Panglima Estino, officially the Municipality of Panglima Estino (
Tausūg: ''Kawman sin Panglima Estino''; tl, Bayan ng Panglima Estino), 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
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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 34,249 people.
History
On January 1, 1980, then President
Ferdinand Marcos enacted Presidential Decree No. 1663 creating the municipality of New Panamao from the mother municipality of
Panamao. However to avoid confusion from the mother municipality, on January 2, 1981, then President Marcos enacted Presidential Decree No. 1757 renaming New Panamao to its current name, Panglima Estino.
Geography
Barangays
Panglima Estino is politically subdivided into 12
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.
* Gagguil
* Gata-gata
* Jinggan
* Kamih-Pungud
* Lihbug Kabaw
* Likbah
* Lubuk-lubuk
* Marsada
* Paiksa
* Pandakan
* Punay (
Poblacion
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)
* Tiptipon
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Panglima Estino Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic CodePanglima Estino Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexPhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Sulu
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