List of islands of the Philippines explained

As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands[1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited,[3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named.[2]

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

Luzon

Babuyan group

Bacuit group

Batanes group

Bicol region

Cagayan Valley

Calamian Islands

Catanduanes

Central Luzon

Cuyo Archipelago

Ilocos Region

Manila Bay islands

Marinduque

Masbate

Metro Manila

Mindoro

Palawan

Polillo Islands

Romblon

Southern Tagalog

Mindanao

Caraga

Central Mindanao

Davao Region

Dinagat Islands

Northern Mindanao

Siargao

Sulu Archipelago

Zamboanga Peninsula

Visayas

Biliran

Bohol

Cebu

Former islands

Guimaras

Leyte

Negros Island

Panay

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 321000km2 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.

Name
of island		data-sort-type="number"Area[6] PopulationCoordinatesNotes
1Luzon109965disp=brNaNdisp=br64,260,31215.9996°N 121°W15th largest island and 4th most populated island in the world
2Mindanao97530disp=brNaNdisp=br25,537,6917.695°N 124.251°W19th largest island in the world
3Samar13429disp=brNaNdisp=br1,880,02011.8°N 125.012°W[7] Largest island entirely within one region
4Negros13310disp=brNaNdisp=br4,414,13110.026°N 122.967°W
5Palawan12189disp=brNaNdisp=br886,3089.5001°N 118.5°WLargest island entirely within one province
6Panay12011disp=brNaNdisp=br4,477,24711.174°N 122.504°W
7Mindoro10572disp=brNaNdisp=br1,331,47312.8707°N 120.9279°W
8Leyte7368disp=brNaNdisp=br2,388,51810.8335°N 124.8333°W
9Cebu4468disp=brNaNdisp=br3,917,42310.3284°N 123.806°WIsland province
10Bohol3821disp=brNaNdisp=br1,313,5609.8447°N 124.2135°WIsland province
11Masbate3268disp=brNaNdisp=br706,89712.2502°N 123.5°WLargest of island in Masbate province
12Catanduanes1523disp=brNaNdisp=br260,96413.8086°N 124.2233°WIsland province
13Basilan1265disp=brNaNdisp=br459,3676.5911°N 121.9885°WIsland province; largest island of the Sulu Archipelago
14Marinduque952disp=brNaNdisp=br234,52113.385°N 121.9811°WIsland province
15Busuanga890disp=brNaNdisp=br73,84912.1451°N 120.0948°WLargest of the Calamian Islands
16Jolo869disp=brNaNdisp=br530,0005.9732°N 121.1501°WPart of the Sulu Archipelago
17Tablas839disp=brNaNdisp=br164,01212.4055°N 122.0642°W[8] -- aggregate of the 9 municipalities on the island -->
18Dinagat802disp=brNaNdisp=br106,95110.2249°N 125.5947°WIsland province[9]
19Polillo629disp=brNaNdisp=br64,80214.8428°N 121.9293°W
20Guimaras605disp=brNaNdisp=br174,61310.5797°N 122.6007°WIsland province
21Tawitawi581disp=brNaNdisp=br82,5825.1979°N 120.0333°WIsland province; part of the Sulu Archipelago
22Biliran536disp=brNaNdisp=br171,61211.5835°N 124.4667°WIsland province
23Sibuyan465disp=brNaNdisp=br59,27412.3862°N 122.5612°W
24Siargao437disp=brNaNdisp=br94,2739.9052°N 126.0667°W
25Burias424disp=brNaNdisp=br90,30012.8816°N 123.2078°W
26Culion389disp=brNaNdisp=br20,13911.8192°N 119.9606°W[10] 2nd largest of the Calamian Islands
27Siquijor337disp=brNaNdisp=br95,9849.1976°N 123.5964°WIsland province
28Ticao334disp=brNaNdisp=br95,12912.5162°N 123.6947°W
29Dumaran322disp=brNaNdisp=br10.5471°N 119.873°W
30Balabac319disp=brNaNdisp=br7.9421°N 117.0083°W
31Samal301disp=brNaNdisp=br104,1237.0479°N 125.7442°W
32Sibutu285disp=brNaNdisp=br30,3874.7779°N 119.4764°W
33Camiguin255disp=brNaNdisp=br88,4789.174°N 124.7094°WIsland province
34Calayan196disp=brNaNdisp=br8,91919.27°N 121.48°W[11] Largest of the Babuyan Islands
35Olutanga194disp=brNaNdisp=br87,0787.3667°N 122.8817°W
36Alabat192disp=brNaNdisp=br41,82214.1184°N 122.0515°W
37Panaon191disp=brNaNdisp=br57,70310.0513°N 125.2125°W
38Mapun181disp=brNaNdisp=br26,5977°N 118.5°WFormerly known as Cagayan de Tawi-tawi[12]
39Camiguin166disp=brNaNdisp=br18.8333°N 121.86°W Part of the Babuyan Islands in Luzon, and distinct from Camiguin in Mindanao
40Bucas Grande128disp=brNaNdisp=br22,3149.6738°N 125.9486°W
<-- RANKINGS REMOVED FROM HERE ON. THERE ARE MANY SMALLER ISLANDS WITH UNKNOWN OR UNRELIABLE AREAS NOT INCLUDED HERE, MAKING THE RANKINGS MISLEADING. -->Lubang125disp=brNaNdisp=br28,92213.7675°N 120.1861°W
Linapacan120disp=brNaNdisp=br15,66811.5°N 119.9°WLargest island in the group of islands in Linapacan Strait.[13]
Bugsuk119disp=brNaNdisp=br8.2542°N 117.3081°W
Bantayan108disp=brNaNdisp=br120,44711.2187°N 123.7487°W
Pacijan106disp=brNaNdisp=br10.66°N 124.33°WPart of Camotes Islands group
Homonhon105disp=brNaNdisp=br4,21110.7558°N 125.7393°W
Babuyan Claro100disp=brNaNdisp=br1,42319.5222°N 121.9536°W Part of the Babuyan Islands
PoroNaNdisp=brNaNdisp=br36,50810.6721°N 124.456°WPart of Camotes Islands group
Patnanongan92disp=brNaNdisp=br14,60614.7835°N 122.1779°W
Panglao91disp=brNaNdisp=br79,2169.6°N 123.82°W[14] <-- sum of Dauis 43.33 + Panglao 47.79 -->
Pangutaran90disp=brNaNdisp=br30,6136.278°N 120.5477°W

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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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Administrator Tiangco welcomes 2017. National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA). November 15, 2017.
  2. News: Mayuga. Jonathan. Namria 'discovers' 400 previously 'unknown' PHL islands using IfSAR. February 12, 2016. BusinessMirror. February 10, 2016.
  3. http://www.philippinetourism.com.au/pressoct10.html Magical Islands
  4. News: Ten unusual islands for sale. https://web.archive.org/web/20130426133044/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/overseasproperty/10017462/10-unusual-islands-for-sale.html. dead. 2013-04-26. Daily Telegraph.
  5. News: Vega . Chito de la . Forest rangers of Freedom Island fight losing battle vs plastic pollution . 26 May 2024 . RAPPLER . 30 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Islands by Land Area . Island Directory Tables . United Nations Environment Programme . March 4, 2013 . February 20, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180220003634/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm . dead .
  7. 2010 Philippine Yearbook . Philippine Yearbook . National Statistics Office . 0116-1520 . 23rd . Manila, Philippines . December 14, 2015.
  8. Web site: Province: Romblon . PSGC Interactive . National Statistical Coordination Board . March 3, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130509200855/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/province.asp?regName=REGION+IV-B+%28MIMAROPA%29&regCode=17&provCode=175900000&provName=ROMBLON . May 9, 2013 . <
  9. News: Romero . Purple S. . SC affirms creation of Dinagat Island province . 4 May 2024 . RAPPLER . 20 September 2012.
  10. Web site: Culion Island . Encyclopædia Britannica . April 7, 2011.
  11. Genevieve Broad . Carl Oliveros . Biodiversity and conservation priority setting in the Babuyan Islands, Philippines . The Technical Journal of Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Resources . 15 . 1–2 . 1–30 . April 18, 2018.
  12. News: In Sabah: 13 missing seamen feared dead . 24 September 2023 . Manila Standard . 20 September 1996 . en.
  13. Book: United States Coast Pilot: Palawan, Mindanao, and Sulu archipelago . 1930 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 33 . 24 September 2023 . en.
  14. Web site: Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) – Province: BOHOL . nap.psa.gov.ph . Philippine Statistics Authority . April 17, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180418161113/http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/province.asp?provcode=071200000 . April 18, 2018 . dead .

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