Botlog Island

11°13′52″N 123°9′30″E / 11.23111°N 123.15833°E / 11.23111; 123.15833ArchipelagoConcepcion IslandsAdjacent toVisayan SeaHighest elevation113 m (371 ft)Administration
Philippines
RegionWestern VisayasProvinceIloiloMunicipalityConcepcionBarangayBotlogDemographicsPopulation441 (2010)Map

Botlog Island 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 441.[1]

Location and geography

Botlog Island is east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea. Part of the Concepcion Islands, Botlog is in between Igbon Island and Pan de Azucar Island.[2] Botlog is a forested island and is 113 metres (371 ft) at its highest point.[3] Its sole barangay is Botlog.

Natural disasters

Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) passed over Botlog Island in 2013, damaging boats and homes. The VICTO National region 6 office helped in relief efforts, distributing emergency food rations.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  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. 225. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 92. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. ^ "VICTO National Deliver Relief Effort to Botlog, Concepcion, Iloilo". VICTO National. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

External links

  • Botlog Island at OpenStreetMap