Banguingui, Sulu
Banguingui
بَڠِڠِ Tongkil | |
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| Municipality of Banguingui | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Sulu with Banguingui highlighted | |
Interactive map of Banguingui | |
Banguingui Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°04′N 121°47′E / 6.07°N 121.78°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Sulu |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Whidzfar I. Sahidulla |
| • Vice Mayor | Denrasher A. Abdilla |
| • Representative | Munir N. Arbison Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 12,767 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• 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) | |
• Total | 39,202 |
| • Density | 111.18/km2 (287.96/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,226 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 63.03 |
| • 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 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
| Native languages | Tausug Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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 2024 census, it has a population of 39,202 people.
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. It was inaugurated only on January 29, 2006.