List of islands of the Philippines

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A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.

This is a list of islands of the Philippines. The Philippine archipelago comprises 7,107 islands, of which only about 2,000 are inhabited.[1] They are clustered into the three major island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

The following list breaks the islands down further by region and smaller island group for easier reference.

Luzon

Babuyanes Islands

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Bacuit Archipelago

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Batanes

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Bicol Region

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Cagayan Valley

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Calamianes Islands

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Catanduanes

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Central Luzon

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Cuyo Archipelago

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Ilocos Region

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Manila Bay Islands

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Marinduque

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Masbate

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Metro Manila

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Mindoro

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Palawan

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Polillo Islands

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Romblon

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Southern Tagalog

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Mindanao

Caraga

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Central Mindanao

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Davao Region

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Dinagat Islands

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Northern Mindanao

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Siargao

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Sulu Archipelago

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Zamboanga Peninsula

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Visayas

Biliran

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Bohol

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Cebu

  • Biyagayag Islands (Daku and Diot)
  • Botique Island (or Botigues, Batquis)
  • Botong Island
  • Doong Island
  • Hilutungan Island (or Hilotongan, Lutungan)
  • Hilantagaan Island (or Jicantangan, Cabalauan)
  • Lipayran Island
  • Moambuc Island (or Maamboc, Moamboc, Kangka Abong, Cangcabong)
  • Mambacayao Island (or Mambacayao Daku)
  • Panitugan Island (or Banitugan)
  • Patao Island (or Polopolo)
  • Panangatang Island (or Pintagan)
  • Sagasay Islands (or Sagasa, Tagasa)
  • Silagon Island
  • Hilantagaan Diot (or Silion, Pulo Diyot (little island))
  • Yao Islet (or Mambacayao Diot)

Guimaras

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Leyte

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Negros Island

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Panay

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Samar

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List of islands by size

List of Philippines islands by size. Note that there are discrepancies in the area size across various sources, which would change the rankings of some islands. The area cannot be taken as definitive.

Rank Name of island Area
(km²)[3]		 Notes
1 Luzon 109,965 15th largest island and 4th most populated island in the world.
2 Mindanao 97,530 19th largest island in the world.
3 Samar 13,429 [4] Largest island entirely within one region
4 Negros 13,310 [4] Largest island constituting one region
5 Palawan 12,189 Largest island entirely within one province
6 Panay 12,011
7 Mindoro 10,572
8 Leyte 7,368
9 Cebu 4,468 Island province
10 Bohol 3,821 Island province
11 Masbate 3,268
12 Catanduanes 1,523 Island province
13 Basilan 1,265 Island province; largest island of the Sulu Archipelago
14 Marinduque 920 Island province
15 Busuanga 890 Largest of the Calamian Islands
16 Jolo 869 Part of the Sulu Archipelago
17 Tablas 844 [5]
18 Dinagat 769 Island province
19 Polillo 629
20 Tawitawi 581 Island province; part of the Sulu Archipelago
21 Guimaras 560 Island province
22 Biliran 536 Island province
23 Sibuyan 465
24 Burias 417
25 Siargao 416
26 Culion 389 [6] Part of the Calamian Islands
27 Siquijor 334 Island province
28 Ticao 332
29 Dumaran 322
30 Balabac 319
31 Camiguin 255 Island province
32 Samal 254
33 Panaon 216
34 Olutanga 194
35 Alabat 193
36 Bucas Grande 128
37 Bugsuk 119
38 Bantayan 116
39 Sibutu 109
40 Homonhon 105
41 Poro 96 Part of Camotes Islands group
42 Patnanongan 92
43 Pangutaran 90
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See also

References

  1. ↑ Magical Islands, Philippine Tourism, retrieved 2012
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