Concepcion Islands

Concepcion Islands
Offshore island of Concepcion, Iloilo
Concepcion Islands is located in Philippines
Concepcion Islands
Concepcion Islands
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates11°16′57″N 123°10′00″E / 11.28250°N 123.16667°E / 11.28250; 123.16667
ArchipelagoVisayas
Adjacent to
Total islands17
Major islands
Area34.97 km2 (13.50 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation2,900 ft (880 m)
Highest pointManaphag
Administration
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityConcepcion
Barangays
  • Bagongon
  • Botlog
  • Dungon
  • Igbon
  • Macatunao
  • Malangabang
  • Polopińa
  • Salvacion
  • Talo-toan
  • Tambaliza
Demographics
Population19,080 (2010)[2]
Additional information
Official websiteConcepcion official website

The Concepcion Islands are 17 variously inhabited and uninhabited islands in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. The islands are politically subdivided into 11 island barangays and are part of the municipality of Concepcion.[3] According to the 2010 census, the islands collectively have a population of 19,080, 48 percent the total population of Concepcion.[2]

  1. ^ "Municipality of Concepcion". Province of Iloilo official webpage. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. pp. 61–62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ Ahem, Claire. "In Typhoon-Ravaged Concepcion, Not Afraid to Look Back but All Eyes on the Future". Concern Worldwide. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.