Patikul

Patikul, officially the Municipality of Patikul (Tausūg: Kawman sin Patikul; Bayan ng Patikul), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,564 people. The provincial capitol and offices are located in this municipality.

The municipality is used to be known for being a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf insurgent group.

History
On October 10, 1977, thirty-five officers and men of the Philippine Army were killed by insurgents of the Moro National Liberation Front under Usman Sali.

On 2 February 2019, five soldiers were killed and five others injured in a shootout with the ISIL-linked group, Abu Sayyaf, in Patikul. Three terrorists were killed and 15 others were injured. The attack happened a week after a bombing that killed 20 people in a cathedral in the neighboring city of Jolo.

On June 4, 2021, A Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) crashed in Patikul, Sulu, killing 53 people. The incident is the deadliest aviation accident involving the Philippine military.

Barangays
Patikul is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
 * Anuling
 * Bakong
 * Bangkal
 * Bonbon
 * Buhanginan (Darayan)
 * Bungkaung
 * Danag
 * Gandasuli
 * Igasan
 * Kabbon Takas
 * Kadday Mampallam
 * Kan Ague
 * Kaunayan
 * Langhub
 * Latih
 * Liang
 * Maligay
 * Mauboh
 * Pangdanon
 * Panglayahan
 * Pansul
 * Patikul Higad
 * Sandah
 * Taglibi (Poblacion)
 * Tandu-Bagua
 * Tanum
 * Taung
 * Timpok
 * Tugas
 * Umangay

Economy
Poverty Incidence of