Omar, Sulu

Omar, officially the Municipality of Omar (Tausūg: Kawman sin Omar; Bayan ng Omar), is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,070 people.

It was created out of the 8 barangays of Luuk, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 194, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on July 18, 2007.

Barangays
Omar is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
 * Andalan
 * Angilan
 * Capual Island
 * Huwit-huwit
 * Lahing-Lahing
 * Niangkaan
 * Sucuban
 * Tangkuan

Economy
Poverty Incidence of