Jolo

Jolo is a volcanic island in the southwest Philippines and is the primary island of the province of Sulu in . The main city of the island, also called Jolo, is the capital of the province.
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Jolo

Latitude
6.015° or 6° 0′ 54″ north
Longitude
121.1053° or 121° 6′ 19″ east
Population
530,000
Elevation
337 metres (1,106 feet)
Open location code
6QR32484+24
Geo­Names ID
1710132
Wiki­data ID
Q860298
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Western Mari—“Jolo” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Jolo adası
  • Azerbaijani: Jolo
  • Belarusian: Джало
  • Catalan: Jolo
  • Cebuano: Jolo Island
  • Chinese: 和樂
  • Chinese: 霍洛岛
  • Chinese: 霍洛島
  • Croatian: Jolo
  • Czech: Jolo
  • Dutch: Jolo
  • Egyptian Arabic: چولو
  • Estonian: Jolo saar
  • Finnish: Jolo
  • French: Jolo
  • Galician: Joló
  • German: Jolo
  • German: Joló
  • Hebrew: ג’ולו
  • Iloko: Jolo
  • Indonesian: Jolo
  • Indonesian: pulau Suluk
  • Italian: Jolo
  • Japanese: ホロ島
  • Korean: 홀로섬
  • Latvian: Holo
  • Lithuanian: Holas (sala)
  • Lithuanian: Holas
  • Malay: Jolo
  • Malay: pulau Suluk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jolo
  • Norwegian: Jolo
  • Persian: جولو
  • Polish: Jolo
  • Portuguese: Jolo
  • Russian: Холо
  • Scots: Jolo
  • Serbian: Džolo
  • Serbian: Џоло
  • Spanish: Isla de Joló
  • Spanish: Sūg
  • Tagalog: Jolo
  • Turkish: Jolo
  • Ukrainian: Холо
  • Venetian: ìzola de Sulù
  • Waray (Philippines): Isla han Jolo
  • Waray (Philippines): Jolo Island
  • Waray (Philippines): Jolo
  • Waray (Philippines): Puro han Jolo
  • Waray (Philippines): Purô han Jolo
  • Western Mari: Холо

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