Tabon, Batan

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Tabon
Location within the Philippines
Geography
LocationTinagong Dagat
Coordinates 11°36′N122°30′E / 11.6°N 122.5°E / 11.6; 122.5 Coordinates: 11°36′N122°30′E / 11.6°N 122.5°E / 11.6; 122.5
Adjacent bodies of water
Administration
Region Western Visayas
Province Aklan
Municipality Batan
Barangay Tabon

Tabon Island is an island located in the province of Aklan in the Philippines. [1] The island is enclosed in Tinagong Dagat (Hidden sea), a bay in the province with a narrow opening to the Sibuyan Sea.

Tabon is an island-barangay, one of the twenty barangays of the historic municipality of Batan in Aklan, the home of the alleged Datu Kalantiaw in pre-colonial Philippines. [2] The barangay has a population of 902 as of August 1, 2007. [3]

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References

  1. "Tabon Island". Geonames. Retrieved on 2011-11-05.
  2. "Aklan – Oldest Province and Paradise Island of the Philippines". Biyaheng Pilipinas. Retrieved on 2011-11-06.
  3. "Municipality/City: BATAN". PSGC Interactive, NSCB. Retrieved on 2011-11-06.