Simunul

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Municipality in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines

title: "Simunul" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-tawi-tawi", "island-municipalities-in-the-philippines"] description: "Municipality in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines" topic_path: "geography/philippines" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simunul" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Municipality in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines ::

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5Abdurahman C. Idris
6Jamail I. Elloh Jr.
7Ismael A. Abdulhamid
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Simunul, officially the Municipality of Simunul (), is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,245 people. The majority of the people living here are Muslims.

Geography

The municipality consists of 2 islands: the larger eponymous Simunul Island and Manuk Mangkaw (Manuk Manka) Island, 3.5 km to the south. There are six beaches in Simunul.

Barangays

Simunul is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Bagid
  • Bakong
  • Doh-Tong
  • Luuk Datan
  • Manuk Mangkaw
  • Maruwa
  • Mongkay
  • Pagasinan
  • Panglima Mastul
  • Sokah-Bulan
  • Tampakan (Poblacion)
  • Timundon
  • Tonggusong
  • Boheh Indangan
  • Ubol

The barangays of Timundon, Manuk Mangkaw, and Luuk Datan are located on Manuk Mangkaw Island; the remaining 12 barangays are located on Simunul Island.

Climate

| location = Simunul, Tawi-Tawi | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 29 | Jan low C = 25 | Feb high C = 29 | Feb low C = 24 | Mar high C = 29 | Mar low C = 24 | Apr high C = 30 | Apr low C = 25 | May high C = 30 | May low C = 25 | Jun high C = 30 | Jun low C = 25 | Jul high C = 29 | Jul low C = 25 | Aug high C = 30 | Aug low C = 25 | Sep high C = 30 | Sep low C = 25 | Oct high C = 30 | Oct low C = 25 | Nov high C = 29 | Nov low C = 25 | Dec high C = 29 | Dec low C = 25 | Jan precipitation mm = 157 | Feb precipitation mm = 115 | Mar precipitation mm = 123 | Apr precipitation mm = 96 | May precipitation mm = 136 | Jun precipitation mm = 120 | Jul precipitation mm = 104 | Aug precipitation mm = 89 | Sep precipitation mm = 86 | Oct precipitation mm = 131 | Nov precipitation mm = 151 | Dec precipitation mm = 159 | Jan rain days = 20.4 | Feb rain days = 17.5 | Mar rain days = 20.4 | Apr rain days = 21.1 | May rain days = 26.7 | Jun rain days = 25.7 | Jul rain days = 26.0 | Aug rain days = 24.5 | Sep rain days = 24.0 | Oct rain days = 27.7 | Nov rain days = 26.3 | Dec rain days = 24.7 | source 1 = Meteoblue | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/modelclimate/simunul_philippines_1686355 | title = Simunul, Tawi-Tawi : Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | accessdate = 30 January 2019 }} | date = 30 January 2019

Demographics

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The language spoken is Sama, also known as Sinama. The first Muslims in the Philippines are said to have arrived at Simunur. The first mosque in the Philippines was built here by Sheik Karimul Makhdum. This mosque is called the Sheik Karimal Makdum Mosque.

Economy

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