Tapul
Tapul, officially the Municipality of Tapul (Tausūg: Kawman sin Tapul; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tapul), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 18,197 people.
Geography
Barangays
Tapul is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Alu-Kabingaan
- Banting
- Hawan
- Kalang (Poblacion)
- Kamaunggi
- Kanaway
- Kanmangon
- Kaumpang
- Pagatpat
- Pangdan
- Puok
- Sayli
- Sumambat
- Tangkapaan
- Tulakan
Climate
Climate data for Tapul, Sulu | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 184 (7.2) |
143 (5.6) |
144 (5.7) |
136 (5.4) |
240 (9.4) |
301 (11.9) |
272 (10.7) |
253 (10.0) |
183 (7.2) |
265 (10.4) |
246 (9.7) |
208 (8.2) |
2,575 (101.4) |
Average rainy days | 18.6 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 15.7 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 23.2 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 22.2 | 20.4 | 248.4 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1903 | 7,440 | — |
1918 | 7,358 | −0.07% |
1939 | 18,496 | +4.49% |
1948 | 16,601 | −1.19% |
1960 | 18,577 | +0.94% |
1970 | 20,694 | +1.08% |
1975 | 28,340 | +6.51% |
1980 | 23,472 | −3.70% |
1990 | 10,111 | −8.08% |
1995 | 12,392 | +3.89% |
2000 | 14,881 | +4.00% |
2007 | 17,430 | +2.20% |
2010 | 16,370 | −2.26% |
2015 | 18,197 | +2.04% |
2020 | 20,799 | +2.66% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Economy
Poverty Incidence of Tapul
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000
74.53 2003
57.28 2006
57.70 2009
52.39 2012
43.59 2015
48.58 2018
76.79 2021
70.74 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |