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412:. South Mangsee Island is the larger of the two islands but is tiny measuring just 23 square hectares. With a population of nearly 9,000, mostly ethnic Sama Muslims, the islands are very densely populated. South Mangsee is home to the majority of the population as well as governmental institutions such as an elementary school established in 1975. Mangsee is closer to Sabah, Malaysia, than to the southernmost Palawan town of Balabac to which it belongs administratively. There have been issues with the safety of the islands'
383:) the two powers agreed the international boundaries between those respective territories. In that treaty the United Kingdom also accepted that the Turtle Islands as well as the Mangsee Islands were part of the Philippines Archipelago and therefore under United States sovereignty. However, by a supplemental international treaty concluded at the same time, the two powers agreed that those islands, although part of the Philippines Archipelago, would remain under the administration of the
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391:. The supplemental treaty provided that the British North Borneo Company would continue to administer those islands unless and until the United States government gave notice to the United Kingdom calling for administration of the islands to be transferred to the United States. The United States never gave such a notice. On 4 July 1946, the
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was born. It became the successor to the United States under the treaties of 1930. On 15 July 1946, the United
Kingdom annexed the State of North Borneo and, in the view of the United Kingdom, became the sovereign power with respect to what had been the State of North Borneo. On 19 September 1946,
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the
Republic of the Philippines notified the United Kingdom that it wished to take over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands. Pursuant to a supplemental international agreement, the transfer of administration became effective on 16 October 1947.
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the barangay enjoys the historical distinction of being territory that was not under
Philippine administration at the time of independence in 1946. This is due to their unique history. By an international treaty concluded in 1930 between the
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Exchange of Notes between the
Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines regarding the transfer of the administration of the Turtle and Mangsee Islands to the Philippine Republic; Cmd
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420:. As of 2012, the barangay still did not have a resident doctor. Due to the problems, most of the islands inhabitants seek treatment to neighbouring
354:. 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.
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416:. In 2000, Mangsee was hit by an epidemic that killed around 200 people in a span of about two weeks, in what was believed to be caused by
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at the south-western tip of the country, at the edge of the international treaty limits separating the
Philippines and
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in Sabah. Smuggling to and from
Malaysia, as well as fishing, are important economic activities in Mangsee.
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Access to the
Mangsee Islands is difficult, as there are no regular means of transportation to the area.
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Exchange of Notes between the United States and the United
Kingdom done at Washington on 2 January 1930
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Convention between the United States and the United
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Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by
Province, City, and Municipality - By Region
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342:. The group comprises North Mangsee Island and South Mangsee Island. Together they form a
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Controlled chaos on Palawan islet; article by By: Redempto D. Anda - Correspondent;
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Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Palawan by the
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are a group of two small islands in the far south west portion of the
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371:(in respect of its then overseas territory, the
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562:The North Borneo Cession Order in Council 1946
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379:(in respect of its then protectorate, the
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572:Peter C. Richards (6 December 1947).
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873:Philippines–United Kingdom relations
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290:0.4 km (0.2 sq mi)
203:Barangay in Mimaropa, Philippines
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574:"New Flag Over Pacific Paradise"
404:The islands are situated in the
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838:Philippine Statistics Authority
504:Philippine Statistics Authority
456:Philippine Statistics Authority
878:Malaysia–Philippines relations
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448:Census of Population (2020).
311:22,000/km (57,000/sq mi)
389:British North Borneo Company
393:Republic of the Philippines
49:Location within Philippines
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688:(capital and largest city)
868:Landforms of the Sulu Sea
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500:"Population of Region 4B"
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115:Balabac Group of Islands
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385:State of North Borneo
381:State of North Borneo
308: • Density
99:7.510222; 117.310472
621:on 26 February 2017
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863:Islands of Palawan
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189:Demographics
179:Municipality
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82:07°30′36.8″N
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803:San Vicente
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509:12 December
483:5 September
346:within the
340:Philippines
233:Philippines
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73:Coordinates
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583:22 October
436:References
375:) and the
295:Population
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317:Time zone
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768:Kalayaan
733:Busuanga
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406:Sulu Sea
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271:Barangay
250:Province
243:Mimaropa
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169:Province
163:Mimaropa
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