Tawi-Tawi
province of the Philippines
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Summary
Tawi-Tawi is a province of the Philippines[1]. Tawi-Tawi draws 1,247 Wikipedia views per month (province of the philippines category, ranking #24 of 65).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bangsamoro[3]
- Country: Philippines[4]
- Head of government: Yshmael Sali[5]
- Capital: Bongao[6]
- Official language: Sama[7]
- Shares border with: Sulu[8]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bongao[9], Languyan[10], Mapun[11], Panglima Sugala[12], Sapa-Sapa[13], Sibutu[14], Simunul[15], Sitangkai[16], South Ubian[17], Tandubas[18], Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi[19]
- Postal code: 7500–7509[20]
- Commons category: Tawi-Tawi[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[22]
- Local dialing code: 68[23]
- Inception: 1973[24]
- Coordinate location: 5.2, 120.08333333333[25]
- Official website: http://www.tawitawi.gov.ph/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tawi-Tawi[27]
- Population: 16,675[28], 44,799[29], 45,769[30], 58,531[31], 78,594[32], 110,196[33], 143,487[34], 194,651[35], 228,204[36], 250,718[37], 322,317[38], 450,346[39], 366,550[40], 390,715[41]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Tawi-Tawi[42]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[43]
- Official name: Province of Tawi-Tawi[44], Lalawigan ng Tawi-Tawi[45]
- Number of households: 11,921[46], 16,013[47], 33,140[48], 35,740[49], 52,964[50], 69,541[51], 56,589[52], 57,638[53], 74,768[54]
- Electorate: 94,112[55], 120,455[56], 140,232[57], 169,598[58], 125,084[59], 183,879[60], 210,419[61], 232,845[62], 255,632[63]
- Income classification (Philippines): 3rd provincial income class[64], 1st provincial income class[65]
Why It Matters
Tawi-Tawi has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Tawi-Tawi is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]