Simunul

Also known as Municipality of Simunul

Gemeinde auf den Philippinen

Key facts

Settlement.image_skyline: Aerial view of Simunul Island.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Simunul in 2018
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Simunul,_Tawi-Tawi.png
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.native_name: سيمونول
Settlement.nickname: The Birthplace of Islam in the Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.parts_type: Barangays

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Official website

Municipality of Simunul | The Land of Beauty and The Cradle of Islam in the Philippines

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of the Philippines
Official name: Municipality of Simunul
Country: Philippines
Located in: Tawi-Tawi
Population: 35616
Area: 167.25
Elevation: 1
Shares border with: Sibutu
Official website: www.simunul.gov.ph
Households: 6100
Dialing code: 68

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language used: Sama
Köppen climate classification: tropical climate
postal code: 7505
office held by head of government: mayor
poverty incidence: 26.81
electorate: 16619
Commons category: Simunul
total assets: 204918136.66
total expenditure: 189181844.65
total liabilities: 159529806.68
fiscal/tax revenue: 188852631.53

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Article · Deutsch

Simunul ist eine Gemeinde auf den Philippinen der 4. Einkommensklasse der Provinz Tawi-Tawi. Bei der Volkszählung am 1. August 2015 wurde eine Bevölkerung von 31.223 ermittelt, großteils Muslime. Die Sprache ist , auch als Sinama oder Samal bekannt. Angeblich kamen in Simunul die ersten Muslime der Philippinen an. Die erste Moschee der Philippinen wurde dort gebaut durch Scheich Karimul Makhdum und wird Scheich Karimul Makhdum Moschee genannt. Es gibt sechs Strände in Simunul.

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