Philippines
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Sulu

Jolo

Jolo, officially the Municipality of Jolo, is a municipality and capital of the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 152,067 people.
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  • Type: Town with 137,000 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Sulu
  • Also known as: “Jolo, Sulu” and “Municipality of Jolo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jolo Airport and Princess Tarhata Kiram historical marker.

Aerodrome
Photo: Agtillah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an serving the general area of Jolo, located in the province of , . It is the only airport in the province of Sulu.

Memorial
Photo: AR Maceda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a memorial.

Memorial
Photo: AR Maceda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a memorial.

Jolo

Latitude
6.0531° or 6° 3′ 11″ north
Longitude
121.0008° or 121° 0′ 3″ east
Population
137,000
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
6QR33232+68
Open­Street­Map ID
node 198526614
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1710143
Wiki­data ID
Q156024
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amis to Zulu—“Jolo” goes by many names.
  • Amis: “Jolo”
  • Arabic: “جولو”
  • Arabic: “خولو”
  • Asturian: “Jolo”
  • Azerbaijani: “Xolo”
  • Balinese: “Jolo”
  • Banjar: “Jolo”
  • Basque: “Jolo”
  • Batak Toba: “Jolo”
  • Buginese: “Jolo”
  • Capiznon: “Jolo”
  • Catalan: “Jolo”
  • Cebuano: “Jolo, Sulu”
  • Cebuano: “Jolo”
  • Central Bikol: “Jolo”
  • Chavacano: “Jolo”
  • Chinese: “霍洛 (蘇祿)”
  • Chinese: “霍洛”
  • Croatian: “Jolo, Sulu”
  • Czech: “Jolo”
  • Dagbani: “Jolo”
  • Danish: “Jolo”
  • Dutch: “Jolo”
  • Esperanto: “Jolo”
  • Estonian: “Jolo”
  • Fijian: “Jolo”
  • Filipino: “Jolo”
  • Finnish: “Jolo (kaupunki)”
  • Finnish: “Jolo”
  • French: “Jolo”
  • Georgian: “ხოლო”
  • German: “Jolo”
  • Gorontalo: “Jolo”
  • Hausa: “Jolo”
  • Hebrew: “הולו”
  • Hiligaynon: “Jolo”
  • Hiri Motu: “Jolo”
  • Igbo: “Jolo”
  • Iloko: “Jolo, Sulu”
  • Iloko: “Jolo”
  • Indonesian: “Jolo, Sulu”
  • Indonesian: “kota Suluk”
  • Indonesian: “Suluk”
  • Irish: “Jolo”
  • Italian: “Jolo”
  • Jamaican Creole English: “Jolo”
  • Japanese: “ホロ”
  • Javanese: “Jolo”
  • Kinaray-A: “Joló”
  • Kongo: “Jolo”
  • Korean: “홀로”
  • Latvian: “Holo (Sulu)”
  • Latvian: “Holo”
  • Lithuanian: “Holas (miestas)”
  • Lithuanian: “Holas”
  • Malagasy: “Jolo”
  • Malay: “Jolo, Sulu”
  • Malay: “Suluk”
  • Maori: “Jolo”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Jolo”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “賀洛”
  • Minangkabau: “Jolo”
  • Mingrelian: “ხოლო (ფილიპინეფი)”
  • Mingrelian: “ხოლო”
  • Mingrelian: “ხოლოშ მუნიციპალიტეტი”
  • Mingrelian: “ჰოლო”
  • Nauru: “Jolo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jolo”
  • Norwegian: “Jolo”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Jolo”
  • Oromo: “Jolo”
  • Paiwan: “Jolo”
  • Pampanga: “Jolo”
  • Pampanga: “Sug”
  • Pangasinan: “Jolo”
  • Persian: “جولو، سولو”
  • Polish: “Jolo”
  • Portuguese: “Jolo, Sulu”
  • Portuguese: “Jolo”
  • Portuguese: “Município de Jolo”
  • Rinconada Bikol: “Jolo”
  • Russian: “Холо”
  • Sakizaya: “Jolo”
  • Samoan: “Jolo”
  • Scots: “Jolo, Sulu”
  • Scots: “Jolo”
  • Spanish: “Joló”
  • Spanish: “Tiyanggi”
  • Sundanese: “Jolo”
  • Swahili: “Jolo”
  • Swedish: “Jolo”
  • Tagalog: “Bayan ng Jolo”
  • Tagalog: “Jolo, Sulu”
  • Tagalog: “Jolo”
  • Tahitian: “Jolo”
  • Tetum: “Jolo”
  • Thai: “โฮโล”
  • Tok Pisin: “Jolo”
  • Ukrainian: “Голо”
  • Urdu: “جولو، سولو”
  • Venetian: “Sulù”
  • Vietnamese: “Jolo, Sulu”
  • Vietnamese: “Jolo”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Jolo, Sulu”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Jolo”
  • Welsh: “Jolo”
  • Wu Chinese: “霍洛”
  • Xhosa: “Jolo”
  • Yoruba: “Jolo”
  • Zulu: “Jolo”
  • “Jolo”
  • “Jolo, Sulu”

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