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{{Short description|Island group in Quezon, Philippines}}
{{Distinguish|Polillo Island}}
{{Infobox islands
| name                = Polillo Islands
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| image_name          = Polillo Islands S2.jpg
| image_size          = 300px
| image_caption       = Satellite image of the Polillo Islands
| image_alt           = 
| map                 = Luzon mainland#Philippines
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| map_width           = 
| map_caption         = Location within the Philippines
| map_relief          = yes
| location            = [[Philippine Sea]]
| coordinates         = {{coord|14|51|N|122|04|E|type:isle_region:PH|display=inline,title}}
| archipelago         = 
| waterbody           = 
| total_islands       = 27
| major_islands       = {{unbulleted list | Polillo | Patnanungan | Jomalig }}
| area_sqmi           = 2.95
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| length_mi           = 
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| coastline_mi        = <!-- or coastline ft -->
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| elevation_ft        = 1150
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| highest_mount       = [[Mount Malulod]]
| country             = [[Philippines]]
| country_admin_divisions_title   = Region
| country_admin_divisions         = [[Calabarzon]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Province
| country_admin_divisions_1       = [[Quezon]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Municipality
| country_admin_divisions_2       = {{unbulleted list | [[Polillo, Quezon|Polillo]] | [[Burdeos]] | [[Panukulan]] | [[Patnanungan]] | [[Jomalig]] }}
| country_largest_city_type       = municipality
| country_largest_city            = [[Polillo, Quezon|Polillo]]
| country_largest_city_population = 31,908
| population                      = 95,647<!-- total of Polillo, Patnanungan, and Jomalig -->
| population_as_of                = 2020
| population_footnotes            = <ref name=NSO10>{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Calabarzon.pdf |title = Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010 |work = 2010 Census of Population and Housing |publisher = National Statistics Office |accessdate = 27 November 2013 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192321/http://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Calabarzon.pdf |archivedate = 29 October 2013 }}</ref>
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}}

The '''Polillo Islands''' is a group of about 27 islands in the [[Philippine Sea]] lying about {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the east of the [[Philippines|Philippine]] island of [[Luzon]]. It is separated from the mainland [[Luzon Island]] by the [[Polillo Strait]] and forms the northern side of [[Lamon Bay]]. The islands are part of the province of [[Quezon]] in the [[Calabarzon]] region of the [[Philippines]].<ref name="pol">{{cite web |title=The Ultimate Travel Guide to Polillo Group of Islands |url=https://polillotravelers.wordpress.com/2016/05/23/the-ultimate-travel-guide-to-polillo-group-of-islands/ |website=Polillo Travelers |date=23 May 2016 |accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="bl">{{cite web |title=Polillo Islands |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/polillo-islands-iba-philippines |website=BirdLife International |accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref> The combined land area of all the islands is about 875 square kilometers making Polillo islands even larger than the island city-state of [[Singapore]].

==Major islands==

The three major islands are:

*'''[[Polillo Island]]''' 
*'''Patnanungan Island''' 
*'''Jomalig Island''' 

These islands comprise the towns of [[Polillo, Quezon|Polillo]], [[Patnanungan]], [[Jomalig]], [[Panukulan]] and [[Burdeos]].

The biggest Polillo Island is divided into three municipalities of [[Polillo, Quezon|Polillo]], [[Burdeos]], and [[Panukulan]]. 

[[Burdeos Bay]] lies in between the islands of Patnanungan and Polillo

Polillo also includes the privately owned resort island of [[Balesin Island|Balesin]], located further south in the middle of Lamon Bay.

*[[Polillo, Quezon|Polillo]] (southern part of [[Polillo Island]], including [[Balesin Island]])
*[[Burdeos]] (northeastern part of [[Polillo Island]], including smaller islands like Palasan, Kalotkot, and Kalongkooan)
*[[Panukulan]] (northwestern part of [[Polillo Island]])
*[[Patnanungan]] (middle island)
*[[Jomalig]] (easternmost island)

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=80px>
File:Kanaway Golden Beach at Jomalig Island.jpg|Kanaway beach in Jomalig
File:Golden Paradise of the South East.jpg|A beach in southeastern [[Jomalig]]
File:Blue and Green within.jpg|Lingayen Cove in Jomalig
File:Beach in Balesin.JPG|A beach in [[Balesin Island|Balesin]]
File:St Tropez Village at Balesin Island.jpg|Themed accommodations at the Balesin Island Club
File:Balesin Island Club Beach 02.jpg|Resort grounds in [[Balesin Island|Balesin]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Polillo Islands}}


{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Polillo Islands
|North     = [[Aurora (province)]] 
|Northeast = [[Patnanungan, Quezon|Patnanungan]]
|East      = ''[[Philippine Sea]]''
|South     = ''[[Lamon Bay]]'' / ''Burdeos Bay''
|West      = [[Infanta, Quezon|Infanta]] / ''Polillo Strait''
}}
{{Quezon}}
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[[Category:Islands of Quezon]]
[[Category:Archipelagoes of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean]]
[[Category:Archipelagoes of Southeast Asia]]
[[Category:Maritime Southeast Asia]]