Banguingui (formerly Tongkil) is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 15,933 people in 2,591 households.
The original name of the municipality was Tongkil, and was renamed Banguingui on January 29, 1999 by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 71 of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in honor of the dominant Banguingui tribe of the municipality. It was inaugurated only on January 29, 2006[1].
Tongkil is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
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