Manlot

Manlot (historically Labno Islet) is an island-barangay in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles.

Manlot
Manlot is located in Philippines
Manlot
Manlot
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates11°28′59″N 123°11′10″E
Adjacent to
Area6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)[1]
Administration
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityCarles
BarangayManlot
Demographics
Population903 (2020)

Location and geography

Manlot is a small wooded island northeast of the Panay Island coast in the Visayan Sea. It is 370 metres (400 yd) southeast of Himamylan Island and directly west of Calagnaan Island. The body of water between Calagnaan and nearby Binuluangan Island is known as the Nilidlaran Pass, which is divided into two narrow channels by Manlot.[2][3] Although a part of Carles, Manlot is a quick 15 minute pumpboat ride from Estancia.

While the island belongs to the Manlot barangay, which is politically administered by Carles, Manlot island is privately owned by the Matta family.[1]

Natural disasters

Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) passed over Manlot, along with the rest of Panay, on November 8, 2013. The typhoon beached a ship on the island.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Island for Sale". OLX Sulit. Retrieved 25 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. 222. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 93. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. "Typhoon Haiyan leaves a trail of destruction and death across the Philippines". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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