Wikipedia / List of islands of the Philippines
Wikipedia / List of islands of the Philippines
As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises over 7,600 islands clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named.
The following list breaks the islands down by region and smaller island group for easier reference.
Luzon
Babuyan group
Bacuit group
Batanes group
Di'nem Island (Diogo)
Ditarem Island (Mavudis)
Mavulis Island (Y'ami)
Misanga Island (North Island)
Bicol Region
Palumbato Island
Cagayan Valley
Calamian Islands
Catanduanes
Central Luzon
Scarborough Shoal (disputed island between China and Philippines)
Cuyo Archipelago
Ilocos Region
Manila Bay islands
Marinduque
Masbate
Metro Manila
Isla de Balut (Tondo)
Freedom Island (Parañaque) – man-made island
Former islands
Isla de Romero (Quiapo)
Isla de Tanduay (San Miguel)
Isla de Tanque (Paco)
Mindoro
Palawan
Kalayaan Islands or Spratly Islands (claimed by China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam)
Polillo Islands
Romblon
Agdapdap Islet
Otod Islet
Southern Tagalog
Mindanao
Caraga
Central Mindanao
Davao Region
Dinagat Islands
Northern Mindanao
Siargao
Sulu Archipelago
Zamboanga Peninsula
Visayas
Biliran
Bohol
Cebu
Biyagayag Islands (Daku and Diot)
Botique Island (or Botigues, Batquis)
Botong Island
Hilutungan Island (or Hilotongan, Lutungan)
Hilantagaan Island (or Jicantangan, Cabalauan)
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)
Former islands
Guimaras
Leyte
Negros Island
Panay
Gigantes Norte
Gigantes Sur
Gigantillo Islet
Gigantuna Islet
Samar
Largest islands of the Philippines
Below is a list of the largest Philippine islands. There are discrepancies in the area estimates across various sources, which would change the rankings of some smaller islands. The areas given may not be definitive.
The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015). Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.
A. Rankings only provided for the first 40 largest islands. The list is incomplete, missing some islands with unknown or unreliable areas, making the rankings for smaller islands uncertain.
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