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The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around 321,000 square kilometers (124,000 sq mi) and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015). Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.
The island lies about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east from the southern part of Mindoro Island. The northern tip of Tablas is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Romblon Island . Mount Payaopao (also known as Tablas Summit on old maps) at the northeastern extremity of the island, is the highest peak on the island at 2,182 feet (665 m) high and the ...
Poverty incidence of Looc 10 20 30 40 50 2006 33.30 2009 48.77 2012 27.63 2015 24.72 2018 20.17 2021 39.62 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Marine sanctuary On 12 January 1999, the 48-hectare Looc Bay Marine Refuge and Sanctuary was officially opened in the municipality after four years of intensive community education on the value and better management of marine resources. The local ...
The Philippines, being an archipelagic country of 7,107 islands, is surrounded by several bodies of water and has many headlands. Headlands around the Philippine coast are most commonly named as 'point' (punta), 'cape' (cabo) or sometimes 'head'.
The Philippines is divided into three island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines is divided into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Luzon and Mindanao archipelagoes are both named after the largest island in their respective groups, while the Visayas (also referred to as the Visayan Islands) is an ...
Punta Cana is a resort town in the easternmost region of the Dominican Republic. It was politically incorporated as the "Verón–Punta Cana township" in 2006, and it is subject to the municipality of Higüey (La Altagracia Province). According to the 2022 census, this township or district had a population of 138,919 inhabitants. [5]
Gorda Point Lighthouse (Filipino: Parola ng Punta Gorda), is a historic lighthouse located about 248 kilometers (154 mi) southeast of Manila in Barangay Cawayan, San Agustin, Romblon, Philippines. It serves as a guide for ships traversing the Romblon Pass between the islands of Tablas and Romblon.
[2] [4] Their first project was a 40-guest hotel called the Punta Cana Club. In 1979, they constructed the Puntacana Hotel, followed by the Punta Cana International Airport in 1984. [ 2 ] In 2000, the first of the residential community developments began, and six years later, Tortuga Bay opened a boutique hotel designed by fashion designer ...