Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi
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Sapa-Sapa, officially the Municipality of Sapa-Sapa, is a 3rd 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
Tawi-Tawi Tawi-Tawi, officially the Province of Tawi-Tawi ( tl, Lalawigan ng Tawi-Tawi; Tausug: ''Wilaya' sin Tawi-Tawi''; Sinama: ''Jawi Jawi/Jauih Jauih''), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim ...
,
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,580.


Geography


Barangays

Sapa-sapa is politically subdivided into 23
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.


Panampangan Island

Panampangan Island is located in the municipality of Sapa-sapa. The island itself is famous for its sandbar which is considered the longest in the
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. At low tide, the sandbar connects to the nearby islet of Panampangan island.


Climate


Demographics


Economy


References


External links


Sapa-Sapa Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Sapa-Sapa Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index

Philippine Census Information
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