Himamylan (historically Himamylan Islet) is an uninhabited 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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Philippines
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. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of
Carles.
Location and geography
Himamylan is a small island northeast of the
Panay
Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of and has a total population of 4,542,926 as of 2020 census. Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. The City o ...
Island coast in the
Visayan Sea
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. It is from
Manlot Island and east 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 ...
. Himamylan sits in the Nilidlaran Pass, which is the body of water between Binuluangan and nearby
Calagnaan Island
Calagnaan (also Calagna-an) is an island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. 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 ...
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See also
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List of islands in the Philippines
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Desert island
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References
External links
Himamylan Islandat
OpenStreetMap
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Islands of Iloilo
Uninhabited islands of the Philippines
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