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
Population8,822 (2022)
Mangsee
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa (Region IV-B)
ProvincePalawan
MunicipalityBalabac
Barangay1
Area
 • Total
0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
9,016
 • Density23,000/km2 (58,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)

The Mangsee Islands [ˈmaŋsi] are a group of two small islands in the far southwest of the Philippines. The group comprises North Mangsee Island and South Mangsee Island, administered as a barangay within Balabac, a municipality 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 had grown to 9,016.