Balabac Island









































Balabac Island

Balabac.jpg



Balabac Island is located in Palawan

Balabac Island

Balabac Island



Location within Palawan


Geography
Location
Balabac Strait
Coordinates
7°56′31″N 117°0′29″E / 7.94194°N 117.00806°E / 7.94194; 117.00806Coordinates: 7°56′31″N 117°0′29″E / 7.94194°N 117.00806°E / 7.94194; 117.00806
Archipelago
Balabac Group of Islands
Adjacent bodies of water

  • South China Sea

  • Sulu Sea
Administration

Philippines

Region
MIMAROPA
Province
Palawan
Municipality
Balabac

Balabac Island is the southern-most island of the Palawan province in the Philippines, only about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north from Sabah, Malaysia, across the Balabac Strait.


Administratively, the island forms the main part of Balabac Municipality and is divided into 14 barangays (the other 6 barangays of the municipality are on other nearby islands):




  • Agutayan

  • Catagupan

  • Indalawan

  • Malaking Ilog

  • Melville

  • Pasig

  • Rabor

  • Salang

  • Poblacion I

  • Poblacion II

  • Poblacion III

  • Poblacion IV

  • Poblacion V

  • Poblacion VI



Balabac Island is home to various endemic species. It is the home of birds like the grey imperial pigeon (Ducula pickeringii), Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia), blue-headed racket-tail (Prioniturus platenae), and the Palawan hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei). The Philippine mouse-deer, a subspecies of the greater mouse-deer (Tragulus napu) can only be found in this island.


The Molbogs, a Muslim ethnolinguistic group, is concentrated in this island. Their livelihood includes farming, fishing and barter trading with the nearby Mapun and Sabah market centres.





Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892



References



  • Balabac Island (Important Birds Areas of Philippines)

  • The Molbog



External links



  • Balabac Island at OpenStreetMap








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