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

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

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Bacuit group

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Boats at Cadlao Island

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Batanes group

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White sand beach at Sabtang island

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Bicol Region

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A view from Tinaga beach in Tinaga at sunset
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Cauit Island overlooking from Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur

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Cagayan Valley

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The Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Cape Engaño, Palaui Island

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Calamian Islands

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Catanduanes

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Central Luzon

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Grande Island

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Cuyo Archipelago

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Manamoc Island as seen from the north
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The main beach on the southern shore of Pamalican

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Ilocos Region

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Manila Bay islands

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A 1941 map of Corregidor Island

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Marinduque

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Masbate

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Metro Manila

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A view of the southern side of Isla de Convalecencia from the Ayala Bridge over the Pasig River

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Mindoro

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Palawan

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Cape Melville Lighthouse on the southern point of Balabac Island, circa 1892
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Satellite image of Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal), an island of the Spratly Islands group in the South China Sea

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Polillo Islands

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An aerial view of Polillo Island

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Romblon

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An aerial view of Sibuyan Island

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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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Panguan Island, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border
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Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag
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Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines

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Zamboanga Peninsula

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Visayas

Biliran

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Bohol

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Cebu

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Former islands

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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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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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.

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of island 		Area[7] Population Coordinates Notes
1 Luzon Script error: No such module "convert". 64,260,312 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 15th largest island and 4th most populated island in the world
2 Mindanao Script error: No such module "convert". 25,537,691 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 19th largest island in the world
3 Samar Script error: No such module "convert". 1,880,020 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [8] Largest island entirely within one region
4 Negros Script error: No such module "convert". 4,414,131 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [8]
5 Palawan Script error: No such module "convert". 886,308 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Largest island entirely within one province
6 Panay Script error: No such module "convert". 4,477,247 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
7 Mindoro Script error: No such module "convert". 1,331,473 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
8 Leyte Script error: No such module "convert". 2,388,518 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
9 Cebu Script error: No such module "convert". 3,917,423 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Island province
10 Bohol Script error: No such module "convert". 1,313,560 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Island province
11 Masbate Script error: No such module "convert". 706,897 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Largest of island in Masbate province
12 Catanduanes Script error: No such module "convert". 260,964 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Island province
13 Basilan Script error: No such module "convert". 459,367 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Island province; largest island of the Sulu Archipelago
14 Marinduque Script error: No such module "convert". 234,521 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Island province
15 Busuanga Script error: No such module "convert". 73,849 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Largest of the Calamian Islands
16 Jolo Script error: No such module "convert". 530,000 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Part of the Sulu Archipelago
17 Tablas Script error: No such module "convert". 164,012 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [9]
18 Dinagat Script error: No such module "convert". 106,951 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Island province[10]
19 Polillo Script error: No such module "convert". 64,802 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
20 Guimaras Script error: No such module "convert". 174,613 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Island province
21 Tawitawi Script error: No such module "convert". 82,582 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Island province; part of the Sulu Archipelago
22 Biliran Script error: No such module "convert". 171,612 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Island province
23 Sibuyan Script error: No such module "convert". 59,274 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
24 Siargao Script error: No such module "convert". 94,273 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
25 Burias Script error: No such module "convert". 90,300 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
26 Culion Script error: No such module "convert". 20,139 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [11] 2nd largest of the Calamian Islands
27 Siquijor Script error: No such module "convert". 95,984 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Island province
28 Ticao Script error: No such module "convert". 95,129 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
29 Dumaran Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
30 Balabac Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
31 Samal Script error: No such module "convert". 104,123 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
32 Sibutu Script error: No such module "convert". 30,387 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
33 Camiguin Script error: No such module "convert". 88,478 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Island province
34 Calayan Script error: No such module "convert". 8,919 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [12] Largest of the Babuyan Islands
35 Olutanga Script error: No such module "convert". 87,078 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
36 Alabat Script error: No such module "convert". 41,822 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
37 Panaon Script error: No such module "convert". 57,703 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
38 Mapun Script error: No such module "convert". 26,597 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Formerly known as Cagayan de Tawi-tawi[13]
39 Camiguin Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [12] Part of the Babuyan Islands in Luzon, and distinct from Camiguin in Mindanao
40 Bucas Grande Script error: No such module "convert". 22,314 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Lubang Script error: No such module "convert". 28,922 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Linapacan Script error: No such module "convert". 15,668 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Largest island in the group of islands in Linapacan Strait.[14]
Bugsuk Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Bantayan Script error: No such module "convert". 120,447 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Pacijan Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Part of Camotes Islands group
Homonhon Script error: No such module "convert". 4,211 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Babuyan Claro Script error: No such module "convert". 1,423 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [12] Part of the Babuyan Islands
Poro Script error: No such module "convert". 36,508 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Part of Camotes Islands group
Patnanongan Script error: No such module "convert". 14,606 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Panglao Script error: No such module "convert". 79,216 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [15]
Pangutaran Script error: No such module "convert". 30,613 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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Map

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See also

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References

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