Native name: Kapuluan ng Sibutu | |
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Geography | |
Coordinates | 4°41′42.6″N 119°17′47.7″E / 4.695167°N 119.296583°E |
Archipelago | Borneo |
Adjacent to | Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, Sibutu Passage |
Major islands |
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Administration | |
Philippines | |
Region | Bangsamoro |
Province | Tawi-Tawi |
Municipalities | Sitangkai Sibutu |
Largest settlement | Sitangkai (pop. 33,334) |
The Sibutu Islands are an archipelago in the southern Philippines. It is geographically and ethnologically the islands are part of Borneo. The archipelago consists of the following inhabited islands; Sibutu, Tumindao, Sitangkai, Omapui, Sipankot, and Bulubulu, as well as other uninhabited islands.[1]
Adjacent bodies of water include the Sulu Sea to the north, and the Celebes Sea to the south. The Sibutu Passage separate the islands from the rest of the Philippines.[1]