-ipang
• Simbahan (Poblacion)
• Suang Bunah
• Tonggasang
• Tubig Nonok
• Tubig Sallang

Climate

Climate data for Pangutaran, Sulu
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)
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 (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6]

Demographics

Population census of Pangutaran

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	1,201	—
1918	2,982	+6.25%
1939	7,442	+4.45%
1948	8,536	+1.54%
1960	10,235	+1.52%
1970	16,172	+4.68%
1975	17,823	+1.97%
1980	19,311	+1.62%
1990	17,122	−1.20%
1995	22,846	+5.55%
2000	26,211	+2.99%
2007	29,571	+1.68%
2010	28,461	−1.38%
2015	30,613	+1.40%
2020	36,374	+3.70%
2024	41,575	+3.26%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Pangutaran

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 71.47 2003 61.30 2006 50.90 2009 49.28 2012 51.85 2015 48.34 2018 76.75 2021 62.35 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Etymology

The name PANGUTARAN is originally after the "Shariff Pangutaran" name, the first Filipino people who discover and inhabited the island together with the family members (Belong to Salip Descendants). But before what we know today as PANGUTARAN it is also called "Pulau Bangkuruan" by Malay speakers means The island with the Bangkudo tree(s) (Morinda citrifolia). The word phrase "Siyama" stands un impossible originated from the Hindi language meaning "Forbearance" or "kshama:क्षमा" because sheikh Karim Al-Makhdum arrived (in Bohe' Indangan, Simunul, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines in 1380 and propagated Islam) in the Philippines contemporary with Hindi traders from India.