Bongao

Bongao
بوڠااو
Municipality
Municipality of Bongao
Aerial view of the Bongao Coast
Aerial view of the Bongao Coast
Flag of Bongao
Flag
Official seal of Bongao
Seal
Map of Tawi-Tawi with Bongao highlighted
Map of Tawi-Tawi with Bongao highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Bongao is located in Philippines
Bongao
Bongao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 5°01′45″N 119°46′23″E / 5.02917°N 119.77306°E / 5.02917; 119.77306
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
District Lone district
FoundedJuly 1, 1958
Barangays35 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJimuel S. Que
 • Vice MayorJasper S. Que
 • RepresentativeDimszar M. Sali
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate62,285 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
365.95 km2 (141.29 sq mi)
Elevation
6.0 m (19.7 ft)
Highest elevation
408 m (1,339 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
116,118
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
 • Households
19,589
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
22.05
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 291.9 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 212 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 259.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 57.8 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityTawi Tawi Electric Cooperative (TAWELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7500
PSGC
157002000
IDD : area code +63 (0)68
Native languagesSama
Tagalog
Sabah Malay
Websitewww.bongao.gov.ph

Bongao, officially the Municipality of Bongao (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bongao), is a municipality and capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 116,118 people.[5]

History

Aerial view of Bongao Island, circa pre-1942
Bud Bongao, a 250-hectare (620-acre) mountain-forest located within the municipality

Evidence of human presence in Bongao was carbon-dated to be 8,810 to 5,190 years old, signifying one of the earliest known evidence of human presence in Southeast Asia. The bones, jars, shells, and other artifacts and fossils were found in the Bolobok Rock Shelter Cave Archaeological Site, which has been declared as an Important Cultural Treasure by the government in 2017.[6]

Much of the Bongao area was the center of Bajau culture and arts for hundreds of years. By the 14th century, Muslim missionaries from Arabia arrived and established the first ever mosque in the Philippines. The area was heavily converted to Islam, especially when the Sultanate of Sulu in nearby Sulu province was founded.

The province of Tawi-Tawi was never officially controlled directly by the Spanish as the Sultanate of Sulu was in a perpetual war with Spain, resulting in the preservation of its Muslim and Bajau cultures. However, the sultanate waned and was captured by Spain, only to be handed to American forces after a few years. Sibutu remained under Spanish rule until 1900.

Bongao was formally incorporated as a municipality on July 1, 1958 under Executive Order No. 355 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia.[7]

Before the armed rebellion of the MNLF in the early 1970s, Bongao was merely a backwater village ruled by the prominent noble Halun family, who used to own about three-quarters of the island. The capital of the province was Batu-Batu (in Panglima Sugala) in the mainland situated in a cove with deep waters suited for anchors of the Philippine Navy. At the height of the armed rebellion and fearing that the provincial capitol might be overrun, the government transferred it to Bongao. The white-washed, Taj Mahal-inspired provincial capitol building is located on a hill overlooking the bay and the whole town to the north of the Island against the backdrop of Mount Kabugan and the famous Bud Bongao (Bongao Peak).

The transfer of the seat of government ushered the rapid development of the island as the southernmost center of commerce and trade. Suddenly, the population swelled as individuals (and their families) who are in government service moved to the town.

Geography

The municipality's territory includes Bongao Island (where the poblacion is located), Sanga-Sanga Island, Pababag Island, as well as the western end of Tawi-Tawi Island.

Barangays

Bongao is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

These barangays are split into two geographical regions: Mainland and Islands.

  • Ipil - M
  • Kamagong - M
  • Karungdong- I
  • Lakit Lakit- I
  • Lamion- I
  • Lapid Lapid - M
  • Lato Lato- I
  • Luuk Pandan - I
  • Luuk Tulay - M
  • Malassa- I
  • Mandulan- I
  • Masantong - M
  • Montay Montay - M
  • Pababag - I
  • Pagasinan - I
  • Pahut- I
  • Pakias- I
  • Paniongan- I
  • Pasiagan - I
  • Bongao Poblacion- I
  • Sanga-Sanga- I
  • Silubog - M
  • Simandagit- I
  • Sumangat - M
  • Tarawakan - M
  • Tongsinah- I
  • Tubig Basag- I
  • Ungus-ungus - M
  • Lagasan- I
  • Nalil- I
  • Pagatpat - M
  • Pag-asa - I
  • Tubig Tanah- I
  • Tubig-Boh- I
  • Tubig-Mampallam- I

Climate

Bongao has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Bongao
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.2
(86.4) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.1
(88.0) 		31.1
(88.0) 		31.3
(88.3) 		31.3
(88.3) 		31.0
(87.8) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.7
(87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.7
(80.1) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 177
(7.0) 		146
(5.7) 		123
(4.8) 		126
(5.0) 		179
(7.0) 		178
(7.0) 		144
(5.7) 		118
(4.6) 		132
(5.2) 		183
(7.2) 		196
(7.7) 		172
(6.8) 		1,874
(73.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

Demographics

Population census of Bongao
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 1,854—    
1918 3,486+4.30%
1939 4,510+1.23%
1948 5,626+2.49%
1960 10,822+5.60%
1970 20,983+6.84%
1975 20,560−0.41%
1980 27,884+6.28%
1990 37,932+3.13%
1995 46,672+3.96%
2000 58,174+4.84%
2007 95,055+7.01%
2010 79,362−6.36%
2015 100,527+4.61%
2020 116,118+2.88%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]
Bongao poblacion

Culture

Today, Bongao is a minuscule cosmopolitan site that is becoming a model of multicultural society. In downtown Bongao, there are mosques for the majority Muslim population, a Catholic church, a church for Protestant inhabitants, and a Chinese temple.

The municipality is the home of the Balobok Rock Shelter-Cave Archaeological Site, which carbon dates the existence of humans on Tawi-Tawi for 5,000-8,000 years, making it one of the earliest human settlement site in Southeast Asia. The entire archaeological site has been declared as an Important Cultural Property by the National Government in 2017.[13]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Bongao

10
20
30
40
50
2000
48.47
2003
34.60
2006
39.40
2009
27.66
2012
41.70
2015
21.97
2018
17.29
2021
22.05

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

The main thoroughfare is Datu Halun Street, where the Town Hall is situated. Poblacion is the commercial hub. Most of the businesses here are owned by local people. Due to its relative peace and order situation, recent migrant Chinese from Zamboanga have also open business.

Banks operating in Bongao include Land Bank of the Philippines, Philippine National Bank, and Metrobank. Quedancor, a government owned investment company, has recently opened business.

The Midway Plaza Mall, a new 2-storey retail center, is the first shopping mall in Tawi-tawi opened in April 2010.

Education

Bongao is home to the Mindanao State University - Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography (MSU-TCTO), Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College (TRAC), Mahardika Institute of Technology (MIT), Abubakar Learning Center Foundation College (ALC), Tawi-Tawi School of Midwifery (TTSM). The first two are government owned state colleges, while the last three are privately owned.

There are several secondary high schools in Tawi-Tawi such as the MSU TCTO - Science High School, MSU TCTO Preparatory High School, Tawi-Tawi School of Arts and Trade, Notre Dame of Bongao, and Tawi-Tawi School of Fisheries (TTSF).

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Bongao | (DILG)
  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.
  3. ^ "2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". 2020 census of the Philippines. Philippine Statistics Authority. July 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Tawi-tawi: Glimpse of pre-historic life at Balobok Rock Shelter | Ironwulf en Route". Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "CONVERTING INTO MUNICIPALITIES ALL THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS IN THE PROVINCE OF SULU, EXCEPT MARUNGAS". Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Climate: Bongao". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  10. ^ 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 June 29, 2016.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Province of Tawi‑tawi". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  13. ^ "Tawi-tawi: Glimpse of pre-historic life at Balobok Rock Shelter | Ironwulf en Route". Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  16. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  17. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  18. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  19. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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