Jolo, Sulu
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Jolo Sūg / Lupah Sūg |
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| Municipality of Jolo | |
Sulu Provincial Capitol
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 Map of Sulu with Jolo highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 06°03′N 121°00′E / 6.050°N 121.000°ECoordinates: 06°03′N 121°00′E / 6.050°N 121.000°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) |
| Province | Sulu |
| District | 1st district of Sulu |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Barangays | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kerkhar S. Tan (May 9. 2016) - current |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.40 km2 (48.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 125,564 |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 7400 |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)68 |
| Income class | 1st municipal income class |
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| Electorate | 41,683 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | www |
Jolo (Tausūg: Lupah Sūg, Filipino: Bayan ng Holo) is a municipality on the island of Jolo, and the capital of the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 125,564 people, making it the most populous municipality in the province. Part of its population is of Chinese descent, mainly from Singapore. Of the population, 90% are Muslim, the remaining 10% are Christian. Jolo was the center of the government of the Sulu Sultanate.
The town of Jolo is located on the north-west side of the Jolo Island, which is located south-west of the tip of Zamboanga Peninsula on Mindanao island. The island is situated between the provinces of Basilan and Tawi-Tawi, bounded by Sulu Sea to the north and Celebes Sea to the south.
Jolo is a volcanic island, which lies at the center of the Sulu Archipelago covering 890 square kilometres (340 sq mi). The Sulu Archipelago is an island chain in the Southwest Philippines between Mindanao and Borneo, which is made up of 900 islands of volcanic and coral origin covering an area of 2,688 square kilometres (1,038 sq mi). There are numerous volcanoes and craters around Jolo with the last known activity (an earthquake assumed resulting from a submarine eruption from an undetermined location) taking place on September 21, 1897 causing devastating tsunamis in the archipelago and western Mindanao.
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