Siasi, officially the Municipality of Siasi ( Tausūg: ''Kawman sin Siasi''; tl, Bayan ng Siasi), is a 2nd 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

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of Sulu,

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. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 67,705 people.

Geography

Philippine Island - Tapul Group - NARA - 68156080

Barangays

Siasi is politically subdivided into 50

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Climate

Demographics

Economy

Notable people

* Samuel K. Tan - Historian and educator, chairman of the

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from 1997 to 1999 *

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- former Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court * Ongina - drag performer, participated in the first season of

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References

External links

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

Philippine Census Information

Local Governance Performance Management System
Island municipalities in the Philippines Municipalities of Sulu {{ARMM-geo-stub