Tapul
Tapul
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| Municipality of Tapul | |
Map of Sulu with Tapul highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 5°43′00″N 120°54′00″E / 5.7166667°N 120.9°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Sulu |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Nasser T. Daud Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Dornie T. Daud |
| • Representative | Munir N. Arbison Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 15,614 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.17 km2 (34.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 20,799 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,617 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 70.74 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 132.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 116 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 105.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 23.1 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Sulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7410 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
| Native languages | Tausug Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Tapul, officially the Municipality of Tapul (Tausūg: Kawman sin Tapul; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tapul), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 18,197 people.