Chico Island (Iloilo)

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Chico
Native name:
Bag-o Sipol
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Chico
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates 11°14′13″N123°11′43″E / 11.23694°N 123.19528°E / 11.23694; 123.19528 Coordinates: 11°14′13″N123°11′43″E / 11.23694°N 123.19528°E / 11.23694; 123.19528
Archipelago Concepcion Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Visayan Sea
Area4 ha (9.9 acres)
Administration
Region Western Visayas
Province Iloilo
Municipality Concepcion
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Chico (variously Bag-o Sipol, Chico Islet or Maguho Islet) [1] is an uninhabited island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Concepcion. The island is owned by the heirs of Consuelo and Zacarias Bagaforo of Malangabang Island.

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Location and geography

Chico Island is east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea. Part of the Concepcion Islands, Chico is east of Sombrero Island and near Agho Island.

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References

  1. "Traveling Luck for Chico Island, Iloilo, Philippines". Traveling Luck. Retrieved 23 June 2014.