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Philippines: Tawi-Tawi Provincial Profile
Tawi-Tawi is an island province in the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The capital of Tawi-Tawi is
Bongao, per Batas Pambansa Blg. 24 enacted on April 4, 1979. It is the southernmost province of the country, sharing sea borders with the
Malaysian state of Sabah and the Indonesian North Kalimantan province, both on the island of Borneo to the west. To the northeast lies the
province of Sulu. 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 kilometres (12 mi) away from 0 11 203
Sabah. (Source: http://pia.gov.ph/provinces/tawi-tawi) CITY MUNICIPALITIES BARANGAYS

POPULATION Source: PSA 2015 & 2010 Census / DSWD
Keenapusan is.

MAPUN 16.8%
(CAGAYAN DE 83.2%
Muligi Is. TAWI-TAWI)
390,715 67,529 Urban / Rural
households

49.6% 50.4 %
Sulu Sea
TURTLE SULU female male
ISLANDS (193.6K) 4% (197.0K)
6.6K > 60 years 7.8K
47%
92.4K 19-59 years 91.9K
14%
Sumaloc Is. 26.9K 13-18 years 27.1K
Kuadbasang Is.
LANGUYAN TANDUBAS 28%
53.4K 3-12 years 55.1K
BONGAO SOUTH
PANGLIMA UBIAN 7%
SUGALA SAPA-SAPA
(BALIMBING) 14.1K < 2 years 14.9K
SITANGKAI SIMUNUL Vulnerable groups (based on DSWD-NHTS database)
SIBUTU Conditional Cash Transfer
Programming Beneficiaries
Legend 36,253 Female 14 106 653 2,394 1,875
Airport households Male 82 287 777 1,050 1,994
Province capital child-headed single-headed poor individuals solo parent poor individuals
Poverty incidence (%) </= 10 11 - 30 31 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 84 households households w/ disability =>18 years old =>65 years old
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGEINE Source: PSA 2015/2010 Census SHELTER Source: PSA 2015 Census
Water Roof/Wall material
supply
57,638 Roof
Housing units
Faucet Salvaged
community Tubed; Dug Natural Strong Light
system piped well Bottled sources Others
15.4% 9.8% 32.8% 4.2% 34.6% 3.2% Strong 12.0% 0.3% 0.0%
Toilets (based on census 2010)
Wall
Light 64.9% 22.2% 0.0%

15.0% 8.0% 31.3% 45.7%
Salvaged 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Water-sealed None Closed pit Open pit

EDUCATION Source: DepEd 2016 NUTRITION Source: FNRI 2013/2015 HEALTH Source: DOH (Personnel 2016/Facilities 2017)
Malnutrition (0-60 months old) Personnel
245
Primary schools
28,985 29,104
Male primary Female primary 41.2% 27.2% 14.2% 92 71 24 5
school students school students
Stunting Underweight Wasting Midwives Nurses Doctors Dentists
Facilities
23 Food
Secondary schools
insecurity
3,856 4,664 (households) 7.5% 42.5% 41.0%
Male secondary Female secondary 41 12 6
school students school students Mild Moderate Severe
Barangay health Rural health Hospitals
stations units (government/private)
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: February 2018
Sources: PSA, DOH, NAMRIA, FNRI, DepEd, DSWD Feedback: addawe@un.org, aportol@un.org, mendoza1@un.org www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info