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Municipality

Simunul

Simunul is a municipality in Tawi-Tawi, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 35,616 in the 2024 census, and it has 15 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Simunul by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Bakong: 3,252 people, 1,848 per km², 1.49% a yearManuk Mangkaw: 2,912 people, 804 per km², −6.20% a yearMongkay: 2,343 people, 1,789 per km², 3.11% a yearTampakan: 2,859 people, 687 per km², 0.90% a yearTonggosong: 1,719 people, 1,653 per km², 2.86% a yearTubig Indangan: 4,099 people, 636 per km², 1.98% a yearUbol: 1,999 people, 1,666 per km², 2.30% a yearDoh-Tong: 1,998 people, 374 per km², 2.88% a yearLuuk Datan: 2,330 people, 393 per km², 2.82% a yearMaruwa: 1,180 people, 624 per km², 2.86% a yearPagasinan: 1,480 people, 1,223 per km², 2.80% a yearPanglima Mastul: 2,010 people, 245 per km², 2.00% a yearSukah-Bulan: 2,057 people, 1,169 per km², 3.61% a yearTimundon: 4,476 people, 685 per km², −1.67% a yearBagid: 902 people, 141 per km², 2.89% 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

    35,616

    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 3.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    7th

    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 7 of every 100 people in Tawi-Tawi lived in Simunul in 2024 (7.38%)

  • Inside itSources

    15

    barangays

  • LandSources

    56.90 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: Simunul's land would fill a square about 7.5 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: 626 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

    5,102

    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

    7.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 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
1907004000[4]Formerly 157004000
ZIP code
7505[16]

People

Simunul had 35,616 people in the 2024 census, up 3.1% 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.

Simunul had the 7th most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Tawi-Tawi in 2024[1]
  1. 4Languyan41,587
  2. 5Sibutu38,070
  3. 6Sapa-Sapa37,129
  4. 7Simunul35,616
  5. 8Tandubas34,702
  6. 9South Ubian31,942
  7. 10Mapun29,218
All 11 cities and municipalities of Tawi-Tawi
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 80 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Timundon4,47613 in 100
  2. Tubig Indangan4,09912 in 100
  3. Bakong3,2529 in 100
  4. Manuk Mangkaw2,9128 in 100
  5. Tampakan2,8598 in 100
  6. Mongkay2,3437 in 100
  7. Luuk Datan2,3307 in 100
  8. Sukah-Bulan2,0576 in 100
  9. Panglima Mastul2,0106 in 100
  10. Ubol1,9996 in 100
See all 15 barangays of Simunul
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.7%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.4%)
  • About 3 of every 100 are 65 or older (2.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 44,9432,6962,247
5 - 93,2491,7111,538
10 - 143,3511,7411,610
15 - 193,2831,6471,636
20 - 243,2421,6491,593
25 - 293,2071,5401,667
30 - 342,6161,2461,370
35 - 392,3901,1801,210
40 - 442,1421,0881,054
45 - 491,755877878
50 - 541,338713625
55 - 59966484482
60 - 64753418335
65 - 69508271237
70 - 74256139117
75 - 791176057
80 years and over1216259

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
35,616[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
5,102[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
7.0 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
7.38%[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
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
17,522 men, 16,715 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202435,616[1, 2]0.95% a year5,1027.0
2020as of May 1, 202034,245[1]1.96% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201531,223[1]−1.90% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201034,538[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then38,239[32]2.50% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders31,962[32, 33]1.91% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then29,254[32]1.88% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then26,491[32]−0.12% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then26,816[32]5.80% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then20,218[32]10.77% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then12,135[32]3.28% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then8,724[32]———

Barangays

Simunul is made up of 15 barangays.
Barangays of Simunul. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bagid9022.53%2.89% a yearabout 6.38 km²Rural
Bakong3,2529.13%1.49% a yearabout 1.76 km²Rural
Doh-Tong1,9985.61%2.88% a yearabout 5.34 km²Rural
Luuk Datan2,3306.54%2.82% a yearabout 5.93 km²Rural
Manuk Mangkaw2,9128.18%−6.20% a yearabout 3.62 km²Rural
Maruwa1,1803.31%2.86% a yearabout 1.89 km²Rural
Mongkay2,3436.58%3.11% a yearabout 1.31 km²Rural
Pagasinan1,4804.16%2.80% a yearabout 1.21 km²Rural
Panglima Mastul2,0105.64%2.00% a yearabout 8.19 km²Rural
Sukah-Bulan2,0575.78%3.61% a yearabout 1.76 km²Rural
Tampakan2,8598.03%0.90% a yearabout 4.16 km²Rural
Timundon4,47612.57%−1.67% a yearabout 6.53 km²Rural
Tonggosong1,7194.83%2.86% a yearabout 1.04 km²Rural
Tubig Indangan4,09911.51%1.98% a yearabout 6.44 km²Rural
Ubol1,9995.61%2.30% a yearabout 1.20 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

Simunul covers 56.90 km² of land, 626 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 29 m above the sea and it has 56.5 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
56.90 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
626 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
4.87895° N, 119.82045° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
0 m
Average
11 m
Highest
29 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

56.5 km of coastline[30]

Lakes[30]

  1. Look Lake2.4 km²

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 89 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 27 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
26.8% 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
2nd class[4]
About 27 of every 100 people in Simunul lived below the poverty line in 2021 (26.8%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 22.0% and 31.6%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 18schools
  • 2places of worship

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

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Simunul. 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
    Mohammad Yusof Ambutong Tidal[20]
    Vice mayor
    Wasilah Tidal Abdurahman[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Wasilah Tidal Abdurahman[21]
    Vice mayor
    Ershad Tidal Abdurahman[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Wasilah Tidal Abdurahman[22]
    Vice mayor
    Nazif Ahmad Bayo Abdurahman[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Nazif Ahmad Bayo Abdurahman[23]
    Vice mayor
    Wasilah Tidal Abdurahman[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Nazif Ahmad Bayo Abdurahman[24]
    Vice mayor
    Muhaibi Marikih Yasin[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Nazif Ahmad Bayo Abdurrahman[25]
    Vice mayor
    Nurnien Chiong Tambut[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Benzar Nur Tambut[26]
    Vice mayor
    Jaafar Hamad Sumbing[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Wasilah Abdurahman[27]
    Vice mayor
    Murasid Idris[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Nazif Ahmad B. Abdurahman[28]
    Vice mayor
    Ismael J. Asakil[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Simunul, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Mohammad Yusof Ambutong Tidal[20]Wasilah Tidal Abdurahman[20]
2022–2025Wasilah Tidal Abdurahman[21]Ershad Tidal Abdurahman[21]
2019–2022Wasilah Tidal Abdurahman[22]Nazif Ahmad Bayo Abdurahman[22]
2016–2019Nazif Ahmad Bayo Abdurahman[23]Wasilah Tidal Abdurahman[23]
2013–2016Nazif Ahmad Bayo Abdurahman[24]Muhaibi Marikih Yasin[24]
2010–2013Nazif Ahmad Bayo Abdurrahman[25]Nurnien Chiong Tambut[25]
2007–2010Benzar Nur Tambut[26]Jaafar Hamad Sumbing[26]
2004–2007Wasilah Abdurahman[27]Murasid Idris[27]
2001–2004Nazif Ahmad B. Abdurahman[28]Ismael J. Asakil[28]

History & Identity

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

How it got its name

Local traditionThe town website says the name Simunul comes from the Arabic words Ismu, 'my name', and Nur, 'light'.[11]

Its story

The town website says Simunul was once one of the most populous principalities under the Sultanate of Sulu, governed by panglimas appointed by the Sultan.[11]

The town website says that under the Americans Simunul became a district, or presidency, under the Moro Province.[11]

Executive Order No. 355 converted the municipal district of Simunul into a municipality, and in 1973 it joined the new Province of Tawi-Tawi.[9, 12]

In 1982 a law listed the Karim ul-Makhdum Mosque in Simunul among National Cultural Treasures. The town website says the mosque was built in 1380 AD.[11, 13]

Timeline

  1. 26 August 1959 (effective 1 July 1958)

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

  2. 27 September 1973

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

  3. 8 February 1982

    Batas Pambansa Blg. 150 included the Karim ul-Makhdum Mosque of Simunul among National Cultural Treasures.[13]

Nearby

How it compares

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

Simunul beside Tawi-Tawi
FigureSimunulTawi-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 glossary35,616[1, 2]482,6457th 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 glossary0.95% a year[1, 2]slower2.23% a year9th 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 glossary626[6]more crowded3615th 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 glossary56.90 km²[6]1,335.72 km²8th 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 glossary7.0[1, 2]higher5.8not 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 glossary0%[5]lower27.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Bongao, the capital of Tawi-Tawi
29.7 km north
Manila
1,088.9 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-Tawi29.7 km north
  2. Panglima SugalaTawi-Tawi30.1 km northeast
  3. SibutuTawi-Tawi38.8 km west
  4. LanguyanTawi-Tawi41.0 km northeast
  5. SitangkaiTawi-Tawi47.8 km west
  6. Sapa-SapaTawi-Tawi51.5 km northeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  30. 30.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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