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Sulu

Sulu, officially the Province of Sulu; is a province of the Philippines in the and part of the region. It was part of the , until the Supreme Court of the Philippines…
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  • Type: State with 1,150,000 residents
  • Description: province of the Philippines
  • Also known as: “Province of Sulu”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jolo and Bud Dajo.

is a volcanic island in the southwest Philippines and is the primary island of the province of Sulu in . The main city of the island, also called , is the capital of the province.

Volcano
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, is a cinder cone and the second highest point in Sulu, a province of the in the . It is one of the cinder cones that make up the island of Jolo and part of the Jolo Volcanic Group.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Talipao and Maimbung.

Town
, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Sulu, . According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 80,255 people.

Town
, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Sulu, . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,597 people. It was the seat of the Sultanate of Sulu.

Sulu

Latitude
5.9943° or 5° 59′ 39″ north
Longitude
121.0788° or 121° 4′ 44″ east
Population
1,150,000
Elevation
114 metres (374 feet)
Open location code
6QQ3X3VH+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305704385
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1685370
Wiki­data ID
Q13887
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Wu Chinese—“Sulu” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Propinsi Sulu”
  • Arabic: “سولو”
  • Balinese: “Sulu”
  • Banjar: “Sulu”
  • Bengali: “সুলু”
  • Cebuano: “Lalawigan sa Sulu”
  • Cebuano: “Sulu”
  • Central Bikol: “Sulu”
  • Chavacano: “Sulu”
  • Chinese: “Sulu”
  • Chinese: “苏禄省”
  • Chinese: “蘇祿省”
  • Dutch: “Sulu”
  • Esperanto: “Sugio”
  • Esperanto: “Sugujo”
  • Esperanto: “Sulio”
  • Esperanto: “Sulujo”
  • Esperanto: “Suluo”
  • Finnish: “Sulu”
  • French: “Soulou”
  • French: “Sulu”
  • Georgian: “სულუ (პროვინცია)”
  • Georgian: “სულუს პროვინცია”
  • German: “Provinz Sulu”
  • German: “Sulu”
  • Gorontalo: “Sulu”
  • Greek: “Σουλού”
  • Gujarati: “સુલુ”
  • Hebrew: “סולו”
  • Hindi: “सुलु प्रान्त”
  • Hindi: “सुलू”
  • Iloko: “Sulu”
  • Indonesian: “Provinsi Suluk”
  • Indonesian: “Sulu”
  • Indonesian: “Suluk”
  • Italian: “provincia di Sulu”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Sulu”
  • Japanese: “スールー”
  • Japanese: “スールー州”
  • Javanese: “Sulu”
  • Kannada: “ಸುಲು”
  • Kinaray-A: “Kasugan”
  • Korean: “술루주”
  • Latin: “Sulu”
  • Latvian: “Sulu”
  • Macedonian: “Сулу”
  • Malay: “Sulu”
  • Malay: “Suluk”
  • Malay: “Wilayah Suluk”
  • Marathi: “सलू”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sulu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “蘇祿省”
  • Minangkabau: “Sulu”
  • Norwegian: “Sulu”
  • Pampanga: “Kasúgan”
  • Pampanga: “lalawígan ning Sug”
  • Pampanga: “Sulu”
  • Pangasinan: “Sulu”
  • Persian: “سولو”
  • Polish: “Archipelag Sulu”
  • Portuguese: “Província de Sulu”
  • Portuguese: “Sulu”
  • Russian: “Сулу”
  • Scots: “Sulu”
  • Sinhala: “සූලු”
  • Slovenian: “Provinca Sulu”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سولو”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Joló”
  • Spanish: “Sulú”
  • Spanish: “Wilāya Sūg”
  • Sundanese: “Sulu”
  • Swedish: “Sulu”
  • Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Sulu”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsiya ng Sulu”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsya ng Sulu”
  • Tagalog: “Sulu”
  • Tamil: “சுலு”
  • Tausug: “Wilāya sin Lupa‘ Sūg”
  • Telugu: “సులు”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดซูลู”
  • Thai: “ซูลู”
  • Turkish: “Sulu”
  • Ukrainian: “Сулу”
  • Urdu: “سولو”
  • Venetian: “Provinsia de Sulù”
  • Venetian: “Provìnsia de Sulù”
  • Vietnamese: “Sulu”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sulu”
  • Wu Chinese: “苏禄省”
  • “Sulu”

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