Turtle Islands Postal Codes: 7507 | Tawi-Tawi, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Key Facts

The Turtle Islands are a municipality located in the southernmost part of the Tawi-Tawi province within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines. Situated in the Sulu Sea near the maritime border with Malaysia, this remote archipelago consists of seven main islands and several smaller islets that form the Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected area renowned as one of Southeast Asia's most important nesting grounds for green sea turtles and hawksbill turtles. With an approximate land area of 300 square kilometers and a population of around 5,000 people, the municipality is divided into seven barangays, each corresponding to one of the main islands: Taganak, Baguan, Lihiman, Great Bakkungan, Boan, Langaan, and Sibaung. The islands' economy primarily revolves around fishing and limited tourism focused on turtle conservation, with the local Tagbanua and Sama-Bajau communities maintaining traditional fishing practices while participating in conservation efforts. As the southernmost municipality in the Philippines, the Turtle Islands serve as a critical ecological corridor and represent an important cultural and biodiversity hotspot within the Coral Triangle region, making access to postal code information for its constituent barangays essential for both administrative purposes and conservation coordination.