Naro Island
| Naro Island | ||
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| Waters | Visayas lake | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 53 '2 " N , 123 ° 40' 0" E | |
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| length | 4.8 km | |
| width | 2.1 km | |
| Residents | 8815 (2007) | |
| main place | Barangay Lo-oc | |
Naro Island is an island in the Masbate Province of the Philippines . It is located about 8 km off the south coast of the island of Masbate and 12 km southeast of the island of Chico , 25 km to the north is the island of Peña . Naro Island is located in the Gulf of Asid, to the north of the Visayas Sea . It is administered from the municipality of Cawayan and on it are the barangays Naro, Lo-oc, Punta Batsan and Talisay, which are described as village-like . In the 2007 census, exactly 8,815 inhabitants were registered.
The island is shaped like a hand ax oriented north to south. The island is around 4.8 km long and 2.1 km wide and has coral reefs and seagrass meadows in the northeast . The topography of the island is characterized by a flat hilly terrain. The island's vegetation consists of dense tropical vegetation. The population lives mainly from fishing, in the interior of the island there are also smaller areas used for agriculture. On the coastline of the island there are larger mangrove forests , which have been under nature protection since April 23, 2000. The Naro Island Wildlife Sanctuary was established on an area of 109.98 hectares .
There is a ferry connection to the island from the port in Cawayan, it takes about 30-40 minutes.
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- ↑ Information from the NSCB ( Memento of the original dated November 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Proclamation 316 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 18 kB)
- ↑ The Naro Island Wildlife Sanctuary on the PAWB website ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
