Indanan, Sulu
Indanan, officially the Municipality of Indanan (Tausūg: Kawman sin Indanan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Indanan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 93,168 people.
Geography
Barangays
Indanan is politically subdivided into 34 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Adjid
- Bangalan
- Bato-bato
- Buanza
- Bud-Taran
- Bunut
- Jati-Tunggal
- Kabbon Maas
- Kagay
- Kajatian
- Kan Islam
- Kandang Tukay
- Karawan
- Katian
- Kuppong
- Lambayong
- Langpas
- Licup
- Malimbaya
- Manggis
- Manilop
- Paligue
- Panabuan
- Panglima Misuari (Sasak)
- Pasil
- Poblacion (Indanan)
- Sapah Malaum
- Sawaki
- Sionogan
- Tagbak
- Timbangan
- Tubig Dakulah
- Tubig Parang
- Tumantangis
Climate
| Climate data for Indanan, Sulu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (80) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (80) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 170 (6.7) |
130 (5.1) |
125 (4.9) |
122 (4.8) |
229 (9.0) |
286 (11.3) |
254 (10.0) |
248 (9.8) |
182 (7.2) |
257 (10.1) |
233 (9.2) |
188 (7.4) |
2,424 (95.5) |
| Average rainy days | 18.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 22.8 | 24.0 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 20.5 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 19.3 | 242.1 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 7,076 | — |
| 1939 | 18,959 | +4.81% |
| 1948 | 17,722 | −0.75% |
| 1960 | 23,381 | +2.34% |
| 1970 | 26,380 | +1.21% |
| 1975 | 6,234 | −25.12% |
| 1980 | 32,074 | +38.75% |
| 1990 | 41,969 | +2.73% |
| 1995 | 46,140 | +1.79% |
| 2000 | 53,425 | +3.19% |
| 2007 | 85,220 | +6.65% |
| 2010 | 65,858 | −8.95% |
| 2015 | 80,883 | +3.99% |
| 2020 | 93,168 | +2.82% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
Poverty Incidence of Indanan
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
59.06 2003
50.13 2006
54.20 2009
42.65 2012
64.71 2015
50.15 2018
69.79 2021
42.44 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |