Panglima Sugala, officially the Municipality of Panglima Sugala, is a 3rd class

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in the

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Tawi-Tawi Tawi-Tawi, officially the Province of Tawi-Tawi ( tl, Lalawigan ng Tawi-Tawi; Tausug: ''Wilaya' sin Tawi-Tawi''; Sinama: ''Jawi Jawi/Jauih Jauih''), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim M ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,055 people. It is formerly known as Balimbing.Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 7
ARMM.gov.ph, retrieved 2012 The municipality's barangay Batu-batu was once the provincial capital of Tawi-Tawi until it was transferred in the municipality of

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in 1979. The municipality was renamed from Balimbing to Panglima Sugala as per Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 7, enacted on July 4, 1991, and approved by the Regional Governor on September 9, 1991.MMA Act No. 7 : An Act changing the name of the Municipality of Balimbing in the Province of Tawi-Tawi to Municipality of Panglima-Sugala

Geography

Barangays

Panglima Sugala is politically subdivided into 17

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Climate

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

Panglima Sugala Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Panglima Sugala Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index

Philippine Census Information
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