Sulu

Sulu Province
Sulu Province; Wilāya sin Sūg; Lalawiga ng Sulu
	Province
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	Map of the Philippines with Sulu highlighted
	Coordinates: 6°00′N 121°00′E / 6.000°N 121.000°E
Kintra	Philippines
Region	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Founded	10 Mairch 1917
Caipital	Jolo; Seat of Government:; Patikul
Govrenment
• Teep	Autonomous Province o the Philippines
• Govrenor	Abdusakur Tan II (Leeberal Pairty)
• Vice Govrenor	Abdusakur Tan (Leeberal Pairty)
• Sovereign (Sultan)	Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
Area
• Total	2135.3 km2 (824.4 sq mi)
Area rank	60th out of 80
Population (2010)
• Total	718,290
• Rank	27t oot o 80
• Density	340/km2 (870/sq mi)
• Density rank	13t oot o 80
Diveesions
• Independent cities	0
• Component ceeties	0
• Municipalities	19
• Barangays	410
• Destricts	1st an 2nt destricts o Sulu
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
Spoken leids	Bahasa Sūg (offeecial), Zamboangueño Chavacano

Sulu (Tausūg: سوگ, Sūg), (Chavacano:Provincia de Sūlū), (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Sulu) is an autonomous island province o the Philippines locatit in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Its caipital is Jolo an occupees the middle group o islands o the Sulu Airchipelago, atween Basilan an Tawi-Tawi.

Politics an admeenistration

Sulu is subdividit intae 19 municipalities.

Municipality	No. of Barangays	Population (2007)	Aurie (km²)	Pop. densitie (per km²)
Banguingui (Tongkil)	14	22,502	124.00	181
Hadji Panglima Tahil (Marunggas)	5	6,192	49.50	125
Indanan	34	85,220	101.90	836
Jolo	8	140,307	22.20	6,320
Kalingalan Caluang	9	30,046	55.80	538
Lugus	17	21,650	35.40	47
Luuk	12	33,508	167.10	200
Maimbung	27	38,092	47.90	795
Old Panamao	31	49,903	51.10	977
Omar	8	25,102	-	-
Pandami	16	23,527	86.90	271
Panglima Estino (New Panamao)	12	35,263	45.00	783
Pangutaran	16	29,571	258.10	114
Parang	40	65,019	97.40	667
Pata	14	20,095	58.60	343
Patikul	30	56,805	179.30	316
Siasi	50	63,518	102.50	620
Talipao	52	85,920	141.00	609
Tapul	15	17,430	55.50	314