Sapa-Sapa, officially the Municipality of Sapa-Sapa (), is a

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in the

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Tawi-Tawi Tawi-Tawi, officially the Province of 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 Mindanao (BARMM). The capit ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,580.

Geography

Barangays

Sapa-sapa is politically subdivided into 23

barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...

s. Each barangay consists of

purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...

s while some have

sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...

. * Baldatal - M * Butun * Dalo-Dalo * Kohek * Lakit-Lakit * Latuan (Sunsang) * Banaran Lookan * Look Natoh * Lookan Latuan * Malanta * Tambunan * Sikubong * Palatih Gadjaminah * Pamasan * Sapaat * Sapa-Sapa (

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...

) * Sokah-sokah * Bukut Sikubong * Tangngah Deom Sikubong * Tapian Bohe North * Tapian Bohe South * Banaran Tunggusong * Mantabuan Sannang Hati * Lookan Tup-Tup *NOTE: "M" marks the Barangays located on the

mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or demogr ...

, despite being separated by a creek.

Panampangan Island

Panampangan Island is located in the municipality of Sapa-sapa. The island itself is famous for its sandbar which is considered the longest in the

. At low tide, the sandbar connects to the nearby islet of Panampangan island.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty Incidence of

References

External links

Sapa-Sapa Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Sapa-Sapa Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexPhilippine Census Information
Municipalities of Tawi-Tawi Long stubs with short prose {{ARMM-geo-stub