Malangabang

Malangabang
	Malangabang Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates	11°14′31″N123°12′28″E / 11.24194°N 123.20778°E Coordinates: 11°14′31″N123°12′28″E / 11.24194°N 123.20778°E
Archipelago	Concepcion Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Visayan Sea
Highest elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Administration
	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Iloilo
Municipality	Concepcion
Barangay	Malangabang
Demographics
Population	2,925 (2010)

Last updated December 15, 2021

Malangabang (variously Malangaban) is an island and barangay in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Concepcion. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 2,925.^[1] Fishing is the main source of income for the island's residents.The Owner is Honorato Ciriaco.

Location and geography

Malangabang Island is east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea. Part of the Concepcion Islands, it is a wooded island and is 239 metres (784 ft) at its highest point. Malangabang is 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) southeast of Pan de Azucar .^[2] Malangabang completely surrounds the small Chico Island.^[3] Malangabang's sole barangay is also named Malangabang.

Natural disasters

Typhoon Haiyan

In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) struck Malangabang with 20 feet (6.1 m) waves, and many residents lost their boats to the storm. All told, the storm destroyed at least 470 boats and 370 houses.^[4] After the storm passed, several relief organizations went to Malangabang to deliver aid and offer assistance, including Multicultural Response, the Philippine Medical Association's Doctors on Boat project, and the Korea-based 601 Habitat.^[5]

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References

↑ "2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 92. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 225. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ Burgos, Nestor. "Fishermen's choice: Job, not aid". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
↑ "How Pinays in Seoul Helped Fishermen on Iloilo Island". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

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[Pop-1] "2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

[2] "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 92. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

[3] U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 225. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

[4] Burgos, Nestor. "Fishermen's choice: Job, not aid". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[5] "How Pinays in Seoul Helped Fishermen on Iloilo Island". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

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