Ilin Island
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
.svg)  Ilin Island Location within the Philippines .svg) Ilin Island Ilin Island (Philippines) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 12°13′N 121°05′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]
