Tungawan, officially the Municipality of Tungawan (; Subanon: Benwa Tungawan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tungawan; Tausà «g: Kawman sin Tungawan; ), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 48,013 people.
It has an area of of land, the largest in the province, as well as of coastal waters.
It was declared as a municipality on May 24, 1960, and started functioning as a Local Government Unit (LGU) on January 29, 1961, by virtue of Executive Order No. 395. Its name was coined from the minute leech generally known as tungaw of the Hirudo family.
Tungawan's economy is primarily based on agriculture, producing rubber, coconut, corn, rice, and seaweeds. It is home to the 880 hectares Bangaan Marine Sanctuary at Barangays Linguisan and Tigbucay.
Tungawan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
The population of Tungawan is mostly Subanon and Cebuano who are Christian. However, there is also a significant minority of Tausug and Sama who are Muslim, most of whom live in coastal areas, especially in barangays Looc-Labuan, Linguisan, and Santo Niño. Then, Kolibugan people, a Muslim Subanon subgroup, mainly live in barangay Datu Tumanggong.