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Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous island in the Philippines. With a total land area of 10,571 km 2 ( 4,082 sq.mi ), it has a population of 1,408,454, as of the 2020 census. It is located off the southwestern coast of Luzon and northeast of Palawan. Mindoro is divided into two provinces: Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro.
Occidental Mindoro covers a total area of 5,865.71 square kilometres (2,264.76 sq mi) [5] occupying the western section of the Mindoro island, and includes outlying islands in the northwest. General land surface features that characterize Occidental Mindoro are mountains, rivers, hills, valleys, wide plains and some small fresh water lakes.
Oriental Mindoro covers a total area of 4,238.38 square kilometres (1,636.45 sq mi) [10] occupying the eastern section of Mindoro island in Mimaropa region. The province is bordered by the Verde Island Passage to the north, by Marinduque , Maestre de Campo , Tablas Strait and the rest of Romblon to the east, by Semirara and the rest of Caluya ...
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around 321,000 square kilometers (124,000 sq mi) and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015).
This area, which also includes Mount Calavite, is a habitat of various flora and fauna, such as the rare Mindoro tamaraw and the critically endangered Mindoro bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae). [6] Paluan has a 18,016.19 hectares (44,519.0 acres) of land classified as National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) area.
Mindoro was an island province of the Philippines from 1902 to 1950, when it was split into two provinces, Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro. It was located on Mindoro island, Philippines. History
Poverty incidence of Lubang 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 18.30 2009 23.79 2012 14.75 2015 14.82 2018 9.49 2021 22.25 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Government Flag of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro used from 2001-2016 during the mayoral term of Juan Sanchez The Municipality of Lubang like most, if not all of the municipalities in the Philippines elects a Municipal Mayor who deals with the ...