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Panglima Sugala

Panglima Sugala is a municipality in Tawi-Tawi, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 52,657 in the 2024 census, and it has 17 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Panglima Sugala by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BongaoLanguyanTandubasBalimbing Proper: 5,565 people, 370 per km², 1.51% a yearBatu-batu: 3,936 people, 481 per km², 0.48% a yearBuan: 4,347 people, 93 per km², 1.97% a yearDungon: 2,311 people, 42 per km², 3.00% a yearLuuk Buntal: 1,403 people, 225 per km², −9.10% a yearParangan: 2,901 people, 266 per km², 3.69% a yearTabunan: 1,301 people, 498 per km², 0.68% a yearTungbangkaw: 3,688 people, 5,683 per km², 2.90% a yearBauno Garing: 3,006 people, 1,405 per km², 2.67% a yearBelatan Halu: 3,455 people, 511 per km², 1.37% a yearKaraha: 5,034 people, 211 per km², 31.95% a yearKulape: 2,862 people, 202 per km², 3.89% a yearLiyaburan: 1,737 people, 733 per km², −7.51% a yearMagsaggaw: 3,441 people, 149 per km², 1.96% a yearMalacca: 3,363 people, 692 per km², 1.67% a yearSumangday: 1,252 people, 102 per km², −13.82% a yearTundon: 3,055 people, 7,309 per km², 2.39% 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

    52,657

    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 36.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    2nd

    of the 11 cities and municipalities of Tawi-Tawi 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 11 of every 100 people in Tawi-Tawi lived in Panglima Sugala in 2024 (10.91%)

  • Inside itSources

    17

    barangays

  • LandSources

    198.05 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: Panglima Sugala's land would fill a square about 14.1 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: 266 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 3 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

    9,442

    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

    5.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    20.1%

    About 20 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
1907001000[4]Formerly 157001000
ZIP code
7501[16]

People

Panglima Sugala had 52,657 people in the 2024 census, up 36.1% 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.

Panglima Sugala had the 2nd most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Tawi-Tawi in 2024[1]
  1. 1Bongao131,887
  2. 2Panglima Sugala52,657
  3. 3Sitangkai42,172
  4. 4Languyan41,587
  5. 5Sibutu38,070
  6. 6Sapa-Sapa37,129
  7. 7Simunul35,616
All 11 cities and municipalities of Tawi-Tawi
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 74 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Balimbing Proper5,56511 in 100
  2. Karaha5,03410 in 100
  3. Buan4,3478 in 100
  4. Batu-batu3,9367 in 100
  5. Tungbangkaw3,6887 in 100
  6. Belatan Halu3,4557 in 100
  7. Magsaggaw3,4417 in 100
  8. Malacca3,3636 in 100
  9. Tundon3,0556 in 100
  10. Bauno Garing3,0066 in 100
See all 17 barangays of Panglima Sugala
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 46 of every 100 are children under 15 (45.6%)
  • About 53 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (52.6%)
  • About 2 of every 100 are 65 or older (1.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 48,2044,1614,043
5 - 97,2293,6433,586
10 - 146,4433,2103,233
15 - 195,3622,6712,691
20 - 243,9411,9272,014
25 - 293,6121,7391,873
30 - 342,9361,4041,532
35 - 392,7471,3141,433
40 - 442,2361,1511,085
45 - 491,816960856
50 - 541,156608548
55 - 59868461407
60 - 64561302259
65 - 69429217212
70 - 74243125118
75 - 791196455
80 years and over974750

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
52,657[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
9,442[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
5.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Tawi-Tawi, 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
10.91%[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
20.1% (10,599 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
24,004 men, 23,995 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202452,657[1, 2]2.22% a year9,4425.6
2020as of May 1, 202048,055[1]1.78% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201544,184[1]2.55% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201038,704[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then50,504[32]5.90% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders33,315[32, 33]6.90% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then24,398[32]3.06% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then20,767[32]−0.66% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then22,189[32]5.11% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then17,290[32]10.40% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then10,556[32]6.11% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then5,753[32]———

Barangays

Panglima Sugala is made up of 17 barangays.
Barangays of Panglima Sugala. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Balimbing Proper5,56510.57%1.51% a yearabout 15.04 km²Urban
Batu-batu3,9367.47%0.48% a yearabout 8.19 km²Rural
Bauno Garing3,0065.71%2.67% a yearabout 2.14 km²Rural
Belatan Halu3,4556.56%1.37% a yearabout 6.76 km²Rural
Buan4,3478.26%1.97% a yearabout 46.95 km²Rural
Dungon2,3114.39%3.00% a yearabout 54.90 km²Rural
Karaha5,0349.56%31.95% a yearabout 23.90 km²Urban
Kulape2,8625.44%3.89% a yearabout 14.16 km²Rural
Liyaburan1,7373.3%−7.51% a yearabout 2.37 km²Rural
Luuk Buntal1,4032.66%−9.10% a yearabout 6.24 km²Rural
Magsaggaw3,4416.53%1.96% a yearabout 23.08 km²Rural
Malacca3,3636.39%1.67% a yearabout 4.86 km²Rural
Parangan2,9015.51%3.69% a yearabout 10.91 km²Rural
Sumangday1,2522.38%−13.82% a yearabout 12.33 km²Rural
Tabunan1,3012.47%0.68% a yearabout 2.61 km²Rural
Tundon3,0555.8%2.39% a yearabout 0.418 km²Rural
Tungbangkaw3,6887%2.90% a yearabout 0.649 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

Panglima Sugala covers 198.05 km² of land, 266 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 442 m above the sea and it has 184.8 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
198.05 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
266 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
5.11849° N, 119.94698° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
52 m
Highest
442 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

184.8 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Malum River10.4 of 16.0 km

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Datu Sali321 m
  2. Mount Balik Sampan297 m
  3. Bud Sintingan Peak212 m
  4. Thumb Hill186 m
  5. Mount Sibunday142 m
  6. Bud Sikala138 m

The highest: 10 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[31]

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

Covers about 88 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 42 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
41.9% of people[19]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 42 of every 100 people in Panglima Sugala lived below the poverty line in 2021 (41.9%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 36.6% and 47.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 29schools
  • 2places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal

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.

Government offices1

Hospitals and health centres1

Markets1

Stations and terminals1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Panglima Sugala. 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.[14, 15]

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
Lone district of Tawi-Tawi[17, 18]

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
    Nurbert Maquiso Sahali[20]
    Vice mayor
    Not named in the DILG's directory

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Nurbert Maquiso Sahali[21]
    Vice mayor
    Dayang Iman Maquiso Sahali[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Nurbert Maquiso Sahali[22]
    Vice mayor
    Nagdar Sawadjaan Salih[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Rejie Sahali Generale[23]
    Vice mayor
    Nagdar Sawadjaan Salih[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Rejie Sahali Generale[24]
    Vice mayor
    Nagdar Sawadjaan Salih[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Nurbert Maquiso Sahali[25]
    Vice mayor
    Nasser Muhajil Habe[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Nurbert Maquiso Sahali[26]
    Vice mayor
    Nasser Muhajil Habe[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Nurbert Sahali[27]
    Vice mayor
    Nasser Habe[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Rejie M. Sahali[28]
    Vice mayor
    Bidin A. Galib[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Panglima Sugala, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Nurbert Maquiso Sahali[20]Not named in the DILG's directory
2022–2025Nurbert Maquiso Sahali[21]Dayang Iman Maquiso Sahali[21]
2019–2022Nurbert Maquiso Sahali[22]Nagdar Sawadjaan Salih[22]
2016–2019Rejie Sahali Generale[23]Nagdar Sawadjaan Salih[23]
2013–2016Rejie Sahali Generale[24]Nagdar Sawadjaan Salih[24]
2010–2013Nurbert Maquiso Sahali[25]Nasser Muhajil Habe[25]
2007–2010Nurbert Maquiso Sahali[26]Nasser Muhajil Habe[26]
2004–2007Nurbert Sahali[27]Nasser Habe[27]
2001–2004Rejie M. Sahali[28]Bidin A. Galib[28]

History & Identity

Former name
Balimbing[4]
Created
Executive Order No. 355, approved on 26 August 1959, converted the municipal district of Balimbing, then in the Province of Sulu, into a municipality. The order says the conversion takes effect as of 1 July 1958.[9]

Its story

The provincial government of Tawi-Tawi lists Dungon, now named Panglima Sugala, as one of seven principalities that made up Tawi-Tawi in the time of the Sultanate of Sulu.[10]

By 1936 the area was the municipal district of Balimbing in the Province of Sulu, on the island of Tawi-Tawi, and a presidential proclamation reserved land for school use in its barrio of Bato-Bato.[11]

Balimbing became a municipality under Executive Order No. 355, and in 1973 it joined the new Province of Tawi-Tawi, whose capital was set at Bato-Bato, Balimbing.[9, 12]

In 1979 the provincial capital was moved from Bato-Bato to Bongao by law.[13]

Timeline

  1. by 1936

    The municipal district of Balimbing, Province of Sulu, appears in a presidential proclamation reserving school land at Bato-Bato.[11]

  2. 26 August 1959 (effective 1 July 1958)

    Executive Order No. 355 converted the municipal district of Balimbing into a municipality.[9]

  3. 27 September 1973

    Presidential Decree No. 302, dated 27 September 1973, removed a group of Sulu municipalities that included Balimbing from Sulu and made them the new Province of Tawi-Tawi.[12]

  4. 4 April 1979

    Under Batas Pambansa Blg. 24, Bongao replaced Bato-Bato as the capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi.[13]

Nearby

Panglima Sugala shares a border with Bongao, Languyan and Tandubas.

How it compares

Panglima Sugala beside Tawi-Tawi, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Tawi-Tawi.

Panglima Sugala beside Tawi-Tawi
FigurePanglima SugalaTawi-TawiRank among the cities and municipalities of Tawi-Tawi
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 glossary52,657[1, 2]482,6452nd of 11
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 glossary2.22% a year[1, 2]slower2.23% a year7th of 11
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 glossary266[6]less crowded3619th of 11
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 glossary198.05 km²[6]1,335.72 km²2nd of 11
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 glossary5.6[1, 2]lower5.8not 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 glossary20.1%[5]lower27.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Bongao, the capital of Tawi-Tawi
7.2 km west
Manila
1,060.8 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. BongaoTawi-Tawi7.2 km west
  2. LanguyanTawi-Tawi10.9 km northeast
  3. Sapa-SapaTawi-Tawi28.0 km east
  4. SimunulTawi-Tawi30.1 km southwest
  5. TandubasTawi-Tawi32.2 km northeast
  6. SibutuTawi-Tawi63.6 km southwest

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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