page_title: Balut Island
section_title: Coastline
hierarchical_section_title: Balut Island / Coastline
caption_attribution_description: Español: fragmento hoja NB 51-12 Caburan que comprende las islas de Sansangani Philippines 1:250,000 Series S501, U.S. Army Map Service, 1954-
context_page_description: Balut Island, also known as Malulong, is a potentially active volcanic island south of the tip of Davao Occidental province in the Mindanao region, Southern Philippines. Located in the center of the island is the Balut Volcano, a fumarolic volcano with no historical eruptions.
  The island of Balut is located about 13 km from mainland Mindanao, separated by the Sarangani Strait. Balut, Sarangani and Olanivan Islands make up the island group known as the Sarangani Islands. The group comprises the Municipality of Sarangani of Davao Occidental. Mabila on Balut Island is the town's center for commerce and the local government.
  Balut is subdivided into 8 barangays:
  Batuganding
  Gomtago
  Konel
  Lipol
  Mabila
  Tagen
  Tinina
  Tucal
context_section_description: The north and east coasts are bordered by a reef, which in some places extends out over 1 mile, while on the south and west sides the fringing reef does not extend out to any distance. Off the southwest point is a rock island called Manamil Island with an elevation of 40 feet (12 m). Lajan Point, the northeast point of the island, is low and covered by mangroves.
  South of the Lajan Point is Mabila, which is the poblacion or town center of the Municipality of Sarangani. The Port of Mabila is the main port of entry to the island and the gateway to the rest of the municipality.
caption: Map of the Sarangani islands
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