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Municipality in Sulu, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lugus, officially the Municipality of Lugus (Tausūg: Kawman sin Lugus; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lugus), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,043 people.[3]
Lugus
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Municipality of Lugus | |
Location within the Philippines | |
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Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Sulu |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Hadar M. Hajiri, Al-haj. |
• Vice Mayor | Almedzar A. Hajiri |
• Representative | Munir N. Arbison Jr. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 18,720 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 133.04 km2 (51.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
Highest elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 29,043 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,044 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 61.20 |
• Revenue | ₱ 105.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 125.5 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 96.83 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 38.07 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Sulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7411 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
Native languages | Tausug Tagalog |
Website | www |
Lugus is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Lugus, 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) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
28 (81) |
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)[5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1990 | 14,907 | — |
1995 | 16,330 | +1.72% |
2000 | 18,839 | +3.11% |
2007 | 21,650 | +1.94% |
2010 | 19,839 | −3.13% |
2015 | 21,897 | +1.90% |
2020 | 29,043 | +5.71% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
Poverty Incidence of Lugus
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74.82 2003
57.79 2006
54.40 2009
50.07 2012
67.21 2015
52.88 2018
75.53 2021
61.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
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