Tawi-Tawi
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Tawi-Tawi is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Panglima Sugala and the province is the southernmost in the country. To the northeast lies the province of Sulu and to the west is Sabah in Malaysia. Tawi-Tawi also covers some islands in the Sulu Sea to the northwest, the Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi Island and the Turtle Islands, just 20 kilometers away from Sabah.
2000 census—322,317 (17th smallest)
Density—296 per km² (21st highest)
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—0
Municipalities—10
Barangays—203
Congressional districts—1
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People and culture
Most of the people in Tawi-Tawi belong either to the Sama tribe or to the Badjao tribe. Many of the people maintain daily commerce with Sabah, since it is only 14 kilometers away. Sama dialects, Tausug, Badjao, Arabic, and Bahasa Malaysia are the most frequent languages spoken here.
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Geography
Political
Tawitawi is subdivided into 10 municipalities. Most of the municipalities are located on the islands in the Sulu Archipelago. Two of them, Mapun, and Turtle Islands lie in the Sulu Sea.
Municipalities
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