Ilin Island is a small island in the Philippines. Measuring 47 square kilometres (18 sq mi),[2] it is just south of Mindoro,[3] separated by the Ilin Strait and Mangarin Bay. To the west is the smaller Ambulong Island, across the Ambulong Strait.
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Geography | |
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Coordinates | 12°13′N 121°05′E / 12.22°N 121.08°E / 12.22; 121.08 |
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Area | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Occidental Mindoro |
Municipality | San Jose |
Demographics | |
Population | 11,926 (2020)[1] |
Pop. density | 254/km2 (658/sq mi) |
Politically, the island is part of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, and is divided into ten barangays, namely: Ansiray, Bankal (Bangkal), Buri, Catayungan, Ilin (Iling Proper), Inasakan, Ipil, Labangan Ilin, Natandol and Pawican.[4] As of the 2015 census, its population is 12,017 persons,[5] up from 10,296 in the 2010 census.[6]
The island is home to the Ilin Island cloudrunner, an endangered species of cloud rat.[7]
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