Tapul

Tapul
تَفُلْ
Municipality of Tapul
Map of Sulu with Tapul highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Tapul
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 5°43′00″N 120°54′00″E / 5.7166667°N 120.9°E / 5.7166667; 120.9
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceSulu
District 2nd district
Barangays15 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorNasser T. Daud Jr.
  Vice MayorDornie T. Daud
  RepresentativeMunir N. Arbison Jr.
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate15,614 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
89.17 km2 (34.43 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Highest elevation
487 m (1,598 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
20,799
  Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
  Households
3,617
Economy
  Income class5th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
70.74
% (2021)
  Revenue132.1 million (2022)
  Assets116 million (2022)
  Expenditure105.5 million (2022)
  Liabilities23.1 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricitySulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7410
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)68
Native languagesTausug
Tagalog
Websitewww.tapul.gov.ph

Tapul, officially the Municipality of Tapul (Tausūg: Kawman sin Tapul; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tapul), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 18,197 people.