Indanan, officially the Municipality of Indanan (
Tausūg: ''Kawman sin Indanan''; ), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Sulu
Sulu (), officially the Province of Sulu (Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Wilaya' sin Lupa' Sūg''; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago.
It was part of the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Autonomous R ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 93,168 people.
Geography
Barangays
Indanan is politically subdivided into 34
barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
s. Each barangay consists of
purok
A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...
s while some have
sitios
A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
.
* Adjid
* Bangalan
* Bato-bato
* Buanza
* Bud-Taran
* Bunut
* Jati-Tunggal
* Kabbon Maas
* Kagay
* Kajatian
* Kan Islam
* Kandang Tukay
* Karawan
* Katian
* Kuppong
* Lambayong
* Langpas
* Licup
* Malimbaya
* Manggis
* Manilop
* Paligue
* Panabuan
* Panglima Misuari (Sasak)
* Pasil
*
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
(Indanan)
* Sapah Malaum
* Sawaki
* Sionogan
* Tagbak
* Timbangan
* Tubig Dakulah
* Tubig Parang
* Tumantangis
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Poverty Incidence of
References
External links
Indanan Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
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Indanan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexPhilippine Census Information
Municipalities of Sulu
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