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. 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]

## 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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