Jolo Local Directory

Jolo is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. It is governed as a Local Government Unit (LGU) under the administrative framework of the Philippine government.

The municipality is home to 8 barangays@if($city->population) and has a recorded population of 152,067 based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing@endif. It is registered under the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) with code 0906602000, and carries the PhilPost ZIP code 7400.

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Jolo is located in Sulu within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao of the Philippines. The municipality includes 8 barangays.

Jolo sits alongside other cities and municipalities of Sulu, including Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Kalingalan Caluang, Lugus.

Jolo is classified as a municipality under the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) system, assigned the identifier 0906602000. This code is used by national agencies including the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Commission on Elections, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government for census reporting, electoral mapping, and administrative tracking.

As a Local Government Unit (LGU), Jolo is governed by an elected mayor and a Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod responsible for local ordinances, the annual budget, and local services. The LGU is composed of 8 barangays, each led by an elected Punong Barangay.

Jolo is one of the cities and municipalities forming the province of Sulu in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.