Calagnaan Island

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Calagnaan
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates 11°29′N123°13′E / 11.483°N 123.217°E / 11.483; 123.217 Coordinates: 11°29′N123°13′E / 11.483°N 123.217°E / 11.483; 123.217
Adjacent to
Area24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,112 ft (338.9 m) [1]
Administration
Region Western Visayas
Province Iloilo
Municipality Carles
Barangays
  • Barangcalan
  • Bito-on
  • Manlot
  • Talingting
  • Tinigban
Demographics
Population5,017 (2020)

Calagnaan (also Calagna-an) is an island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles. The population of the island is 5,017 as of 2020 census. [2]

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Location and geography

Calagnaan is a wooded island northeast of the Panay Island coast in the Visayan Sea. It is southeast of Binuluangan Island and separated from that island by the Nilidlaran Pass.The west coast of the island is surrounded by reefs. [1] Calagnaan is part of barangays Manlot, Tinigban, Bito-on (Proper, Bung-Indong Dako and Bung Indong Gamay), Talingting and Barangoalan (variously spelled Barangkalan). The island is home to Brachymeles talinis . [3]

History

The name Calagnaan comes from dagna or lagna, which is the Visayan word for water springs several of which can be found on the island. There are mining operations on the island, administered by the Calagnaan Agro-Industry Corporation. [4]

Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) passed over Calagnaan, along with the rest of Panay, on November 8, 2013. The British ships HMS Illustrious and HMS Daring both stopped on Calagnaan as part of their broader Philippine relief effort. When HMS Daring landed in the area on 23 November, they discovered that one remote village of Calagnaan had not yet been reached and villagers had not eaten for several days. [5] HMS Illustrious' initial assessment on November 25 was that 177 houses, 60–70 boats, and the island school had been damaged. [2] Illustrious' crew began its aid mission with a helicopter-drop of a 10.5 tonnes (11.6 tons) food pack and followed up with enough tarpaulin to repair 250 homes. [6] Other organizations involved in the relief efforts on Calagnaan included Save the Children and UNICEF. [7]

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References

  1. 1 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. 222. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "HMS Illustrious Intsum 30 Nov 13" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Brachymeles talinis" . Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Khalil Jison (27 June 2012). "Guisihan clears link to Calagnaan Island shooting suspects". Watchmen Daily Journal. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Damien McElroy (23 November 2013). "Royal Navy reaches isolated Philippines survivors of typhoon Haiyan". Telegraph. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Carrier begins delivery of aid to remote Philippine Islands". 28 November 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Henry Donati. "Nearly 3 months after Typhoon Haiyan". Gov.uk. DFID. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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