Banguingui, Sulu

Banguingui
بَڠِڠِ
Tongkil
Municipality of Banguingui
Map of Sulu with Banguingui highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Banguingui
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°04′N 121°47′E / 6.07°N 121.78°E / 6.07; 121.78
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceSulu
District 2nd district
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorWhidzfar I. Sahidulla
  Vice MayorDenrasher A. Abdilla
  RepresentativeMunir N. Arbison Jr.
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate12,767 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
352.59 km2 (136.14 sq mi)
Elevation
3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Highest elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
35,616
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
  Households
6,226
Economy
  Income class4th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
63.03
% (2021)
  Revenue212.5 million (2022)
  Assets622.9 million (2022)
  Expenditure164 million (2022)
  Liabilities196.9 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricitySulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7406
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)68
Native languagesTausug
Tagalog
Websitewww.tongkil.gov.ph

Municipality of Banguingui (Sinama: Lahat Banguingui. Tausūg: Kawman sin Banguingui. Tagalog: Bayan ng Banguingui), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,616 people.

From its original name Tongkil, it was renamed Banguingui on January 29, 1999, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 71 of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in honor of the dominant Banguingui tribe of the municipality. It was inaugurated only on January 29, 2006.