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Municipality in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Languyan, officially the Municipality of Languyan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Languyan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,096 people.[3]
Languyan
لاڠوين | |
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Municipality of Languyan | |
![]() Map of Tawi-Tawi with Languyan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 5°16′00″N 120°05′00″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
Province | Tawi-Tawi |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Abduhasan I. Sali |
• Vice Mayor | Abubashar S. Matba |
• Representative | Dimzsar M. Sali |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 19,434 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 581.20 km2 (224.40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
Highest elevation | 539 m (1,768 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 37,096 |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,599 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 39.72 |
• Revenue | ₱ 258.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 286.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 227.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 13.38 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Tawi Tawi Electric Cooperative (TAWELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7509 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
Native languages | Sama Tagalog |
Website | www |
Languyan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Languyan, Tawi-Tawi | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 157 (6.2) |
115 (4.5) |
123 (4.8) |
96 (3.8) |
136 (5.4) |
120 (4.7) |
104 (4.1) |
89 (3.5) |
86 (3.4) |
131 (5.2) |
151 (5.9) |
159 (6.3) |
1,467 (57.8) |
Average rainy days | 20.4 | 17.5 | 20.4 | 21.1 | 26.7 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 27.7 | 26.3 | 24.7 | 285 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1980 | 16,269 | — |
1990 | 31,984 | +6.99% |
1995 | 32,738 | +0.44% |
2000 | 42,040 | +5.51% |
2007 | 51,377 | +2.80% |
2010 | 42,690 | −6.52% |
2015 | 33,494 | −4.52% |
2020 | 37,096 | +2.03% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
Poverty Incidence of Languyan
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2000
62.55 2003
45.48 2006
40.00 2009
38.01 2012
32.05 2015
22.05 2018
17.02 2021
39.72 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
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