Patikul,_Sulu

Patikul

Patikul

Municipality in Sulu, Philippines

Patikul, officially the Municipality of Patikul (Tausūg: Kawman sin Patikul; Tagalog: Bayan ng Patikul), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,564 people.[5]

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The municipality is known for being a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf insurgent group.

History

On October 10, 1977, thirty-five officers and men of the Philippine Army were killed by insurgents of the Moro National Liberation Front under Usman Sali.

On 2 February 2019, five soldiers were killed and five others injured in a shootout with the ISIL-linked group, Abu Sayyaf, in Patikul. Three terrorists were killed and 15 others were injured.[6] The attack happened a week after a bombing that killed 20 people in a cathedral in the neighboring city of Jolo.[7]

On June 4, 2021, A Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) crashed in Patikul, Sulu, killing 53 people. The incident is the deadliest aviation accident involving the Philippine military.

Geography

Barangays

Patikul is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Anuling
  • Bakong
  • Bangkal
  • Bonbon
  • Buhanginan (Darayan)
  • Bungkaung
  • Danag
  • Gandasuli
  • Igasan
  • Kabbon Takas
  • Kadday Mampallam
  • Kan Ague
  • Kaunayan
  • Langhub
  • Latih
  • Liang
  • Maligay
  • Mauboh
  • Pangdanon
  • Panglayahan
  • Pansul
  • Patikul Higad
  • Sandah
  • Taglibi (Poblacion)
  • Tandu-Bagua
  • Tanum
  • Taung
  • Timpok
  • Tugas
  • Umangay

Climate

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Demographics

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Economy

Poverty Incidence of Patikul
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13]
[14][15][16][17][18]

References

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     Municipality of Patikul | (DILG)
  2. [2]
    "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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    Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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    "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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    Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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    "Philippine army in deadly battle with Abu Sayyaf after Jolo blast". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  7. [7]
    "Eight killed in 'fierce firefight' in Philippines' south". South China Morning Post. 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  8. [8]
    "Patikul, Sulu : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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    Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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    Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    "Province of Sulu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. [12]
    "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  14. [14]
    "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  15. [15]
    "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  16. [16]
    "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  17. [17]
    "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  18. [18]
    "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.


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