Island province
An island province or an island state is a province or state with jurisdictional extent encompassing the whole land area of an island.
A province cannot be called an "island province" if a certain part of the island is governed or administered by a separate province. Some island provinces include several smaller islands.
Island counties
Island provinces
- Bali in Indonesia
- Basilan in the Philippines
- Batanes in the Philippines
- Bohol in the Philippines
- Camiguin in the Philippines
- Catanduanes in the Philippines
- Cebu in the Philippines
- Dinagat Islands
- Easter Island (Islas de Pascua or Rapa Nui) in Chile
- Guimaras in the Philippines
- Hainan in the People's Republic of China
- Jeju-do in South Korea
- Marinduque in the Philippines
- Masbate in the Philippines
- Palawan in the Philippines
- Phuket Province in Thailand
- Prince Edward Island in Canada
- Riau Islands Province
- Romblon in the Philippines
- Siquijor in the Philippines
- Sulu in the Philippines
- Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines
- Western Province (Solomon Islands)
- Historicial
Island states
- Hawaii in the United States
- Tasmania in Australia
Island prefectures
- Hokkaido in Japan
Other
See also
References
- SC says Dinagat Islands no longer a province |ABS-CBN News
- Los Angeles Times: Archives - Island Province Is Canada's Smallest
- Island province of Guimaras: The perfect last stop this summer |The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online
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