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Maimbung

ماءيمبوڠ
Maimbung ماءيمبوڠ
Municipality
	Municipality of Maimbung
	Flag
	Map of Sulu with Maimbung highlighted
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	Maimbung Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 5°56′N 121°02′E / 5.93°N 121.03°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Sulu
District	1st district
Barangays	27 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Shihla T. Hayudini
• Vice Mayor	Aiman T. Tan
• Representative	Samier A. Tan
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	35,441 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	77.50 km2 (29.92 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Highest elevation	391 m (1,283 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	59,597
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
• Households	10,130
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	51.60% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 126.6 million (2020), 50.82 million (2012), 47.39 million (2013), 53.94 million (2014), 61.29 million (2015), 67.64 million (2016), 90.11 million (2017), 92.63 million (2018), 103.5 million (2019), 124.4 million (2021), 219.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 321.1 million (2020), 13.37 million (2012), 20.01 million (2013), 36.29 million (2014), 47.41 million (2015), 86.15 million (2016), 99.38 million (2017), 170.9 million (2018), 279.8 million (2019), 460.6 million (2021), 668.4 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 94.66 million (2020), 50.77 million (2012), 46.9 million (2013), 53.6 million (2014), 50.05 million (2015), 50.13 million (2016), 61.72 million (2017), 62.93 million (2018), 75.99 million (2019), 97.31 million (2021), 142.5 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 166.9 million (2020), 3.823 million (2012), 10.37 million (2013), 26.31 million (2014), 26.19 million (2015), 50.91 million (2016), 37.11 million (2017), 73 million (2018), 157.6 million (2019), 279.1 million (2021), 413.7 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Sulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7409
PSGC	156605000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)68
Native languages	Tausug; Tagalog

Maimbung, officially the Municipality of Maimbung (Tausūg: كاومن سين ماءيمبوڠ; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maimbung), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,597 people.^[3]

It was the seat of the Sultanate of Sulu.

History

The town hosted the Daru Jambangan (Palace of Flowers) which was the royal palace of the Sultan of Sulu since historical times. The palace was made of wood, and was destroyed in 1932 by a huge storm. Today, a few arches and posts remain from the once grand palace complex. Many members of the royal family advocated for the reconstruction of the palace, and even its enlargement, however, the government of the Philippines has yet to establish a position or a fund for the matter.

The town was officially cited by the late Sultan Jamalul Kiram III of the Sultanate of Sulu as the capital of the sultanate, and the place where he wished he was buried after death. The late sultan died in 2013 and was buried in the town afterwards. The town hosts a school named after the late sultan.

In 2016, a small replica of Daru Jambangan was built in the neighboring town of Talipao and became a centerpiece for a 'vacation park'. The replica was about 25% of the actual size of the real Daru Jambangan during its heyday. A campaign to restore the Daru Jambanagn in its original location in Maimbung is still ongoing. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the National Museum of the Philippines were tasked to faithfully restore or reconstruct the Daru Jambangan in Maimbung.^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Maimbung is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Anak Jati
Bato Ugis
Bualo Lahi
Bualo Lipid
Bulabog
Duhol Kabbon
Gulangan
Ipil
Kandang
Kapok-Punggol
Kulasi
Labah
Lagasan Asibih
Lantong
Lapa
Laud Kulasi
Laum Maimbung
Lower Tambaking
Lunggang
Matatal
Patao
Poblacion (Maimbung)
Ratag Limbon
Tabu-Bato
Tandu Patong
Tubig-Samin
Upper Tambaking

Climate

Maimbung has a consistently very warm to hot, oppressively humid, and wet tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af).

Climate data for Maimbung, Sulu
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	27 (81)	26 (79)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	170 (6.7)	130 (5.1)	125 (4.9)	122 (4.8)	229 (9.0)	286 (11.3)	254 (10.0)	248 (9.8)	182 (7.2)	257 (10.1)	233 (9.2)	188 (7.4)	2,424 (95.5)
Average rainy days	18.3	15.3	15.2	14.6	22.8	24.0	24.3	23.3	20.5	22.6	21.9	19.3	242.1
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)^[6]

Demographics

Population census of Maimbung
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	1,070	—
1918	7,339	+13.70%
1939	11,228	+2.05%
1948	12,456	+1.16%
1960	14,302	+1.16%
1970	15,557	+0.84%
1975	17,166	+1.99%
1980	20,080	+3.18%
1990	17,251	−1.51%
1995	21,692	+4.39%
2000	24,982	+3.07%
2007	38,092	+5.99%
2010	28,445	−10.08%
2015	37,914	+5.63%
2020	59,597	+9.30%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[7]^[8]^[9]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Maimbung

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2000
74.63

2003
58.79

2006
57.20

2009
51.92

2012
56.00

2015
51.15

2018
71.21

2021
51.60

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

The town is one of the three official ports of the province of Sulu, the other two being Jolo and Siasi. The town is also a known producer of seaweed, a major export product of the Sulu archipelago.