Omar, Sulu

Omar, officially the Municipality of Omar, is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,070 people.
It was created out of the 8 barangays of Luuk, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 194, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on July 18, 2007.

Geography

Barangays

Omar is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Andalan
Angilan
Capual Island
Huwit-huwit
Lahing-Lahing
Niangkaan
Sucuban
Tangkuan

Economy

Poverty Incidence of