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and are part of the municipality of Concepcion. According to the 2010 census, the islands collectively have a population of 19,080, 48 percent of the total population of the municipality of Concepcion.

History

In 1604, Juan Salgado twice defeated Spanish pirates near Pan de Azucar. During

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, Japanese forces shot down an American fighter pilot, which crash landed near Bag-o Abo Island.

Geography

The Concepcion Islands are located east of

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Island in the

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, and are part of the larger

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archipelago. The islands are part of the town of Concepcion, and comprise 40 percent of Concepcion's total land area. The nearest island is Tago, which is a coral reef from the mainland, inside Concepcion Bay. The furthest island is far-flung Baliguian, located away from the mainland. Baliguian also marks the end of Concepcion's municipal waters. The majority of the islands are mountainous and wooded, ringed by white sand beaches and surrounded by reefs, shoals, and sandbars. A few of the islands feature lighthouses to aid ship navigation in this area.

Islands

The Concepcion Islands are: * Agho Island * Anauayan Island * Bag-o Abo Island * Bag-o Isi Island * Baliguian Island * Bocot Island * Botlog Island *

Bulubadiangan Island Bulubadiangan Island (variously Bulobadiangan island or Bulubadiangan Islet) is a privately owned island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of barangay Polopińa, Concepcion, Iloilo, Concepcion. The Sandbar Island Beach Resort on Bulu ...

* Chico Island (Bag-o Sipol Island) * Colebra Island (Bago-alas Island) * Danao-Danao Island * Igbon Island * Malangabang Island * Pan de Azucar Island *

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* Tago Island * Tagubanhan Island

References

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Concepcion Islands at Explore Iloilo

History

Geography

Islands

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