Hadji Panglima Tahil, officially the Municipality of Hadji Panglima Tahil ( Tausūg: ''Kawman sin Hadji Panglima Tahil''; tl, Bayan ng Hadji Panglima Tahil), is a 6th class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

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of Sulu,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,906 people. It is formerly known as Marunggas. As of 2000, it was the poorest municipality in the Philippines with a poverty incidence estimate of 89.7%.

Geography

Barangays

Hadji Panglima Tahil is politically subdivided into 5

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s. * Bangas (

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) * Bubuan * Kabuukan * Pag-asinan * Teomabal

Climate

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Hadji Panglima Tahil Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index

Philippine Census Information

Local Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Sulu Island municipalities in the Philippines {{ARMM-geo-stub