Sulu
Sulu
Lupa' Sūg لُفَأْ سُوْݢْ | |
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| Province of Sulu | |
(from top: left to right) Sulu Provincial Capitol Building in Jolo, scenery in Hadji Panglima Tahil, sunrise in Lugus and Tulay Mosque in Jolo. | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Pearl of the Sulu sea
The Stronghold Of Islam In The Philippines The Gateway Of Islam To The Philippines | |
| Motto: Build Back Better Sulu | |
Location in the Philippines | |
Interactive map of Sulu | |
| Coordinates: 6°N 121°E / 6°N 121°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Founded | September 1, 1914 |
| Capital and largest municipality | Jolo |
| Administrative center | Patikul |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
| • Governor | Abdusakur A. Tan II (Lakas) |
| • Vice Governor | Abdusakur M. Tan (Lakas) |
| • Legislature | Sulu Provincial Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,600.40 km2 (617.92 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 66th out of 82 |
| Highest elevation (Mount Tumatangis) | 811 m (2,661 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 1,146,097 |
| • Rank | 28th out of 82 |
| • Density | 716.132/km2 (1,854.77/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th out of 82 |
| Demonyms | Suluan Tausug Suluanon |
| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 0 |
| • Component cities | 0 |
| • Municipalities | |
| • Barangays | 410 |
| • Districts | Legislative districts of Sulu |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-SLU |
| Spoken languages | |
| Income classification | 1st class |
Sulu ([sʊˈlu]), officially the Province of Sulu (Tausūg: Wilaya' sin Lupa' Sūg; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Sulu; Chavacano: Provincia de Sulu); is a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of the Zamboanga Peninsula region.
It was part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), until the Supreme Court of the Philippines on September 9, 2024, declared its inclusion to be unconstitutional because of the province's simple majority vote against it during the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite.
Its capital is Jolo on the island of the same name. Maimbung, the royal capital of the Sultanate of Sulu, is also located in the province. Sulu is along the southern border of the Sulu Sea and the northern boundary of the Celebes Sea.