Panglima Sugala, officially the Municipality of Panglima Sugala (), is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people. It was formerly known as Balimbing.Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 7, ARMM.gov.ph. Retrieved 2012.
The municipality's barangay Batu-batu was once the provincial capital of Tawi-Tawi until it was transferred in the municipality of Bongao in 1979.
The municipality was renamed from Balimbing to Panglima Sugala as per Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 7, enacted on July 4, 1991, and approved by the Regional Governor on September 9, 1991.MMA Act No. 7 : An Act changing the name of the Municipality of Balimbing in the Province of Tawi-Tawi to Municipality of Panglima-Sugala
Geography
Barangays Panglima Sugala is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. Balimbing Proper Batu-batu (Bato-Bato) Bauno Garing Belatan Halo Buan Dungon Karaha Kulape Liyaburan Luuk Buntal Magsaggaw Malacca Parangan Sumangday Tabunan Tundon Tungbangkaw
Climate
Demographics
Economy Poverty Incidence of
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
See also List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines
References
External links
Panglima Sugala Profile at PhilAtlas.com [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Panglima Sugala Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index Philippine Census Information