Botlog Island

Botlog
Botlog

Location within the Philippines

Geography
Coordinates 11°13′52″N 123°9′30″E / 11.23111°N 123.15833°E / 11.23111; 123.15833Coordinates: 11°13′52″N 123°9′30″E / 11.23111°N 123.15833°E / 11.23111; 123.15833
Archipelago Concepcion Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Visayan Sea
Highest elevation 113 m (371 ft)
Administration
Region Western Visayas
Province Iloilo
Municipality Concepcion
Barangay Botlog
Demographics
Population 441 (2010)

Botlog Island is an island and barangay in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Concepcion. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 441.[1]

Location and geography

Botlog Island is east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea. Part of the Concepcion Islands, Botlog is in between Igbon Island and Pan de Azucar Island.[2] Botlog is a forested island and is 113 metres (371 ft) at its highest point.[3] Its sole barangay is Botlog.

Natural disasters

Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) passed over Botlog Island in 2013, damaging boats and homes. The VICTO National region 6 office helped in relief efforts, distributing emergency food rations.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ↑ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 225. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 92. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "VICTO National Deliver Relief Effort to Botlog, Concepcion, Iloilo". VICTO National. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

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