Coron Island

Coron Island
Twin Lagoon, Coron Island
Coron Island is located in Philippines
Coron Island
Coron Island
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates11°55′45″N 120°14′30″E / 11.92917°N 120.24167°E / 11.92917; 120.24167
ArchipelagoCalamian Group of Islands
Adjacent toSulu Sea
Area71 km2 (27 sq mi)
Length20 km (12 mi)
Width9 km (5.6 mi)
Highest elevation600 m (2000 ft)[1]
Administration
RegionMimaropa
ProvincePalawan
MunicipalityCoron
Demographics
Population2649 (2010)[2]

Coron is the third-largest island in the Calamian Islands in northern Palawan in the Philippines. The island is part of the larger municipality of the same name. It is about 170 nautical miles (310 km) southwest of Manila and is known for several Japanese shipwrecks of World War II vintage. Because of its unique ecological features, the entire area is protected by several legal proclamations.[1]

The island and surrounding fishing grounds are part of the ancestral domain of the indigenous Tagbanwa people, officially designated such on June 5, 1998.[1] Known as Calis among the Tagbanwas and Coronians, its tribal chieftain is Rodolfo Aguilar I.

The island comprises two barangays of the municipality of Coron: Banuang Daan and Cabugao.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Coron Island Natural Biotic Area". World Heritage Centre: Tentative lists. UNESCO. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ "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 15 November 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

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