Mapun
مڤون Cagayan de Sulu | |
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| Municipality of Mapun | |
 Municipal Hall | |
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 Map of Tawi-Tawi with Mapun highlighted | |
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.svg)  Mapun Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°58′41″N 118°30′47″E / 6.978°N 118.513°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Tawi-Tawi |
| District | Lone district |
| Established | February 11, 1904[1] |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Suraida F. Muksin |
| • Vice Mayor | Hamirin Ilani |
| • Representative | Dimszar M. Sali |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 17,614 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 181.29 km2 (70.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6.7 m (22.0 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 30,038 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,928 |
| Demonym | Jama Mapun |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 38.18 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 120.2 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 38.04 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 125.7 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan de Sulu Electric Cooperative (CASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7508 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
| Native languages | Sama Tagalog Sabah Malay |
Mapun, officially the Municipality of Mapun (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mapun), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,038 people.[4]
It was formerly known as Cagayan de Sulu until 1984, then as Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi until 1988.[6]
Mapun is an island municipality in the Sulu Sea[7] on the south-western extreme of the Philippines, located very close to Sabah, Malaysia as well as to Palawan. The people inhabiting the island are known as Jama Mapun or "people of Mapun". Their local language is Pullun Mapun, which means "Mapun language".
Due to an administrative error in the Treaty of Paris, while the remainder of the Philippines was ceded to the United States, Sibutu and Cagayan 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. In 1946, the Philippines became an independent country, including Mapun island as part of it.
- ^ "[Act No. 38] AN ACT providing for the organization and government of the municipalities of Jolo, Siassi and Cagayan de Sulu" (PDF). Report of the Governor of the Moro Province.: 69–70. 11 February 1904. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Municipality of Mapun | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Republic Act No. 6672, Supreme Court E-library
- ^ C.Michael Hogan. 2011. Sulu Sea. Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. P.Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. Washington DC