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Tawi-Tawi

Administration
Full nameTawi-Tawi
Settlement typeProvince
CountryPhilippines
RegionAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
FoundedSeptember 11, 1973
Government
CapitalPanglima Sugala ‡
de facto seat of government: Bongao ‡
GovernorSadikul A. Sahali(Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
Geography
Total Area1322.7 sq mi (3426.6 km2)
Area rank42nd out of 80
Demography
Total Population450346 (57th out of 80) (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (55th out of 80) (0/sq mi)
Divisions
Independent cities0
Component cities0
Municipalities11
Barangays203
DistrictsLone district of Tawi-Tawi
Other information
Time zonePHT (UTC+8)
Spoken languagesВajau-Sinama, Тausug/Ѕulus, Cebuano

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Tawi-Tawi is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Bongao. The province is the southernmost of the country sharing sea borders with the Malaysian State of Sabah and the Indonesian Kalimantan province. To the northeast lies the province of Sulu and to the west is Sabah in Malaysia. Tawi-Tawi also covers some islands in the Sulu Sea to the northwest, the Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi Island and the Turtle Islands, just 20 kilometers away from Sabah.

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Report: Philippine Muslim rebels brace for war - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press---...- that month while 247 regular fighters were trained on "rigid jungle warfare" for 15 days in the southernmost province of -Tawi Tawi-, the report said. ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:42:27 GMT+00:00
Elite unit sent to Zambo, Tawi-tawi to fight Abu Sayyaf - GMA news.tv Tweet this news
GMA news.tv--Twenty-three members of the Naval Special Operations Group (Navsog) were flown to -Tawi-Tawi- and the Zamboanga region on Friday to assist in the military's ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:17:09 GMT+00:00
'Captain Ball' directed 2004 election cheating, says Navy officer - Inquirer.net Tweet this news
Inquirer.net--Angue was the overall commander in -Tawi-Tawi- during the 2004 election as head of the Naval Task Force 62. He recalled how, before the elections, ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:38:19 GMT+00:00
3rd Balangay boat "Sama Tawi-Tawi" launched in Butuan - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency--By Robert E. Roperos Butuan City (16 July) -- "Sama -Tawi-Tawi-," the third balangay boat that depicts the rich culture and history of this city and the ... - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:23:22 GMT+00:00
ADELFA helps women blossom - Philippine Star Tweet this news
Philippine Star--ADELFA is a one-year project for Sulu and -Tawi-Tawi- to provide opportunities to enhance women's potential so they could contribute to household economic and ... - Date : Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:18:11 GMT+00:00
Incentives skewed to poorer areas pushed - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin--If a project will locate in -Tawi-Tawi-, Basilan it can get all the incentives it wants,” Recto said. But, Recto would like to put a sunset clause on ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:10:24 GMT+00:00
Unwashing the whitewashed - Malaya Tweet this news
Malaya--Feliciano Angue, then head of Naval Task Force 62 operating in -Tawi-tawi- and now Navy operations chief (now Rear Admiral and commander of the National ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:56:29 GMT+00:00
Aquino urged to streamline madrasah - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin---...- since the advent of Islam in 1380 which was organized by famous Muslim scholar Karimul Makhdum who have settled on the island province of -Tawi-Tawi-. ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:16:27 GMT+00:00
Western Union congratulates Philippine community - Peninsula On-line Tweet this news
Peninsula On-line---...- mothers or fathers working in Manila are also able to send money to their families who may live in very remote areas here like Bongao in -Tawi-Tawi-, ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:11:10 GMT+00:00
ExxonMobil to invest $500mn for drilling in Philippines - Commodity Online Tweet this news
Commodity Online---...- 8200 square kilometers and located about 900 kilometers southwest of Manila and 200 kilometers northwest of Bongao, the capital of -Tawi-Tawi- province. ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:20:46 GMT+00:00

Provinces of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Basilan * Lanao del Sur * Maguindanao * Sulu * Tawi-Tawi

PH Political Divisions of the Philippines|Capital

CapitalManila * National Capital Region
Autonomous regionAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvincesAbra * Agusan del Norte * Agusan del Sur * Aklan * Albay * Antique * Apayao * Aurora * Basilan * Bataan * Batanes * Batangas * Benguet * Biliran * Bohol * Bukidnon * Bulacan * Cagayan * Camarines Norte * Camarines Sur * Camiguin * Capiz * Catanduanes * Cavite * Cebu * Compostela Valley * Cotabato * Davao del Norte * Davao del Sur * Davao Oriental * Eastern Samar * Guimaras * Ifugao * Ilocos Norte * Ilocos Sur * Iloilo * Isabela * Kalinga * La Union * Laguna * Lanao del Norte * Lanao del Sur * Leyte * Maguindanao * Marinduque * Masbate * Misamis Occidental * Misamis Oriental * Mountain Province * Negros Occidental * Negros Oriental * Northern Samar * Nueva Ecija * Nueva Vizcaya * Occidental Mindoro * Oriental Mindoro * Palawan * Pampanga * Pangasinan * Quezon * Quirino * Rizal * Romblon * Samar * Sarangani * Siquijor * Sorsogon * South Cotabato * Southern Leyte * Sultan Kudarat * Sulu * Surigao del Norte * Surigao del Sur * Tarlac * Tawi-Tawi * Zambales * Zamboanga del Norte * Zamboanga del Sur * Zamboanga Sibugay
Other subdivisionsIsland groups * Regions * Cities * Municipalities * Barangays * Legislative districts
Territorial disputesBenham Plateau * North Borneo (Sabah) * Scarborough Shoal * Spratly Islands



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