Ticao
| Ticao | ||
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| Waters | Sibuyan lake | |
| Archipelago | Philippines | |
| Geographical location | 12 ° 33 ' N , 123 ° 41' E | |
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| surface | 332 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 381 m | |
| Residents | 72,900 (2000) 220 inhabitants / km² |
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The island of Ticao is located in the Sibuyan Sea and is - next to Masbate and Burias - one of the three main islands of the Philippine province of Masbate .
At the last census (2000) there were 72,900 inhabitants on an area of 332 km².
In the south lies the neighboring island of Masbate, in the north - behind the Ticao Passage - the southeast part of Luzon .
In June and July 1646 the port of San Jacinto was besieged by a fleet of seven Dutch galleons and 16 barges . It was an interlude between the first and second of a total of five naval battles of La Naval de Manila , in which the Netherlands tried to conquer the Philippines
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