Place:Tongkil, Sulu, Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines

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NameTongkil
TypeMunicipality
Located inSulu, Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines


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Banguingui, officially the Municipality of Banguingui (Tausūg: Kawman sin Banguingui; ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,616 people.

From its original name Tongkil, it was renamed Banguingui on January 29, 1999, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 71 of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in honor of the dominant Banguingui tribe of the municipality. It was inaugurated only on January 29, 2006.

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