Tawi-Tawi

Tawi-Tawi is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Panglima Sugala and the province is the southernmost in the country. To the northeast lies the province of Sulu and to the west is Sabah in Malaysia. Tawi-Tawi also covers some islands in the Sulu Sea to the northwest, the Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi Island and the Turtle Islands, just 20 kilometers away from Sabah.

People and Culture

Most of the people in Tawi-Tawi belong either to the Sama tribe or to the Badjao tribe. Many of the people maintain daily commerce with Sabah, since it is only 14 kilometers away. Sama dialects, Tausug, Badjao, Arabic, and Bahasa Malaysia are the most frequent languages spoken here.

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