Mapun Day

Mapun Foundation Day is celebrated by the Jama Mapun every September 5. This week-long celebration starts on September 1, with a parade and then a short program held in Lupa Pula Central School.

Various competitions are held during Mapun Day, which includes singing competitions (in English, Tagalog, and Pullun Mapun), dance showdowns (modern dance, folk dance, pangalay, which is a native dance, and lunsay, which is a dance performed during weddings), Azaan competition, Tarasul iban Daman (Mapun’s version of declamation and oration), and Leleng, to name a few. Each Barangay has their own representatives in the various events. However, the most popular is the “Budjang Mapun”, which is a beauty. Each barangay has its own contestant in this event.

The winner of the search for “Budjang Mapun” is usually sent to Bongao as Mapun’s representative in Budjang Tawi-Tawi, a similar beauty search held in Bongao every Province Day. Every municipality in Tawi-Tawi has its own contestant.

Educational institutions

Elementary

1. Lupa Pula Pilot School (formerly Lupa Pula Central School) – elementary pupils are primarily from Lupa Pula, Liyubud, and Mahalu. Considered as the number one elementary school in Mapun, with majority of its alumni being able to graduate from college.

2. Mahalu Elementary School

3. Duhul Batu Elementary School

4. Sikub Elementary School

5. Tabulian Elementary School

6. Sapah Elementary School

7. Boki Elementary School

8. Kompang Elementary School

9. Tanduan Elementary School

10. Pawan Elementary School

11. Guppah Elementary School

12. Iruk-Iruk Elementary School

13. Umus Mataha Elementary School

14. Lubbak Parang Elementary School

15. Imam Saat Elementary School


Secondary

1. Notre Dame of Cagayan (NDC) – a private school located in the border of Barangay Lupa Pula and Barangay Mahalu. 2. Mindanao State University (MSU) – a public school located in Mahalu 3. Tawi-Tawi Academy (TTA) – a private school located in Barangay Guppah


Tertiary

Mindanao State University Extension – a public school and the only college institution in Mapun. MSU-Extension offers two-year courses.


Majority of those who graduate from high school pursue their studies in other places, most notably Zamboanga City, Palawan, and Bongao.

Barangays

Mapun is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.

•Boki
•Duhul Batu
•Kompang
•Lupa Pula
•Guppah
•Mahalu
•Pawan
•Sikub
•Tabulian
•Tanduan
•Umus Mataha
•Iruk-Iruk
•Liyubud (Pob.)
•Lubbak Parang
•Sapah

Island

An island (pronounced /ˈaɪlənd/) or isle (/ˈaɪl/) is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot /ˈaɪ.ət/ (also ait /ˈeɪt/), or holm. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago.

An island may still be described as such despite the presence of a land bridge, for example Singapore and its causeway, or the various Dutch delta islands, such as IJsselmonde. Some places may even retain "island" in their names for historical reasons after being connected to a larger landmass by a wide land bridge, such as Coney Island.

There are two main types of islands: continental islands and oceanic islands. There are also artificial islands. There is no standard of size which distinguishes islands from islets and continents.

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