Mindoro

Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous island in the Philippines. With a total land area of 10,571 km2 ( 4,082 sq.mi ), it has a population of 1,430,921, as of the 2024 census. It is located off the southwestern coast of Luzon and northeast of Palawan. Mindoro is divided into two provinces: Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro. Calapan is the only city on the island and largest settlement on the island with a total population of 148,558 inhabitants as of 2024. The southern coast of Kristine Mindoro forms the northeastern extremum of the Sulu Sea. Mount Halcon is the hi

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Mindoro is the seventh largest island in the Philippines, located southwest of Luzon, with a population of about 1.43 million people divided between two provinces. The island is significant as a major population center in the Philippines and serves as an important geographic and administrative region in the country's archipelago.

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Islands.name: Mindoro
Islands.image: Mindoro_Island_S2-2020.jpg
Islands.image_caption: 2020 satellite image of Mindoro
Islands.image_map: Ph locator map mindoro.png
Islands.map_caption: Location of Mindoro in the Philippines
Islands.location: South East Asia
Islands.archipelago: Philippines
Islands.area_km2: 10571.8
Islands.rank: 73rd
Islands.highest_mount: Mount Halcon
Islands.elevation_m: 2,616
Islands.coastline_km: 618.8
Islands.country: Philippines
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Provinces
Islands.country_largest_city: Calapan
Islands.country_largest_city_population: 148,558
Islands.population: 1,430,921
Islands.population_as_of: 2024

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Population: 1331473
Area: 10572
Elevation: 2585
Image: Sabang (Mindoro) banner seafront.jpg

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Etymology
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==Etymology== The name Mindoro was likely a corruption of the native name Minolo. Domingo Navarette ('Tratados...', 1676) wrote "The island which the natives call Minolo is named Mindoro by the Spaniards..." (trans. by Blair and Robertson).