Calagnaan (also Calagna-an) is an island in northeastern

Iloilo Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...

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. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles. The population of the island is 5,017 as of 2020 census.

Location and geography

Calagnaan is a wooded island northeast of the

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Island coast in the

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. It is southeast of

Binuluangan Island Binuluangan (historically Balin) is an inhabited island-barangay in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles. In 2010 it had a population of 1,682. There is an element ...

and separated from that island by the Nilidlaran Pass.The west coast of the island is surrounded by

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s. Calagnaan is part of

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s Manlot, Tinigban, Bito-on (Proper, Bung-Indong Dako and Bung Indong Gamay), Talingting and Barangoalan (variously spelled ''Barangkalan''). The island is home to ''

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''.

History

The name Calagnaan comes from ''dagna'' or ''lagna'', which is the

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word for ''water springs'' several of which can be found on the island. There are mining operations on the island, administered by the Calagnaan Agro-Industry Corporation.

Typhoon Haiyan

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(locally known as ''Yolanda'') passed over Calagnaan, along with the rest of Panay, on November 8, 2013. The British ships and both stopped on Calagnaan as part of their broader Philippine relief effort. When HMS ''Daring'' landed in the area on 23 November, they discovered that one remote village of Calagnaan had not yet been reached and villagers had not eaten for several days. HMS ''Illustrious'' initial assessment on November 25 was that 177 houses, 60–70 boats, and the island school had been damaged. ''Illustrious'' crew began its aid mission with a helicopter-drop of a food pack and followed up with enough tarpaulin to repair 250 homes. Other organizations involved in the relief efforts on Calagnaan included

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and

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Location and geography

History

Typhoon Haiyan

See also