Jolo Island (English spelling)

Japanese: ホロ[島]（英語表記）Jolo Island

It is the second largest island in the Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines after Basilan Island. Its area is 893 km2. The highest peak is Mount Tumatangas (812m above sea level) in the west, and small cone-shaped volcanoes tower all over the island. It is inhabited mainly by the Tausog people, who are semi-farmers and semi-fishermen, and the coastal areas by the Samar people, who are skilled at living on the sea. It has long been the political and trade center of the Sulu Sea area. It was not until the 20th century that it came under the control of Manila. Together with the surrounding islands, it constitutes Sulu Province, and the town of Jolo on the northwest coast of the island is the provincial capital (population 52,429).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フィリピン南部のスールー諸島中，バシラン島に次ぐ大きい島。面積893km2。西部のトゥマタンガス山(標高812m)を最高峰としていたるところに円錐形の小火山がそびえる。半農半漁のタウソグ人を中心に，海岸部には海上生活を得意とするサマール人が住み，古くからスールー海域の政治，交易の中心地であった。マニラの支配下に入ったのは20世紀になってからである。周辺の島々と一緒にスールー州を構成し，島の北西岸のホロ町が州都(人口5万2429。

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