Kalingalan Caluang, officially the Municipality of Kalingalan Caluang (
Tausūg: ''Kawman sin Kalingalan Caluang''; tl, Bayan ng Kalingalan Caluang), is a 5th 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
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Sulu,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,549 people.
History
Kalingalan Caluang was created on December 6, 1975, by Presidential Decree No. 838 from the barangays of Luuk, Sulu.
Geography
Barangays
Kalingalan Caluang is politically subdivided into 9
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
s.
* Kambing
* Kanlagay
* Karungdong (
Poblacion
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)
* Masjid Bayle
* Masjid Punjungan
* Pang
* Pangdan Pangdan
* Pitogo
* Tunggol
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Kalingalan Caluang Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic CodeKalingalan Caluang Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexPhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Sulu
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