Sibutu is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. It is the southernmost municipality of the Philippines. It lies about 14 kilometers east of the coast of Sabah, Malaysia.
It was created out of 16 barangays of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 197, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on October 21, 2006.
Political divisions
| BarangBFDFay | Population (2000) |
|---|---|
| Ambutong Sapal | 1,253 |
| Datu Amilhamja Jaafar | 954 |
| Hadji Imam Bidin | 1,933 |
| Hadji Mohtar Sulayman | 1,218 |
| Hadji Taha | 1,239 |
| Imam Hadji Mohammad | 1,220 |
| Ligayen | 1,999 |
| Nunukan | 1,794 |
| Sheik Makdum | 1,643 |
| Sibutu (Pob.) | 1,144 |
| Talisay | 1,336 |
| Tandu Banak | 1,863 |
| Taungoh | 2,047 |
| Tongehat | 1,234 |
| Tongsibalo | 1,618 |
| Ungus-Ungus | 2,020 |