Municipality in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines
Tagalog: Bayan ng Sapa-Sapa), is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 37,129 people.[5]
Geography
Barangays
Sapa-sapa is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Baldatal – M
- Butun
- Dalo-Dalo
- Kohek
- Lakit-Lakit
- Latuan (Sunsang)
- Banaran Lookan
- Look Natoh
- Lookan Latuan
- Malanta
- Tambunan
- Sikubong
- Palatih Gadjaminah
- Pamasan
- Sapaat
- Sapa-Sapa (Poblacion)
- Sokah-sokah
- Bukut Sikubong
- Tangngah Deom Sikubong
- Tapian Bohe North
- Tapian Bohe South
- Banaran Tunggusong
- Mantabuan Sannang Hati
- Lookan Tup-Tup
- NOTE: “M” marks the Barangays located on the mainland, despite being separated by a creek.
Panampangan Island
Panampangan Island is located in the municipality of Sapa-sapa. The island itself is famous for its sandbar which is considered[by whom?] the longest in the Philippines.[citation needed]
At low tide, the sandbar connects to the nearby islet of Panampangan island.
Climate
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14,946 | — |
| 1990 | 16,173 | +0.79% |
| 1995 | 17,728 | +1.73% |
| 2000 | 26,242 | +8.77% |
| 2007 | 37,135 | +4.91% |
| 2010 | 28,781 | −8.86% |
| 2015 | 30,917 | +1.37% |
| 2020 | 33,580 | +1.75% |
| 2024 | 37,129 | +2.44% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11] | ||
Economy
Poverty Incidence of Sapa-Sapa
References
- ↑ Municipality of Sapa-Sapa | (DILG)
- ↑ “2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density” (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ↑ “2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President”. Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ “PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates”. Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ↑ “2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President”. Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ “Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi : Average Temperatures and Rainfall”. Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ “2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President”. Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ↑ “Province of”. Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ “Poverty incidence (PI):”. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ↑ “Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines” (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ↑ “2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates” (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ↑ “City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009” (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ↑ “2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates” (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ↑ “Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015”. Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ↑ “PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates”. Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ↑ “PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates”. Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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