Pata, officially the Municipality of Pata (
Tausūg: ''Kawman sin Pata''; tl, Bayan ng Pata), is a 5th class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Sulu,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 22,163 people.
Geography
Barangays
Pata is politically subdivided into 14
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
s.
* Andalan
* Daungdong
* Kamawi
* Kanjarang
* Kayawan (
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up the ...
)
* Kiput
* Likud
* Luuk-tulay
* Niog-niog
* Patian
* Pisak-pisak
* Saimbangon
* Sangkap
* Timuddas
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Pata Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code Pata Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexPhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Sulu
Island municipalities in the Philippines
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