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Polillo Islands

Island group in Quezon, Philippines

Summary

Island group in Quezon, Philippines

Field	Value
name	Polillo Islands
image_name	Polillo Islands S2.jpg
image_size	300px
image_caption	Satellite image of the Polillo Islands
map	Luzon mainland#Philippines
map_caption	Location within the Philippines
map_relief	yes
location	Philippine Sea
coordinates
total_islands	27
major_islands
area_sqmi	2.95
coastline_mi
elevation_ft	1150
highest_mount	Mount Malulod
country	Philippines
country_admin_divisions_title	Region
country_admin_divisions	Calabarzon
country_admin_divisions_title_1	Province
country_admin_divisions_1	Quezon
country_admin_divisions_title_2	Municipality
country_admin_divisions_2
country_largest_city_type	municipality
country_largest_city	Polillo
country_largest_city_population	31,908
population	95,647
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes

The Polillo Islands is a group of about 27 islands in the Philippine Sea lying about 25 km to the east of the Philippine island of Luzon. It is separated from the mainland Luzon Island by the Polillo Strait and forms the northern side of Lamon Bay. The islands are part of the province of Quezon in the Calabarzon region of the Philippines. The combined land area of all the islands is about 875 square kilometers making Polillo islands even larger than the island city-state of Singapore.

Major islands

The three major islands are:

Polillo Island
Patnanungan Island
Jomalig Island

These islands comprise the towns of Polillo, Patnanungan, Jomalig, Panukulan and Burdeos.

The biggest Polillo Island is divided into three municipalities of Polillo, Burdeos, and Panukulan.

Burdeos Bay lies in between the islands of Patnanungan and Polillo

Polillo also includes the privately owned resort island of Balesin, located further south in the middle of Lamon Bay.

Polillo (southern part of Polillo Island, including Balesin Island)
Burdeos (northeastern part of Polillo Island, including smaller islands like Palasan, Kalotkot, and Kalongkooan)
Panukulan (northwestern part of Polillo Island)
Patnanungan (middle island)
Jomalig (easternmost island)

Gallery

File:Kanaway Golden Beach at Jomalig Island.jpg|Kanaway beach in Jomalig File:Golden Paradise of the South East.jpg|A beach in southeastern Jomalig File:Blue and Green within.jpg|Lingayen Cove in Jomalig File:Beach in Balesin.JPG|A beach in Balesin File:St Tropez Village at Balesin Island.jpg|Themed accommodations at the Balesin Island Club File:Balesin Island Club Beach 02.jpg|Resort grounds in Balesin

References

"Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010". National Statistics Office.
(23 May 2016). "The Ultimate Travel Guide to Polillo Group of Islands".
"Polillo Islands".

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