Bongao
/BUNG.gow, BUNG.ngow/
1.
an island immediately south of Sanga-Sanga Island.
Bongao Island is separated from Sanga-Sanga by a narrow channel. It is the island where Bongao, the capital of Tawi-Tawi Province,
is located. Bongao Mountain, the highest of three hills on the island, has a shrine at its summit. Some people offer gifts
to the spirit of the person who is buried there. His grave is called a tampat .
2.
the chief market town and capital
of
Tawi-Tawi
Province.