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