Tawi Tawi Island

Tawitawi Island is a Philippine island in the between the Sulu Sea and , about 64 kilometres east of . It is the main island of Province, with a little more than half the province's 1,087.40 km2 land area.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines
  • Also known as: Tawi Tawi”, “Tawi-Tawi”, and “Tawi-Tawi Island

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Languyan.

Town
, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,096 people. is situated 9 km west of Tawi Tawi Island.

Tawi Tawi Island

Latitude
5.2544° or 5° 15′ 16″ north
Longitude
120.1559° or 120° 9′ 21″ east
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
6QQ27534+Q9
Geo­Names ID
1682668
Wiki­data ID
Q17979357
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Urdu—“Tawi Tawi Island” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Таві-Таві
  • Catalan: Tawitawi Island
  • Cebuano: Tawi Tawi Island
  • Chinese: 塔威塔威岛
  • Czech: Ostrov Tawitawi
  • Dutch: Tawitawi Island
  • Galician: Illa Tawi-Tawi
  • German: Tawi-Tawi Island
  • Iloko: Isla Tawi-Tawi
  • Italian: Isola di Tawi-Tawi
  • Japanese: タウィタウィ島
  • Korean: 타위타위 군도
  • Korean: 타위타위섬
  • Lithuanian: Tavi Tavi
  • Persian: جزیره تاوی تاوی
  • Russian: Тави-Тави (остров)
  • Russian: Тави-Тави
  • Ukrainian: Таві-Таві
  • Urdu: تاوی تاوی جزیرہ

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