Jolo, Sulu

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This article is about the municipality. For the island, see Jolo Island.

Jolo is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Sulu. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 87,998 people in 12,814 households.

Jolo was the center of the government of the Sultanate of Sulu. While Manila was just a small settlement, Jolo was already a developing city.

It is located on Jolo Island.

The incumbent Mayor is Mayor Hussein Amin.

[edit] Barangays

Jolo is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.

• Alat
• Asturias
• Bus-Bus
• Chinese Pier
• San Raymundo
• Takut-Takut
• Tulay
• Walled City

[edit] External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information

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Coordinates: 6.052° N 121.002° Eceb:Jolo, Sulu de:Jolo (Sulu) es:Joló it:Jolo ja:ホロ nl:Jolo (Sulu) sv:Jolo (Sulu) tl:Jolo, Sulu war:Jolo, Sulu