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Patikul, officially the Municipality of Patikul (Tausūg: Kawman sin Patikul; ), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 92,600 people. The provincial capitol and offices are located in this municipality.

Key facts

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Philippines
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Philippines
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فَتِكُلْ
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via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Colonial period
  • Spanish occupation
  • American occupation
  • Contemporary
  • Geography
  • Barangays
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • References
  • External links

Patikul, officially the Municipality of Patikul (Tausūg: Kawman sin Patikul; ), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 92,600 people. The provincial capitol and offices are located in this municipality.

The municipality is used to be known for being a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf insurgent group.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Patikul” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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