Tawi-Tawi Island
Tawitawi Island is a Philippine island in the Sulu Archipelago between the Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea, about east of Borneo. It is the main island of Tawi-Tawi Province.
Tawitawi has an area of, making it the 21st largest island of the Philippines, and the 3rd largest island in the Sulu Archipelago. It has a shoreline length of, and a maximum elevation of.
Tawitawi Island is of volcanic origin and irregular in shape, about long and between wide. It is hilly and heavily wooded, with splashes of white sandy beaches and rock-bound coasts.
The island is subdivided into 4 municipalities. The inhabitants are mostly Sama people, speaking Sama–Bajaw languages and of Muslim conviction.
