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Municipality

Patikul

Patikul is a municipality in Sulu, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 92,600 in the 2024 census, and it has 30 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Patikul by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
IndananJoloOld PanamaoTalipaoAnuling: 29,005 people, 3,334 per km², 3.75% a yearBakong: 880 people, 126 per km², 4.28% a yearBangkal: 5,139 people, 1,028 per km², 6.91% a yearBonbon: 1,422 people, 1,038 per km², −4.16% a yearBuhanginan: 1,701 people, 930 per km², 2.24% a yearBungkaung: 1,180 people, 711 per km², 1.26% a yearDanag: 1,650 people, 90 per km², 1.12% a yearIgasan: 1,538 people, 1,211 per km², 1.01% a yearKabbon Takas: 1,059 people, 143 per km², 2.48% a yearKadday Mampallam: 2,038 people, 1,067 per km², 10.64% a yearKan Ague: 1,849 people, 1,651 per km², 0.92% a yearKaunayan: 1,004 people, 8,437 per km², 1.51% a yearLanghub: 1,198 people, 398 per km², 1.09% a yearLatih: 12,001 people, 1,106 per km², 10.50% a yearLiang: 3,210 people, 503 per km², 0.84% a yearMaligay: 950 people, 275 per km², 2.42% a yearMauboh: 4,481 people, 1,859 per km², 1.68% a yearPangdanon: 1,450 people, 1,229 per km², 9.72% a yearPanglayahan: 680 people, 50 per km², 1.46% a yearPansul: 1,514 people, 176 per km², 0.64% a yearPatikul Higad: 1,107 people, 1,225 per km², 2.35% a yearSandah: 654 people, 233 per km², 0.82% a yearTaglibi: 2,358 people, 1,583 per km², 1.24% a yearTandu-Bagua: 3,708 people, 1,159 per km², 2.55% a yearTanum: 1,737 people, 772 per km², 0.73% a yearTaung: 1,405 people, 906 per km², 0.36% a yearTimpok: 1,487 people, 83 per km², 0.86% a yearTugas: 835 people, 345 per km², 4.00% a yearUmangay: 2,043 people, 855 per km², 7.54% a yearGandasuli: 3,317 people, 3,430 per km², −0.54% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    92,600

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 120.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    5th

    of the 19 cities and municipalities of Sulu by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 8 of every 100 people in Sulu lived in Patikul in 2024 (8.08%)

  • Inside itSources

    30

    barangays

  • LandSources

    152.18 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Patikul's land would fill a square about 12.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 608 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 6 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    16,150

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    5.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    49.8%

    About 50 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0906611000[4]Formerly 156611000
ZIP code
7401[12]

People

Patikul had 92,600 people in the 2024 census, up 120.3% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Patikul had the 5th most people of the 19 cities and municipalities of Sulu in 2024[1]
  1. 2Talipao107,901
  2. 3Indanan105,384
  3. 4Siasi100,076
  4. 5Patikul92,600
  5. 6Maimbung85,681
  6. 7Parang83,092
  7. 8Old Panamao53,903
All 19 cities and municipalities of Sulu
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 73 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Anuling29,00531 in 100
  2. Latih12,00113 in 100
  3. Bangkal5,1396 in 100
  4. Mauboh4,4815 in 100
  5. Tandu-Bagua3,7084 in 100
  6. Gandasuli3,3174 in 100
  7. Liang3,2103 in 100
  8. Taglibi2,3583 in 100
  9. Umangay2,0432 in 100
  10. Kadday Mampallam2,0382 in 100
See all 30 barangays of Patikul
Age structure · 2020 Census[31]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 38 of every 100 are children under 15 (37.8%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.7%)
  • About 3 of every 100 are 65 or older (2.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 49,4324,7534,679
5 - 910,2765,1925,084
10 - 149,8944,9494,945
15 - 199,2154,5474,668
20 - 247,8653,8224,043
25 - 296,4923,0673,425
30 - 344,9182,3752,543
35 - 394,4132,0922,321
40 - 443,8881,8822,006
45 - 493,9091,8772,032
50 - 542,7261,4071,319
55 - 591,918938980
60 - 641,434732702
65 - 69929436493
70 - 74534252282
75 - 79269115154
80 years and over255102153

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
92,600[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
16,150[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
5.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Sulu, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
8.08%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
49.8% (46,145 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
38,538 men, 39,829 women[31]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202492,600[1, 2]3.71% a year16,1505.7
2020as of May 1, 202079,564[1]5.29% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201562,287[1]7.77% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201042,036[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then56,805[28]7.16% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders34,396[28, 29]2.47% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then30,699[28]0.15% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then30,455[28]1.51% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then26,208[28]16.53% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then12,187[28]−11.63% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then22,577[28]0.75% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then20,912[28]———

Barangays

Patikul is made up of 30 barangays.
Barangays of Patikul. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Anuling29,00531.32%3.75% a yearabout 8.70 km²Urban
Bakong8800.95%4.28% a yearabout 6.99 km²Rural
Bangkal5,1395.55%6.91% a yearabout 5.00 km²Urban
Bonbon1,4221.54%−4.16% a yearabout 1.37 km²Rural
Buhanginan1,7011.84%2.24% a yearabout 1.83 km²Rural
Bungkaung1,1801.27%1.26% a yearabout 1.66 km²Rural
Danag1,6501.78%1.12% a yearabout 18.31 km²Rural
Gandasuli3,3173.58%−0.54% a yearabout 0.967 km²Rural
Igasan1,5381.66%1.01% a yearabout 1.27 km²Rural
Kabbon Takas1,0591.14%2.48% a yearabout 7.42 km²Rural
Kadday Mampallam2,0382.2%10.64% a yearabout 1.91 km²Rural
Kan Ague1,8492%0.92% a yearabout 1.12 km²Rural
Kaunayan1,0041.08%1.51% a yearabout 0.119 km²Rural
Langhub1,1981.29%1.09% a yearabout 3.01 km²Rural
Latih12,00112.96%10.50% a yearabout 10.85 km²Urban
Liang3,2103.47%0.84% a yearabout 6.38 km²Rural
Maligay9501.03%2.42% a yearabout 3.45 km²Rural
Mauboh4,4814.84%1.68% a yearabout 2.41 km²Rural
Pangdanon1,4501.57%9.72% a yearabout 1.18 km²Rural
Panglayahan6800.73%1.46% a yearabout 13.51 km²Rural
Pansul1,5141.63%0.64% a yearabout 8.59 km²Rural
Patikul Higad1,1071.2%2.35% a yearabout 0.904 km²Rural
Sandah6540.71%0.82% a yearabout 2.81 km²Rural
Taglibi2,3582.55%1.24% a yearabout 1.49 km²Rural
Tandu-Bagua3,7084%2.55% a yearabout 3.20 km²Rural
Tanum1,7371.88%0.73% a yearabout 2.25 km²Rural
Taung1,4051.52%0.36% a yearabout 1.55 km²Rural
Timpok1,4871.61%0.86% a yearabout 17.95 km²Rural
Tugas8350.9%4.00% a yearabout 2.42 km²Rural
Umangay2,0432.21%7.54% a yearabout 2.39 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Patikul covers 152.18 km² of land, 608 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 779 m above the sea and it has 34.4 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
152.18 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
608 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.05267° N, 121.10775° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[25]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
199 m
Highest
779 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

34.4 km of coastline[26]

Lakes[26]

  1. Lake Timpuok0.33 km²

Peaks[26]

  1. Mount Sinumaan785 m
  2. Mount Tunggol657 m
  3. Mount Bagsak590 m
  4. Sungalvolcano518 m
  5. Mount Munguit509 m
  6. Guimbavolcano482 m

The highest: 22 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[27]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 87 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 61 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
61.2% of people[15]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 61 of every 100 people in Patikul lived below the poverty line in 2021 (61.2%)[15]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 51.8% and 70.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 5government offices
  • 10schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 1station or terminal
  • 3parks
  • 2monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Patikul. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[10, 11]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Sulu[13, 14]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Kabir Elias Hayudini[16]
    Vice mayor
    Datu Pulaus Atari Tarsum[16]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Kabir Elias Hayudini[17]
    Vice mayor
    Pulaus Atari Tarsum[17]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Kabir Elias Hayudini[18]
    Vice mayor
    Pulaus Atari Tarsum[18]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Nasser Elias Hayudini[19]
    Vice mayor
    Datu Jun Atari Tarsum[19]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Kabir Elias Hayudini[20]
    Vice mayor
    Jun Atari Tarsum[20]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Kabir Elias Hayudini[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jun Atari Tarsum[21]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Kabir Elias Hayudini[22]
    Vice mayor
    Musa Tani Salih[22]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Ismunlatip Suhuri[23]
    Vice mayor
    Jun Tarsum[23]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Hasir E. Hayudini[24]
    Vice mayor
    Ismulatip H. Suhuri[24]
Mayors and vice mayors of Patikul, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Kabir Elias Hayudini[16]Datu Pulaus Atari Tarsum[16]
2022–2025Kabir Elias Hayudini[17]Pulaus Atari Tarsum[17]
2019–2022Kabir Elias Hayudini[18]Pulaus Atari Tarsum[18]
2016–2019Nasser Elias Hayudini[19]Datu Jun Atari Tarsum[19]
2013–2016Kabir Elias Hayudini[20]Jun Atari Tarsum[20]
2010–2013Kabir Elias Hayudini[21]Jun Atari Tarsum[21]
2007–2010Kabir Elias Hayudini[22]Musa Tani Salih[22]
2004–2007Ismunlatip Suhuri[23]Jun Tarsum[23]
2001–2004Hasir E. Hayudini[24]Ismulatip H. Suhuri[24]

History & Identity

Created
The municipal district of Patikul was converted into a municipality by Executive Order No. 355, signed by President Carlos P. Garcia on 26 August 1959; the order says the conversion takes effect as of 1 July 1958.[9]

Its story

Before 1959 Patikul was a municipal district of Sulu province; the order kept its sitting mayor, vice-mayor and councilors in office until the next general election.[9]

Timeline

  1. 26 August 1959 (effective 1 July 1958)

    Patikul became a municipality under Executive Order No. 355, which turned all municipal districts of Sulu except Marungas into municipalities.[9]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. July 2025

    Moved from Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).[30]

Nearby

Patikul shares a border with Indanan, Jolo, Old Panamao and Talipao.

How it compares

Patikul beside Sulu, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Sulu.

Patikul beside Sulu
FigurePatikulSuluRank among the cities and municipalities of Sulu
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary92,600[1, 2]1,146,0975th of 19
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary3.71% a year[1, 2]faster3.32% a year5th of 19
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary608[6]more crowded51810th of 19
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary152.18 km²[6]2,211.57 km²5th of 19
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary5.7[1, 2]lower6.0not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary49.8%[5]higher36.7%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Jolo, the capital of Sulu
11.4 km west
Manila
950.6 km north

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. TalipaoSulu10.3 km south
  2. JoloSulu11.4 km west
  3. Panglima EstinoSulu12.0 km southeast
  4. MaimbungSulu15.9 km southwest
  5. Old PanamaoSulu16.9 km southeast
  6. IndananSulu18.6 km west

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