Panglima Sugala
Panglima Sugala, officially the Municipality of Panglima Sugala, is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,055 people. It was formerly known as Balimbing.
The municipality's barangay Batu-batu was once the provincial capital of Tawi-Tawi until it was transferred in the municipality of Bongao in 1979.
The municipality was renamed from Balimbing to Panglima Sugala as per Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 7, enacted on July 4, 1991, and approved by the Regional Governor on September 9, 1991.
Geography
Barangays
Panglima Sugala is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.- Balimbing Proper
- Batu-batu
- Bauno Garing
- Belatan Halo
- Buan
- Dungon
- Karaha
- Kulape
- Liyaburan
- Luuk Buntal
- Magsaggaw
- Malacca
- Parangan
- Sumangday
- Tabunan
- Tundon
- Tungbangkaw
Economy
Poverty Incidence of