Binuluangan (historically Balin) is an inhabited island-barangay in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles. In 2010 it had a population of 1,682.[2] There is an elementary school on the island.
.svg)  Binuluangan Location within the Philippines | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bancal Bay |
| Coordinates | 11°31′N 123°11′E / 11.517°N 123.183°E |
| Adjacent to | |
| Length | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Width | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 198 ft (60.4 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Iloilo |
| Municipality | Carles |
| Barangay | Binuluangan |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,682 (2010) |
Location and geography
editBinuluangan is a wooded island northeast of the Panay Island coast in the Visayan Sea. It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Calagnaan Island and separated from that island by the Nilidlaran Pass. Binuluangan is surrounded by several small islands and islets, including Tabugon and Tabugon Chico to the north, Himamylan and Adcalayo to the south, and Nilidlaran (variously Linadlaran) to the southeast.[1]
Natural disasters
editTyphoon Haiyan
editBinuluangan was one of several islands to receive aid from HMS Daring in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 222. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Municipality of Carles". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Daring team restores water supply and fishing boats on storm-hit isle". 11 November 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
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