Alabat Island
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Alabat Island is an island of the Philippine archipelago, in the Quezon Province of the CALABARZON
region, situated just off the East coast of Southern Luzon
. The island has an area of 192 km2( 74 mi2) and a population of 41,822.
Alabat Island is composed of 3 municipalities, Perez
in the Northern tip, Alabat town proper in the center and Quezon
in the South.
The island is located in the Lamon Bay
and (33 km long) has an extensive mangrove fringe along its southwest shore, with several hundred hectares of intertidal mudflats exposed at low tide. Large portions of the original mangrove forest have been degraded or completely destroyed for the construction of fish and shrimp ponds.
Alabat enjoys a humid tropical climate
with no dry season, but a very pronounced period of maximum rainfall from November to January.
CALABARZON
CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. It is also designated as Region IV-A and its regional center is Calamba City in Laguna...
region, situated just off the East coast of Southern Luzon
Luzon
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
. The island has an area of 192 km2( 74 mi2) and a population of 41,822.
Alabat Island is composed of 3 municipalities, Perez
Perez, Quezon
Perez is a 5th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 11,022 people.-Name:...
in the Northern tip, Alabat town proper in the center and Quezon
Quezon, Quezon
Quezon is a fifth class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. It is famous of its recently started Yubakan Festival. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 15,011 people. This municipality was named after Manuel L...
in the South.
The island is located in the Lamon Bay
Lamon Bay
Lamon Bay is a large bay in the southern part of Luzon island, Philippines, at .-Lamon Bay:It is a body of water connecting the southern part of Quezon province to the Pacific Ocean, and bounds the coastal towns of Atimonan, Gumaca, Plaridel, Lopez, Calauag, and the islands of Alabat. It is a rich...
and (33 km long) has an extensive mangrove fringe along its southwest shore, with several hundred hectares of intertidal mudflats exposed at low tide. Large portions of the original mangrove forest have been degraded or completely destroyed for the construction of fish and shrimp ponds.
Alabat enjoys a humid tropical climate
Tropical climate
A tropical climate is a climate of the tropics. In the Köppen climate classification it is a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have mean temperatures above...
with no dry season, but a very pronounced period of maximum rainfall from November to January.