Sibutu Islands

  • Sibutu
  • Tumindao
  • Sitangkai
  • Omapui
  • Sipankot
  • Bulubulu
Administration
Philippines
RegionBangsamoroProvinceTawi-TawiMunicipalitiesSitangkai
SibutuLargest settlementSitangkai (pop. 33,334)

The Sibutu Islands are an archipelago in the southern Philippines. It is geographically and ethnologically the islands are part of Borneo. The archipelago consists of the following inhabited islands; Sibutu, Tumindao, Sitangkai, Omapui, Sipankot, and Bulubulu, as well as other uninhabited islands.[1]

Adjacent bodies of water include the Sulu Sea to the north, and the Celebes Sea to the south. The Sibutu Passage separate the islands from the rest of the Philippines.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Herre, Albert W (1929). "The Sibutu Islands". The Scientific Monthly. 28 (4): 304–317. Bibcode:1929SciMo..28..304H. JSTOR 14767.
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