Mindoro

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Mindoro

2020 satellite image of Mindoro
Location of Mindoro in the Philippines
Geography
Location	South East Asia
Coordinates	12°55′49″N 121°5′40″E / 12.93028°N 121.09444°E / 12.93028; 121.09444
Archipelago	Philippines
Adjacent to	Calavite Passage Mindoro Strait Sibuyan Sea South China Sea Sulu Sea Tablas Strait Verde Island Passage
Area	10,571.8 km2 (4,081.8 sq mi)[1]
Area rank	73rd
Coastline	618.8 km (384.5 mi)
Highest elevation	2,616 m (8583 ft)
Highest point	Mount Halcon
Administration
Philippines
Provinces	Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro
Largest settlement	San Jose (pop. 153,267)
Demographics
Population	1,408,454 (2020)[2]
Pop. density	117.2/km2 (303.5/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Mangyan Tagalog Hiligaynon Visayan

Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous island in the Philippines. With a total land area of 10,571 km² ( 4,082 sq.mi ), it has a population of 1,408,454, as of the 2020 census. It is located off the southwestern coast of Luzon and northeast of Palawan. Mindoro is divided into two provinces: Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro. Calapan is the only city in the island while San Jose is the largest settlement on the island with a total population of 143,430 inhabitants as of 2015. The southern coast of Mindoro forms the northeastern extremum of the Sulu Sea.^[3] Mount Halcon is the highest point on the island, standing at 8,484 feet (2,586 m) above sea level located in Oriental Mindoro. Mount Baco is the island's second highest mountain with an elevation of 8,163 feet (2,488 m), located in the province of Occidental Mindoro.