List of Islands of the Philippines

This is a list of islands of the Philippines, an archipelago comprising more than 7,100 islands, of which only about 2,000 are inhabited.  These islands are grouped into clusters of numerous individual islands; the three major island groups are Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

The list breaks the islands down further by province and smaller island group for easier reference. Since there are large amount of islands in the Philippines, the list below is not all-inclusive but we’ll try to cover them.

Islands of the Philippines

Islands of the Philippines

Luzon has more than 3,000 islands.

Visayas has 2,000 islands,

Mindanao has more than 2,000 islands.

Province Name of island Area in km Island Chain, Group, Archipelago
16 Jolo 869 Part of the Sulu Archipelago
41 Poro 96 Part of Camotes Islands group
15 Busuanga 890 Largest of the Calamian Islands
3 Negros 13074 Largest island of the Visayas
4 Samar 12849 Largest island entirely within one region
5 Palawan 12189 Largest island entirely within one province
20 Tawi-Tawi 581 Island province; part of the Sulu Archipelago
13 Basilan 1265 Island province; largest island of the Sulu Archipelago
31 Camiguin 255 Island province
27 Siquijor 334 Island province
22 Biliran 536 Island province
21 Guimaras 560 Island province
18 Dinagat 769 Island province
14 Marinduque 920 Island province
12 Catanduanes 1523 Island province
10 Bohol 3821 Island province
9 Cebu 4468 Island province
26 Culion 389 [5] Part of the Calamian Islands
17 Tablas 844 [4]
2 Mindanao 97530 19th largest island in the world.
1 Luzon 109965 15th largest island and 4th most populated island in the world.
43 Pangutaran 90
42 Patnanongan 92
40 Homonhon 105
39 Sibutu 109
38 Bantayan 116
37 Bugsuk 119
36 Bucas Grande 128
35 Alabat 193
34 Olutanga 194
33 Panaon 216
32 Samal 254
30 Balabac 319
29 Dumaran 322
28 Ticao 332
25 Siargao 416
24 Burias 417
23 Sibuyan 465
19 Polillo 629
11 Masbate 3268
8 Leyte 7368
7 Mindoro 10572
6 Panay 12011

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