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Luuk
لواوق | |
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Municipality of Luuk | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 5°58′03″N 121°18′48″E / 5.967575°N 121.313308°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Sulu |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Maryam N. Arbison |
• Vice Mayor | Arnel N. Arbison |
• Representative | Munir N. Arbison Jr. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 25,352 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 313.04 km2 (120.87 sq mi) |
Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
Highest elevation | 333 m (1,093 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 37,873 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,554 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 56.63 |
• Revenue | ₱ 121 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 103.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 113.7 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 27.14 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Sulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7404 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
Native languages | Tausug Tagalog |
Website | www |
Luuk, officially the Municipality of Luuk (Tausūg: Kawman sin Luuk; Tagalog: Bayan ng Luuk), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,873 people.[3]
On July 14, 2007, 8 of its barangays were constituted into the separate municipality of Omar, Sulu.