title: Tapul
text: # Tapul
  
  Tapul, officially the Municipality of Tapul (Tausūg: Kawman sin Tapul; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tapul), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 18,197 people.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Barangays
  
  Tapul is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
  
  * Alu-Kabingaan
  * Banting
  * Hawan
  * Kalang (Poblacion)
  * Kamaunggi
  * Kanaway
  * Kanmangon
  * Kaumpang
  * Pagatpat
  * Pangdan
  * Puok
  * Sayli
  * Sumambat
  * Tangkapaan
  * Tulakan
  
  ### Climate
  
  Climate data for Tapul, Sulu :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 184 (7.2) | 143 (5.6) | 144 (5.7) | 136 (5.4) | 240 (9.4) | 301 (11.9) | 272 (10.7) | 253 (10.0) | 183 (7.2) | 265 (10.4) | 246 (9.7) | 208 (8.2) | 2,575 (101.4) |
  | Average rainy days | 18.6 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 15.7 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 23.2 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 22.2 | 20.4 | 248.4 |
  | Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||
  