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Turtle Islands

Turtle Islands

Turtle Islands, officially the Municipality of Turtle Islands, is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,683 people, making it the least populated town in the province.
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  • Type: Town with 5,680 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Philippines in the province of Tawi-Tawi
  • Also known as: “Municipality of Turtle Islands”, “Taganak”, and “Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi”

Turtle Islands

Latitude
6.07315° or 6° 4′ 23″ north
Longitude
118.31259° or 118° 18′ 45″ east
Population
5,680
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
6PRW38F7+72
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4635076470
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1684606
Wiki­data ID
Q155396
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Waray—“Turtle Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Lungsod sa Turtle Islands”
  • Cebuano: “Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi”
  • Central Bikol: “Turtle Islands”
  • Chavacano: “Turtle Islands”
  • Chinese: “海龜群島”
  • Dutch: “Turtle Islands”
  • French: “Turtle Islands”
  • Georgian: “კუს კუნძულები”
  • German: “Turtle Islands”
  • Iloko: “Turtle Islands”
  • Indonesian: “Islas Tortugas”
  • Indonesian: “Kepulauan Penyu”
  • Italian: “Turtle Islands”
  • Japanese: “タートル群島”
  • Japanese: “タートル諸島”
  • Korean: “터틀 제도”
  • Malay: “Islas Tortugas”
  • Malay: “Pulau Penyu, Tawi-Tawi”
  • Malay: “Pulau Penyu”
  • Pampanga: “Turtle Islands”
  • Pangasinan: “Turtle Islands”
  • Persian: “ترتل آیلندز”
  • Persian: “تورتل ایسلندس، توی توی”
  • Persian: “تورتل ایسلندس”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Tartarugas”
  • Spanish: “Islas Tortugas”
  • Spanish: “Turtle Islands”
  • Swedish: “Turtle Islands, Filippinerna”
  • Tagalog: “Bayan ng Turtle Islands”
  • Tagalog: “Munisipalidad ng Turtle Islands”
  • Tagalog: “Munisipyo ng Turtle Islands”
  • Tagalog: “Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi”
  • Urdu: “ترتل آئی لینڈز، توی توی”
  • Urdu: “ترتل آئی لینڈز”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi”
  • “Turtle Islands”
  • “Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi”

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