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.
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 |
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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 |