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Maimbung, Sulu

Maimbung
Municipality
Map of Sulu with Maimbung highlighted
Map of Sulu with Maimbung highlighted
Maimbung is located in Philippines
Maimbung
Maimbung
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 05°56′N 121°02′E / 5.933°N 121.033°E / 5.933; 121.033Coordinates: 05°56′N 121°02′E / 5.933°N 121.033°E / 5.933; 121.033
Country Philippines
Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Province Sulu
District 1st district of Sulu
Barangays 27
Government
 • Mayor Samier Tan
Area
 • Total 77.50 km2 (29.92 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
 • Total 37,914
 • Density 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 7409
IDD:area code +63 (0)68
Income class 5th municipal income class
156605000
Electorate 24,748 voters as of 2016

Maimbung is a fifth class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 37,914 people. It is the official capital of the Sultanate of Sulu.

The town has been cited by the late self-proclaimed 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.

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.

Maimbung is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.



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