Tabon, Aklan

Tabon Island is an island located in the province of Aklan in the Republic of Philippines.[1] The island is enclosed in Tinagong Dagat (Hidden sea), a bay in the province with a narrow opening to the Sibuyan Sea.

Tabon is an island-barangay, one of the twenty barangays of the historic municipality of Batan in Aklan, the home of the alleged Datu Kalantiaw in pre-colonial Philippines.[2] The barangay has a population of 902 as of August 1, 2007.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Tabon Island". Geonames. Retrieved on 2011-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Aklan – Oldest Province and Paradise Island of the Philippines". Biyaheng Pilipinas. Retrieved on 2011-11-06.
  3. ↑ "Municipality/City: BATAN". PSGC Interactive, NSCB. Retrieved on 2011-11-06.

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Coordinates: 11°34′N 122°29′E / 11.567°N 122.483°E / 11.567; 122.483

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