Sibutu Islands

Native name:

Kapuluan ng Sibutu

Geography
Coordinates| 4°41′42.6″N 119°17′47.7″E﻿ / ﻿4.695167°N 119.296583°E﻿ / 4.695167; 119.296583
Archipelago| Borneo
Adjacent to| Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, Sibutu Passage
Major islands|

* Sibutu
* Tumindao
* Sitangkai
* Omapui
* Sipankot
* Bulubulu

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. The islands are geographically and ethnologically 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]

## References

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1. ^ a b Herre, Albert W (1929). "The Sibutu Islands". The Scientific Monthly. 28 (4): 304–317\. Bibcode:1929SciMo..28..304H. JSTOR 14767.

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