Manalipa | |
Settlement Type: | Island Barangay |
Pushpin Map: | Philippines |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Manalipa Island in the Philippines |
Coordinates: | 6.8856°N 122.2819°W |
Map Label: | Manalipa Island |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Philippines |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Zamboanga City |
Subdivision Type3: | Barangay |
Subdivision Name3: | Manalipa |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1674 |
Population As Of: | August 1, 2007 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Manalipa (also known as Malanipa[2]) is one of the 28[3] offshore islands of the City of Zamboanga in southern Philippines. Located about 0.5km (00.3miles) east of the southern tip of the island is Little Manalipa Island (also known as Little Malanipa Island).
The island is located about 25km (16miles) east of downtown Zamboanga City, and 8km (05miles) southeast of Sacol Island, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.
The barangay of Manalipa, the lone community on the island, has population of 1,674 (as of August 1, 2007).[1]
Scuba diving is very good around the island.[4]