Vitali Island
Vitali Island is the largest of the 28 offshore islands that are part of the city of Zamboanga in the Republic of the Philippines.
It is between and is located opposite the mouth of the Vitali River.
Geography
The island is located on the Moro Gulf about NNE of the city downtown, from the border of the province of Zamboanga del Sur, and east of the mainland Barangay of Mangusu of Zamboanga City. At its longest, the island is about long, and at its widest, about.The coast line is mainly rocky cliffs, with elevation ranging from above mean sea level, averaging out at roughly.
The mangrove in eastern Vitali is a protected area.
A single bridge connects the island to the mainland. The former wooden bridge was replaced with a new bridge by 2017.
Demographics
The majority of the population is Muslim. Especially from the Sama people who speak the Sibuco-Vitali Sama, then there are also people from the Tausug and Yakan peoples. There are also Christian settlers from other areas of the Zamboanga Peninsula, from the Subanon and other ethnicities, such as the Cebuano and Hiligaynon peoples.Barangays
The island is made up of two barangays: Their combined population per the 2020 census is 7,497.- Limaong
- Tumitus