Dinagat Island

This article is about the island. For the province, see Dinagat Islands. For the municipality, see Dinagat, Dinagat Islands.

Dinagat Island
Geography
Location within Surigao del Norte province
Dinagat Island Location within the Philippines
Coordinates	10°9′46″N 125°35′22″E / 10.16278°N 125.58944°E / 10.16278; 125.58944Coordinates: 10°9′46″N 125°35′22″E / 10.16278°N 125.58944°E / 10.16278; 125.58944
Archipelago	Dinagat Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Philippine Sea Surigao Strait
Area	802.12 km² (309.70 sq mi)
Country
Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Dinagat Islands
Municipalities	Basilisa Cagdianao Dinagat Libjo Loreto San Jose Tubajon
Demographics
Population	106,951 (as of 2000)
Density	133.3 /km² (345.2 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Visayans (Surigaonon)

Dinagat Island is an island located northeast of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Until December 2006, it was part of the province of Surigao del Norte. Being its main island, almost all municipalities of the province of Dinagat Islands are located on it.

External links

Geographic data related to Dinagat Island at OpenStreetMap

Major islands of the Philippines

Alabat Balabac Bantayan Basilan Biliran Bohol Bucas Grande Bugsuk Burias Busuanga Camiguin Cebu Catanduanes Culion Dinagat Dumaran Guimaras Homonhon Jolo Leyte Luzon Masbate Marinduque Mindanao Mindoro Negros Olutanga Palawan Panaon Panay Polillo Samal Samar Siargao Sibutu Sibuyan Siquijor Tablas Tawitawi Ticao

See also Geography of the Philippines Island groups of the Philippines List of islands

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 08, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.