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.
 Ilin Island satellite image | |
  Ilin Island Location within the Philippines  Ilin Island Ilin Island (Philippines) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 12°13′N 121°05′E / 12.22°N 121.08°E |
| Adjacent to | |
| 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]
References
edit- ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Van Oosterzee, Penny (1997). Where Worlds Collide: The Wallace Line. Cornell University Press. p. 193. ISBN 9780801484971.
- ^ Survey, U.S. Coast and Geodetic; Christman, R.J. (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands. Its Serial. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 182.
- ^ "General Land Plan Use (2002-2010)". San Jose, Occidental Mindoro - Municipal Website.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ John P. Rafferty, ed. (15 January 2011). Rats, Bats, and Xenarthrans. Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services. p. 26.
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