Mangsee Islands

Mangsee Islands
Mangsee Islands
Location within Philippines
Geography
LocationBalabac Strait
Coordinates07°30′36.8″N 117°18′37.7″E / 7.510222°N 117.310472°E / 7.510222; 117.310472
ArchipelagoBalabac Group of Islands
Adjacent to
Administration
Philippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvincePalawan
MunicipalityBalabac
Demographics
Population8822 (2022)
Mangsee
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa (Region IV-B)
ProvincePalawan
MunicipalityBalabac, Palawan
Barangay1
Area
  Total
0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
8,822
  Density22,000/km2 (57,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)

The Mangsee Islands are a group of two small islands in the far south west portion of the Philippines. The group comprises North Mangsee Island and South Mangsee Island. Together they form a barangay within the Balabac, a municipality of the province of Palawan. Based on the 2010 Census, the population of the Mangsee Islands was 8,433. By the time of the 2015 Census, the population has grown into 9,016.