Botlog Island
Botlog Island is an island and barangay in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Concepcion. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 441.
Location and geography
Botlog Island is east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea. Part of the Concepcion Islands, Botlog is in between Igbon Island and Pan de Azucar Island. Botlog is a forested island and is 113 metres (371 ft) at its highest point. Its sole barangay is Botlog.
Natural disasters
Typhoon Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) passed over Botlog Island in 2013, damaging boats and homes. The VICTO National region 6 office helped in relief efforts, distributing emergency food rations.
See also
References
- ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 225. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 92. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "VICTO National Deliver Relief Effort to Botlog, Concepcion, Iloilo". VICTO National. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.