Polillo Island

Polillo

Geography
Location	Philippine islands
Coordinates	14°50′N 121°57′E
Archipelago	Philippine archipelago
Area	615.3 km2 (237.57 sq mi)
Highest point	Mt. Malulod
Country
Philippines
Province	Quezon Province
Demographics
Population	63,448 (as of 2007)
Density	103.11 /km2 (267.05 /sq mi)

Polillo is an island in the Northeastern region of the Philippine archipelago. It is separated from the island of Luzon by the Polillo Strait.^{[citation needed]}

The island itself is subdivided across three municipalities. The municipality of Polillo takes up the Southern part of the island. The Eastern partition of the island is administered by the municipality of Burdeos, while the North is within the jurisdiction of the municipality of Panukulan.^{[citation needed]} The island is also home to one of the rarest reptiles on the planet, the Butaan lizard, a highly endangered relative of the Komodo Dragon.

As of the 2007 Philippine Census, the island is home to 63,448 individuals.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Burdeos, Quezon
• Panukulan, Quezon
• Polillo, Quezon

In the mid-16th century, Spaniards came to the island and there they built a chapel. They took-charge the management of the island and many changes and development they brought there upon their times.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Wildlife and Conservation in the Polillo Islands
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News Video

• GMA NEWS.TV, video, Born To Be Wild: Polilio Island - 01/10/2008