Polillo Islands

Polillo Islands
	Satellite image of the Polillo Islands
	Polillo Islands Location within the Philippines Polillo Islands Polillo Islands (Philippines)
Geography
Location	Philippine Sea
Coordinates	14°51′N 122°04′E / 14.850°N 122.067°E
Total islands	27
Major islands	Polillo; Patnanungan; Jomalig;
Area	2.95 sq mi (7.6 km2)
Highest elevation	1,150 ft (351 m)
Highest point	Mount Malulod
Administration
	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Quezon
Municipality	Polillo; Burdeos; Panukulan; Patnanungan; Jomalig;
Largest municipality	Polillo (pop. 28,125)
Demographics
Population	86,825 (2015)

The Polillo Islands is a group of about 27 islands in the Philippine Sea lying about 25 km (16 mi) to the east of the Philippine island of Luzon. It is separated from Luzon Island by the Polillo Strait and forms the northern side of Lamon Bay. The islands are part of the province of Quezon in the Calabarzon region of the Philippines.^[2]^[3] The combined land area of all the islands is about 875 square kilometers making Polillo islands even larger than the island city-state of Singapore.

Major islands

The three major islands are:

Polillo Island
Patnanungan Island
Jomalig Island

These islands comprise the towns of Polillo, Patnanungan, Jomalig, Panukulan and Burdeos.

The biggest Polillo Island is divided into three municipalities of Polillo, Burdeos, and Panukulan.

Burdeos Bay lies in between the islands of Patnanungan and Polillo

Polillo also includes the privately-owned resort island of Balesin, located further south in the middle of Lamon Bay.

Polillo (southern part of Polillo Island, including Balesin Island)
Burdeos (northeastern part of Polillo Island, including smaller islands like Palasan, Kalotkot, and Kalongkooan)
Panukulan (northwestern part of Polillo Island)
Patnanungan (middle island)
Jomalig (easternmost island)

Gallery

Kanaway beach in Jomalig
A beach in southeastern Jomalig
Lingayen Cove in Jomalig
A beach in Balesin
Themed accommodations at the Balesin Island Club
Resort grounds in Balesin

References

^ "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
^ "The Ultimate Travel Guide to Polillo Group of Islands". Polillo Travelers. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ "Polillo Islands". BirdLife International. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

External links

Polillo Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage

[NSO10-1] "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

[pol-2] "The Ultimate Travel Guide to Polillo Group of Islands". Polillo Travelers. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[bl-3] "Polillo Islands". BirdLife International. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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v t e Province of Quezon
Lucena (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Agdangan Alabat Atimonan Buenavista Burdeos Calauag Candelaria Catanauan Dolores General Luna General Nakar Guinayangan Gumaca Infanta Jomalig Lopez Lucban Macalelon Mauban Mulanay Padre Burgos Pagbilao Panukulan Patnanungan Perez Pitogo Plaridel Polillo Quezon Real Sampaloc San Andres San Antonio San Francisco San Narciso Sariaya Tagkawayan Tiaong Unisan
Component city	Tayabas
Highly urbanized city	Lucena (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Quezon by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters of this city are still allowed to participate in the election of provincial officials as part of Quezon’s 2nd Sangguniang Panlalawigan district.)

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany