Turtle Islands
تاڬانق Taganak | |
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| Municipality of Turtle Islands | |
 Port of Taganak | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Map of Tawi-Tawi with Turtle Islands highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Turtle Islands Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°05′00″N 118°19′00″E / 6.0833333°N 118.3166667°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| Province | Tawi-Tawi |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 2 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Mohammad Faizal H. Jamalul |
| • Vice Mayor | Suraida B. Ibnusali |
| • Representative | Dimszar M. Sali |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 8,331 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.50 km2 (24.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.0 m (3.3 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 5,683 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Households | 893 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 35.11 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 62.27 million (2020), 25.8 million (2012), 26.81 million (2013), 30.08 million (2014), 33.71 million (2015), 37.25 million (2016), 43.26 million (2017), 46.29 million (2018), 51.3 million (2019), 61.69 million (2021), 86.57 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 39.83 million (2020), 13.21 million (2012), 13.85 million (2013), 12.33 million (2014), 3.094 million (2015), 7.822 million (2016), 5.971 million (2017), 31.31 million (2018), 65.66 million (2019), 31.97 million (2021), 32.33 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 62.15 million (2020), 26.28 million (2012), 25.49 million (2013), 29.38 million (2014), 33.46 million (2015), 37.1 million (2016), 40.12 million (2017), 46.69 million (2018), 51.34 million (2019), 61.57 million (2021), 86.22 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan de Sulu Electric Cooperative |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7507 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
| Native languages | Sama Tagalog Sabah Malay |
Turtle Islands, officially the Municipality of Turtle Islands (Tagalog: Bayan ng Turtle Islands), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,683 people, making it the least populated town in the province.[3]
It is also known as Philippine Turtle Islands[5][6] to distinguish it from its nearby Malaysian counterpart. Seven of the islands are part of the Philippines, of which Taganak is the largest.
Access to the Turtle Islands is difficult, as there are no regular means of transportation to the area. This has kept the islands protected from turtle egg poachers. A station for park rangers is also present on the islands.[citation needed] The island municipality and its surrounding waters form part of the Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary.
- ^ Municipality of Turtle Islands | (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 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 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.
- ^ "Philippine Turtle Islands". Ocean Ambassadors. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Lessons Learned from the Philippine Turtle Islands". Indian Ocean and South-East Asian Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding. 2006. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006.