 The mangrove island in Tanza, Navotas | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Navotas, Metro Manila |
| Coordinates | 14°40′55″N 120°55′34″E / 14.68194°N 120.92611°E |
| Archipelago | Philippine Archipelago |
| Area | 29.47 ha (72.8 acres) |
| Administration | |
Philippines | |
| Barangay | Tanza |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 137 families |
Pulo Island, commonly known as Isla Pulo, is a long, narrow island surrounded by mudflats in the Manila Bay coast of Navotas, about 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) north of Manila in the Philippines. It is a sitio in Barangay Tanza, connected to the mainland of Navotas by a 500-meter-long (1,600 ft) bamboo bridge.[1] The island is known for its mangroves for which it was declared a "marine tree park" and as one of four ecotourism sites in Metro Manila established under the National Ecotourism Strategy in 1999.[2][3] In 2014, it was home to a resettlement site of about 137 indigent families that mostly occupied the island's southern tip.[1]
The island's name is tautological toponym, for "pulo" already means "island" in the Filipino language.
- ^ a b Melican, Nathaniel R. (4 January 2014). "Campaign on to save Navotas bird haven". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Ecotourism sites in National Capital Region". Department of Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Management Bureau. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Promoting and Institutionalizing Ecotourism". Department of Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Management Bureau. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.