Tungawan, officially the Municipality of Tungawan (; Subanon: Benwa Tungawan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tungawan; Tausūg: Kawman sin Tungawan; ), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 48,013 people.
It has an area of of land, the largest in the province, as well as of coastal waters.
It was declared as a municipality on May 24, 1960, and started functioning as a Local Government Unit (LGU) on January 29, 1961, by virtue of Executive Order No. 395. Its name was coined from the minute leech generally known as tungaw of the Hirudo family.
Tungawan's economy is primarily based on agriculture, producing rubber, coconut, corn, rice, and seaweeds. It is home to the 880 hectares Bangaan Marine Sanctuary at Barangays Linguisan and Tigbucay.
Geography
Barangays Tungawan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Baluran Batungan Cayamcam Datu Tumanggong Gaycon Langon Libertad (Poblacion) Linguisan Little Margos Loboc Looc-Labuan Lower Tungawan Malungon Masao San Isidro San Pedro San Vicente Santo Niño Sisay Taglibas Tigbanuang Tigbucay Tigpalay Timbabauan Upper Tungawan
Climate
Demographics
The population of Tungawan are mostly Chavacanos especially the ones concentrated on the southwest border areas near Zamboanga City, they, together with the Subanon, and Cebuano who are Christian, form the majority population. However, there is also a significant minority of Tausug and Sama who are Muslim, most of whom live in coastal areas, especially in barangays Looc-Labuan, Linguisan, and Santo Niño. Then, Kolibugan people, a Muslim Subanon subgroup, mainly live in barangay Datu Tumanggong.
Economy
References
External links Tungawan Profile at PhilAtlas.com [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information