Manalipa Explained

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).

Location

The island is located about 25km (16miles) east of downtown Zamboanga City, and 8km (05miles) southeast of Sacol Island, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Communities

The barangay of Manalipa, the lone community on the island, has population of 1,674 (as of August 1, 2007).[1]

Features

Scuba diving is very good around the island.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=097332000&regcode=09&provcode=73 "Zamboanga City"
  2. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/philippines/txu-oclc-6539351-nb51-6-450.jpg "Zamboanga City Map"
  3. http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru9/municipal%20profiles/zamboanga%20city.htm "Zamboanga City Profile"
  4. http://www.zamboanga.com/islands/islands.htm "Islands of Zamboanga City"