Sibutu

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Sibutu is a small but strategically located island in the southern Philippines near the maritime border with Malaysia, known for its role in regional sea routes and its predominantly Muslim population.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sama Sibutu 3
Sibutu canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
archipelago Sulu Archipelago
climate tropical
country Philippines
countryBorderProximity Malaysia
economicActivity fishing
seaweed farming
small-scale trade
governedAs municipality of Sibutu
hasLanguage English
Filipino
Sama
Tausug
hasPopulationMajorityGroup Sama-Bajau people
linked to: Sama-Bajau peoples

Tausug people
hasPopulationMajorityReligion Islam
hasReligion Islam
locatedIn southern Philippines
locatedInBodyOfWater Celebes Sea
locatedNear Sabah, Malaysia
linked to: Sabah

maritime border between the Philippines and Malaysia
nearbySeaRoute Sibutu Passage
partOf Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Tawi-Tawi Province
linked to: Tawi-Tawi
region Mindanao region
linked to: Mindanao
religiousDemographics predominantly Muslim population
securityRelevance Philippines–Malaysia maritime security
monitoring of cross-border movements
strategicImportance regional sea routes between the Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea
shipping routes between the Philippines and Malaysia
timezone Philippine Standard Time
usedFor small-scale maritime trade
traditional fishing
utcOffset +8

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sama-Bajau peoples subgroup Sama Sibutu
linked to: Sibutu
Tawi-Tawi hasMunicipality Sibutu
Sibutu Sama dialect alternateName Sama Sibutu
linked to: Sibutu
Sama Sitangkai relatedGroup Sama Sibutu
linked to: Sibutu