Bongao Local Directory

Bongao is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, 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 35 barangays@if($city->population) and has a recorded population of 131,887 based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing@endif. It is registered under the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) with code 1907002000, and carries the PhilPost ZIP code 7500.

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Bongao is located in Tawi-Tawi within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao of the Philippines. The municipality includes 35 barangays.

Bongao sits alongside other cities and municipalities of Tawi-Tawi, including Languyan, Mapun, Panglima Sugala, Sapa-Sapa.

Bongao is classified as a municipality under the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) system, assigned the identifier 1907002000. 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), Bongao 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 35 barangays, each led by an elected Punong Barangay.

Bongao is one of the cities and municipalities forming the province of Tawi-Tawi in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.