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| | "REGION IX" |
 | | Sulu ranks third in population among the Western Mindanao provinces with 360,588 (1980). |
 | | The early inhabitants of Sulu were the Baranums, Taguimahas, Baklayanons and Badjaos who were the ancestors of the Tausogs, the dominant Muslim group in Sulu today. |
 | | of Municipalities: 18 (Indanan, Jolo, Kalingalan-Cauang, Lugus, Luuk, Maimbung, Marunggas, Pananaw, Pandami, Panglima Estino, Pangutaran, Parang, Pata, Patikul, Siasi, Talipaw, Tapul, and Tungkil) |
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