Panglima Sugala is a third income class municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.The municipality's barangay Batu-batu was once the provincial capital of Tawi-Tawi until it was transferred in the municipality of Bongao in 1979.The municipality was renamed from Balimbing to Panglima Sugala as per Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 7, enacted on July 4, 1991, and approved by the Regional Governor on September 9, 1991.BarangaysPanglima Sugala is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.