Simbahan, Philippines
Pangutaran
Simbahan is a town of 5,573 people in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines.
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About Simbahan
Pangutaran, officially the Municipality of Pangutaran (Tausūg: Kawman sin Pangutaran; Pangutaran Sama: Lahat Pangutaran; Filipino: Bayan ng Pangutaran), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 41,575 people.
From the Wikipedia article Pangutaran (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
One of the early published accounts mentioning Pangutaran dates to the eighteenth century. During his voyage through the Sulu Archipelago in November 1774, British navigator Thomas Forrest recorded visiting an island he called "Pangatarran". Forrest wrote that he sighted the island on November 15 and anchored near an old ruined fort. The following day, he encountered inhabitants of the island and people from Sulu. He described Pangatarran as a long, flat island where coconuts and guavas grew. Forrest's visit to Pangatarran in November 1774 has also been discussed in a University of California study of his voyage.
In 1908, Najeeb M. Saleeby described the Pangutaran Group in The History of Sulu as an island group west of the main Sulu Group. He identified Pangutaran, Pandukan, North Ubian, Laparan, and Tababas or Cap among its principal islands. Saleeby described the islands as generally low and flat and reported that the inhabitants of the group at the time were predominantly Samal.
From the History section of Pangutaran on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Jolo Airport (JOL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 55 km away.
- Pandan Niog 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Kagay 49 km southeast, about 49 min by car
- Bato Bato 50 km southeast, about 50 min by car
- Bawison 52 km southeast, about 52 min by car
- Buansa 52 km southeast, about 52 min by car
- Payuhan 53 km southeast, about 53 min by car
- Jolo 54 km southeast, about 54 min by car
- Anuling 55 km southeast, about 55 min by car
- Kajatian 54 km southeast, about 54 min by car
- Parang 56 km southeast, about 56 min by car
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