In 7,107 island of the Republic of the Philippines, four of these islands are form the Camotes Island. The island
of Camotes is located in the east of Cebu Island,
southwest of Leyte Island and north of Bohol Island.
Camotes Island has three
main sub-islands and this island is divided into four municipalities.
Poro: Are the municipalities of Poro
and Tudela
Pacijan: is the sole municipality
of San
Francisco
Ponson: is the sole municipality
of Pilar
Tulang: is part of the barangay Esperanza,
which is part of San Francisco
The Camotes are low-lying islands and this
island is hilly. The highest point of the island is 386 meters above the sea
level. This island lies about 562km southeast of Manila, 62km northeast of Cebu and 25 km west of Ormoc. The island of Camotes
has a total size of 20,964 hectares over all. The dominant plant on the island
is the Palm Trees and there are also numerous native varieties of fruit trees
and other plants.
Camotes Island has their
own festival, which is celebrated in every year on the march 19. They celebrate
its town fiesta in honor of the town Patron Saint Joseph. At this day there are
many activities to take place. This festival is called Soli-Soli Festival. This
holiday event features colorful parades with people wearing traditional
clothing and performing indigenous dances.
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