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Municipality

Sitangkai

Sitangkai is a municipality in Tawi-Tawi, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 42,172 in the 2024 census, and it has 9 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Sitangkai by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
South Larap: 2,235 people, 582 per km², 2.87% a yearSitangkai Poblacion: 4,229 people, 2,249 per km², 3.03% a yearTongmageng: 2,710 people, 577 per km², 2.88% a yearTongusong: 3,711 people, 767 per km², 2.87% a yearDatu Baguinda Putih: 3,643 people, 2,478 per km², 3.91% a yearImam Sapie: 5,153 people, 8,503 per km², 2.87% a yearNorth Larap: 3,260 people, 756 per km², 2.87% a yearPanglima Alari: 9,470 people, 9,284 per km², 2.87% a yearSipangkot: 7,761 people, 1,443 per km², 2.87% 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

    42,172

    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 38.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    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 9 of every 100 people in Tawi-Tawi lived in Sitangkai in 2024 (8.74%)

  • Inside itSources

    9

    barangays

  • LandSources

    30.79 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: Sitangkai's land would fill a square about 5.5 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: 1,370 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 14 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

    7,605

    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

    5.5 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    53.1%

    About 53 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
1907005000[4]Formerly 157005000
ZIP code
7506[17]

People

Sitangkai had 42,172 people in the 2024 census, up 38.2% 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.

Sitangkai had the 3rd 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
Its 9 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Panglima Alari9,47022 in 100
  2. Sipangkot7,76118 in 100
  3. Imam Sapie5,15312 in 100
  4. Sitangkai Poblacion4,22910 in 100
  5. Tongusong3,7119 in 100
  6. Datu Baguinda Putih3,6439 in 100
  7. North Larap3,2608 in 100
  8. Tongmageng2,7106 in 100
  9. South Larap2,2355 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 44 of every 100 are children under 15 (43.5%)
  • About 55 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (54.8%)
  • About 2 of every 100 are 65 or older (1.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 46,8013,6243,177
5 - 95,3972,7492,648
10 - 144,0372,1241,913
15 - 193,6811,8851,796
20 - 242,9521,5071,445
25 - 293,2541,5501,704
30 - 342,6321,3191,313
35 - 392,4141,1621,252
40 - 441,921986935
45 - 491,537817720
50 - 54993563430
55 - 59632370262
60 - 64436246190
65 - 69318179139
70 - 741769680
75 - 79573720
80 years and over673334

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
42,172[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
7,605[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
5.5 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
8.74%[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
53.1% (22,384 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
19,247 men, 18,058 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202442,172[1, 2]2.98% a year7,6055.5
2020as of May 1, 202037,319[1]2.40% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201533,334[1]1.70% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201030,514[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then40,641[34]5.14% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders28,257[35]−5.07% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then36,027[34]0.82% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then34,493[34]2.32% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then27,419[34]12.71% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then15,066[34]1.87% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then13,738[34]2.55% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then10,624[34]———

Barangays

Sitangkai is made up of 9 barangays.
Barangays of Sitangkai. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Datu Baguinda Putih3,6438.64%3.91% a yearabout 1.47 km²Rural
Imam Sapie5,15312.22%2.87% a yearabout 0.606 km²Urban
North Larap3,2607.73%2.87% a yearabout 4.31 km²Rural
Panglima Alari9,47022.46%2.87% a yearabout 1.02 km²Urban
Sipangkot7,76118.4%2.87% a yearabout 5.38 km²Urban
Sitangkai Poblacion4,22910.03%3.03% a yearabout 1.88 km²Rural
South Larap2,2355.3%2.87% a yearabout 3.84 km²Rural
Tongmageng2,7106.43%2.88% a yearabout 4.70 km²Rural
Tongusong3,7118.8%2.87% a yearabout 4.84 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

Sitangkai covers 30.79 km² of land, 1,370 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 19 m above the sea and it has 87.8 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
30.79 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
1,370 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
4.74778° N, 119.41029° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
0 m
Average
8 m
Highest
19 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

87.8 km of coastline[32]

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 III[33]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 57 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 58 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
57.6% of people[20]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 58 of every 100 people in Sitangkai lived below the poverty line in 2021 (57.6%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 47.8% and 67.5%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 14schools
  • 1market
  • 4stations and terminals
  • 1beach

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 Sitangkai. 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.[15, 16]

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[18, 19]

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
    Allan Kingking Ahaja[21]
    Vice mayor
    Tiblan Canon Ahaja[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Tiblan Canon Ahaja[22]
    Vice mayor
    Serbin Canon Ahaja[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Tiblan Canon Ahaja[23]
    Vice mayor
    Serbin Canon Ahaja[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Serbin Canon Ahaja[24]
    Vice mayor
    Tiblan Canon Ahaja[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Serbin Canon Ahaja[25]
    Vice mayor
    Tiblan Canon Ahaja[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Tiblan Canon Ahaja[26]
    Vice mayor
    Serbin Canon Ahaja[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Serbin Canon Ahaja[27]
    Vice mayor
    Tiblan Canon Ahaja[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Tiblan Ahaja[28]
    Vice mayor
    Kuyoh Pajiji[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Tiblan C. Ahaja[29]
    Vice mayor
    Kuyoh A. Pajiji[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Sitangkai, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Allan Kingking Ahaja[21]Tiblan Canon Ahaja[21]
2022–2025Tiblan Canon Ahaja[22]Serbin Canon Ahaja[22]
2019–2022Tiblan Canon Ahaja[23]Serbin Canon Ahaja[23]
2016–2019Serbin Canon Ahaja[24]Tiblan Canon Ahaja[24]
2013–2016Serbin Canon Ahaja[25]Tiblan Canon Ahaja[25]
2010–2013Tiblan Canon Ahaja[26]Serbin Canon Ahaja[26]
2007–2010Serbin Canon Ahaja[27]Tiblan Canon Ahaja[27]
2004–2007Tiblan Ahaja[28]Kuyoh Pajiji[28]
2001–2004Tiblan C. Ahaja[29]Kuyoh A. Pajiji[29]

Before 2001

The heads of Sitangkai before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Sitangkai before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
from 1988Paquito A. Tan[30]Mayor
1987–1988Datu Allong Mahmon[30]Mayor
1987Hadji Gaffor Harun[30]Not given
from 1980Datu Young Baguinda[30]Mayor
1960–1971Hadji Mansul Harun[30]Mayor
1954–1960Datu Amilhamja Jaafar[30]Mayor
1946Hadji Mocthar Sulayman[30]Municipal Mayor

History & Identity

Created
Executive Order No. 355, approved on 26 August 1959, converted the municipal district of Sitangkai, 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 province page says the island was first called Saluru, and tells a legend that Sitangkai is named for Tangkai, the daughter of a panglima who died young and was buried there.[11]

Sources differA second account on the same page says the name comes from a Chinese man called Tang Kay who owned a water tank.[11]

Its story

The province page lists Sibutu and Sitangkai as one principality of Tawi-Tawi under the Sultanate of Sulu.[12]

The page says the Japanese Imperial Navy appointed a local administrator in 1941-1945, and that Sibutu was then the seat of the municipal government.[11]

Executive Order No. 355 converted the municipal district of Sitangkai into a municipality, and it joined Tawi-Tawi in 1973.[9, 13]

In 1980 a law moved the municipal seat of government from Sitangkai Island to Sibutu Proper in Barangay Sibutu.[14]

Timeline

  1. 26 August 1959 (effective 1 July 1958)

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

  2. 27 September 1973

    Presidential Decree No. 302, dated 27 September 1973, removed a group of Sulu municipalities that included Sitangkai from Sulu and made them the new Province of Tawi-Tawi.[13]

  3. 1 February 1980

    Batas Pambansa Blg. 57 relocated the seat of government of Sitangkai to Sibutu Proper in Barangay Sibutu, away from Sitangkai Island.[14]

Nearby

How it compares

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

Sitangkai beside Tawi-Tawi
FigureSitangkaiTawi-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 glossary42,172[1, 2]482,6453rd 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 glossary2.98% a year[1, 2]faster2.23% a year3rd 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 glossary1,370[6]more crowded3612nd 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 glossary30.79 km²[6]1,335.72 km²10th 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 glossary5.5[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 glossary53.1%[5]higher27.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Bongao, the capital of Tawi-Tawi
68.3 km northeast
Manila
1,109.5 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. SibutuTawi-Tawi9.1 km northeast
  2. SimunulTawi-Tawi47.8 km east
  3. BongaoTawi-Tawi68.3 km northeast
  4. Panglima SugalaTawi-Tawi72.4 km northeast
  5. LanguyanTawi-Tawi82.1 km northeast
  6. Sapa-SapaTawi-Tawi98.1 km northeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  27. 27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  28. 28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  29. 29.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  31. 31.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  34. 34.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  35. 35.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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