Sitangkai, Philippines
Sitangkai is a town of 17,200 people in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines, founded in August 26, 1959.
Why visit Sitangkai
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Sitangkai
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About Sitangkai
Sitangkai, officially the Municipality of Sitangkai (Tagalog: Bayan ng Sitangkai), is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 42,172 people. It is the southernmost place in the Philippines and is very close to Malaysia and Indonesia.
From the Wikipedia article Sitangkai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Museums and landmarks1
Churches and places of worship4
Schools, colleges and libraries21
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Map of Sitangkai
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sanga Sanga Airport (TWT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 58 km away.
- Ligayan 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Larap 11 km north, about 11 min by car
- Taungoh 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Bakung 51 km northeast, about 51 min by car
- Tampakan 53 km northeast, about 53 min by car
- Manuk Mangkaw 53 km east, about 53 min by car
- Luuk Datan 52 km east, about 52 min by car
- Simunul 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Bongao 58 km northeast, about 58 min by car
- Sanga-Sanga 63 km northeast, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sitangkai from Tumindao Channel, Ervin Malicdem, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sitangkai stilthouse, PONZY1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Multitude in Reef, Rauxilian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spinosom, MimiAhid, CC0
- BAKAH, MimiAhid, CC0
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