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Sibutu, officially the Municipality of Sibutu (), is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,243 people.


History
Due to an administrative error in the Treaty of Paris, while the remainder of the Philippines was ceded to the United States, Sibutu and Cagayán de Sulu were retained under Spanish sovereignty until they were formally ceded to the United States upon the ratification of the Treaty of Washington on March 23, 1901.

The municipality was created out of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 197, which was subsequently ratified in a held on October 21, 2006. MMA Act No. 197 : An Act Creating the Municipality of Sibutu in the Province of Tawi-Tawi Through Presidential Proclamation 691, October 21, 2024 was declared a special non-working day for the commemoration of the municipality's creation.


Geography
It lies about east of the coast of , . The municipality covers the main island of Sibutu as well as four small uninhabited islands south of the main island, which are, from north to south: Sicolan Calch Island, Sicolan Island, Sicolan Islet, and , the latter being the southernmost island of the Philippines. Sibutu Island is away from Sabah state. People living in Sibutu Island are mostly boat builders. The people also sell seaweeds, firewood and stones.

Sibutu Island has an area is . It is an important site for nature conservation.Danielsen, Finn & Treadaway, Colin G., 2004: Priority conservation areas for butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) in the Philippine Islands. Animal Conservation, 7, 79-92.


Barangays
Sibutu is politically subdivided into 16 . Each barangay consists of while some have .
  • Ambutong Sapal
  • Datu Amilhamja Jaafar
  • Hadji Imam Bidin
  • Hadji Mokhtar Sulayman
  • Hadji Taha
  • Imam Hadji Mohammad
  • Nunukan
  • Sheik Makdum
  • Sibutu (Poblacion)
  • Talisay
  • Tandu Banak
  • Tandu Owak
  • Taungoh
  • Tongehat
  • Tongsibalo
  • Ungus-ungus


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Poverty Incidence of

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority


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