 Ticao island satellite image captured bySentinel-2 in 2016 | |
.svg)  Ticao Location within the Philippines | |
| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 12°31′45″N123°41′53″E / 12.52917°N 123.69806°E /12.52917; 123.69806 |
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| Area | 334 km2 (129 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 751 ft (228.9 m) |
| Highest point | Mount Pandan |
| Administration | |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Masbate |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 92,921 (2024) |
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Ticao Island is an island with a total land area of 334 km2 or 129 sq mi. It is one of the three major islands ofMasbate province in thePhilippines. It is separated from theBicol Peninsula by theTicao Pass. The other two major islands areMasbate Island (3,290 km2 or 1,270 sq mi) andBurias Island (424 km2 or 164 sq mi).[1]
The island is divided into the municipalities ofBatuan,Monreal,San Fernando and its mother-town,San Jacinto.
San Miguel Island is located "just off the northern tip" of Ticao Island.[2]
Ticao island is known as anarchaeological landscape, possessing thousands of precolonial artifacts such as theBaybayin-inscribed Rizal Stone, Ticao gold spike teeth, burial jars of varying designs and sizes, jade beads, human face rock statues, and theTicao petrographs. Much of the homes in Ticao island use these archaeological finds to design their interiors. The island is also anecological frontier for the conservation ofmanta rays. The island also possesses a 'rare subspecies' ofVisayan warty pig, that is almost near extinction.Penelopides panini ticaensis, or the Ticao hornbill, was a subspecies of theVisayan hornbill (Penelopides panini) known to occur only in Ticao Island. It is likely extinct in the island due to deforestation and habitat conversion.
The 40 largestislands of the Philippines | ||
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