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Nocnocan is an island off the coast of northern 
Bohol
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, Philippines
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. Located in the Camotes Sea
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, it a part of the chain of islands that are situated in the Danajon Bank
The Danajon Bank is the only double barrier reef in the Philippines, which is a very rare geological formation, which is located in the Camotes Sea. It comprises two sets of large coral reefs that formed offshore on a submarine ridge due to a com ...
, the only double barrier reef of the country. It is governed locally by Barangay
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Nocnocan, under the jurisdiction of the municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of Talibon, Bohol
Talibon, officially the Municipality of Talibon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Talibon; tgl, Bayan ng Talibon), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,272 people.
It is lo ...
. The island is around 13 km. northeast from the port of Talibon. Due to its proximity to the rich fishing grounds of the Danajon Reef, fishing is the main source of livelihood of the residents. They supply sea food, such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks and seaweeds to the markets in Bohol and Metro Cebu
Metropolitan Cebu, or simply Metro Cebu, ( ceb, Kaulohang Sugbo; fil, Kalakhang Cebu), is the main urban center of the province of Cebu in the Philippines. Metro Cebu is located along the central eastern portion of the island including the ne ...
. The 2020 census estimates that the population of Nocnocan is 1,785, a decrease of 0.06% from 2015. But even with a decrease in population, the island is still considered to have a very high population density in the country. With an area of 0.04 km2, the population density is 44,625 per km2.
Edcuation
The island has one public school, Nocnocan Elementary School.Transport
There are no regular or scheduled daily boat trips to the island. To be able to go to Nocnocan, people travel to the island by hiring a chartered motorized bangka docked in Talibon Port or in Pasil Fish Port inCebu City
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.
See also
*List of islands by population density
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Most densely populated islands (over 1,000 people per ...
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