Binuluangan

Binuluangan (historically Balin) is an inhabited island-barangay in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles. In 2010 it had a population of 1,682.^[2] There is an elementary school on the island.

Binuluangan

Binuluangan Location within the Philippines
Geography
Location	Bancal Bay
Coordinates	11°31′N 123°11′E
Adjacent to	Jintotolo Channel Visayan Sea
Length	8 km (5 mi)
Width	4 km (2.5 mi)
Highest elevation	198 ft (60.4 m)[1]
Administration
Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Iloilo
Municipality	Carles
Barangay	Binuluangan
Demographics
Population	1,682 (2010)

Location and geography

Binuluangan is a wooded island northeast of the Panay Island coast in the Visayan Sea. It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Calagnaan Island and separated from that island by the Nilidlaran Pass. Binuluangan is surrounded by several small islands and islets, including Tabugon and Tabugon Chico to the north, Himamylan and Adcalayo to the south, and Nilidlaran (variously Linadlaran) to the southeast.^[1]

Natural disasters

Typhoon Haiyan

Binuluangan was one of several islands to receive aid from HMS Daring in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.^[3]

See also

• List of islands in the Philippines