Mapun, officially the Municipality of Mapun (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mapun), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,038 people.^[3]

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Mapun مڤون Cagayan de Sulu
Municipality
Municipality of Mapun
Municipal Hall
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Map of Tawi-Tawi with Mapun highlighted
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Mapun Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°58′41″N 118°30′47″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Tawi-Tawi
District	Lone district
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Vacant
• Vice Mayor	Vacant
• Representative	Dimszar M. Sali
• Municipal Council	Members Rambie T. Sadjiril Omar Mockthar T. Abdulpatta Sagrin D. Sakandal Rasma T. Nur Michael G. Pescadera Charles T. Lao Carl L. Canizares Haripa H. Abdurahim
• Electorate	17,614 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	181.29 km2 (70.00 sq mi)
Elevation	6.7 m (22.0 ft)
Highest elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	30,038
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
• Households	4,928
Demonym	Jama Mapun
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	18.81 % (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 120.2 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 38.04 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 125.7 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cagayan de Sulu Electric Cooperative (CASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7508
PSGC	157003000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)68
Native languages	Sama Tagalog Sabah Malay

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It is formerly known as Cagayan de Sulu until 1984, then as Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi until 1988.^[5]

Mapun is an island municipality in the Sulu Sea^[6] on the south-western extreme of the Philippines, located very close to Sabah, Malaysia as well as to Palawan. The people inhabiting the island are known as Jama Mapun or "people of Mapun". Their local language is Pullun Mapun, which means "Mapun language".

Due to an administrative error in the Treaty of Paris, while the remainder of the Philippines was ceded to the United States, Sibutu and Cagayan de Sulu were retained under Spanish Sovereignty until they were formally ceded to the United States upon the ratification of the Treaty of Washington on March 23, 1901.

Mapun Tawi-Tawi is surrounded by several islets such as:

• Manda
• Boan
• Kinapusan
• Pamilikan
• Lapun-Lapun
• Bintuut
• Muligi

Most of these are located at Barangay Umus Mataha.

Elementary

Secondary

• Notre Dame of Cagayan (NDC) - a private school located in the border of Barangay Lupa Pula and Barangay Mahalu.
• Mindanao State University (MSU) - a public school located in Mahalu
• Tawi-Tawi Academy (TTA) - a private school located in Barangay Guppah
• Mapun SHS

Tertiary

Mindanao State University Extension - a public school and the only college institution in Mapun. MSU-Extension offers two-year courses.

Majority of those who graduate from high school pursue their studies in other places, most notably Zamboanga City, Palawan, and Bongao. On the other hand, most of the graduates from elementary and high school are forced to stop their studies due to poverty lack of scholarships from the government. Most of them have found a job in neighboring country like Malaysia. Tend to work as a construction workers and fisherman.

Poverty Incidence of Mapun

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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[13][14]
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Main source of income from this province are farming and fishing. In a bid to advance competitiveness of Tawi-Tawi in farming industry, this province supplies large companies when it comes on coconut plantation mainly "COPRA". 80% of the land consist of coconut trees, quarterly harvested and to be traded and refined in other places, like Palawan and Zamboanga City.

Rice fields are not known in this area due to lack of water irrigation projects, rice is imported locally from Palawan and Zamboanga City and mostly from Malaysia. Most of the locals use cassava as base on their daily meal.

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