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Archipelago

    Tañon StraitPhilippines

    11°08′N 123°42′E

    Bantayan Islands

    Part of Visayas

    Bantayan, officially the Municipality of Bantayan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bantayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bantayan), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 87,394 people, making it the island's most populous town as well as the largest.

    Beach of Bantayan
    Beach of Bantayan

    Øyvind Holmstad / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    33 landforms

    Overview

    Bantayan, officially the Municipality of Bantayan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bantayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bantayan), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 87,394 people, making it the island's most populous town as well as the largest.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands12
    • Islets15
    • Rocks & skerries5

    Major islands

    1
    • Bantayan Island

      Bantayan Island

      Area
      113 km²
      High point
      91 m

      Bantayan Island is an island located in the Visayan Sea, Philippines. It is situated to the west of the northern end of Cebu, across the Tañon Strait. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 145,436.

    Minor islands

    12

    Islets

    15
    • Mambacayao Diot7 m · 0.06 km²
    • Botong Island11 m · 0.05 km²
    • Byagayag Dako Island8 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.01 km²
    • Byagayag Diot Island5 m · 0.01 km²
    • Panangatan Dako9 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.01 km²
    • Panangatan Gamay5 m · 1 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.5 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    5
    • Kanghumakot Islet<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m91 mBantayan40 mHilantagaan19 mDoong19 mMoamboc16 mHilotongan15 mLipayran13 mSilion12 mMambacayao Daku11 mBotique11 mPanitugan11 mSagasa11 mSilagon11 mBotong9 mPanangatan Dako
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Bantayan: 113 km²BantayanHilantagaan: 4.2 km²HilantagaanDoong: 3.8 km²DoongLipayran: 1.4 km²LipayranBotique: 1 km²BotiquePanitugan: 0.85 km²PanituganMoamboc: 0.59 km²MoambocHilotongan: 0.43 km²HilotonganSilion: 0.32 km²SilionMambacayao Daku: 0.16 km²Mambacayao DakuSagasa: 0.14 km²SagasaSilagon: 0.11 km²SilagonMambacayao Diot: 0.06 km²Mambacayao DiotBotong: 0.05 km²BotongByagayag Dako: 0.05 km²Byagayag DakoUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandByagayag Diot: 0.01 km²Byagayag DiotPanangatan Dako: 0.01 km²Panangatan DakoUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandPanangatan Gamay: 1 haPanangatan GamayUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandBotong Gamay: 0.3 haBotong GamayUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandKanghumakot: <0.1 haKanghumakotUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Bantayan Island113 km²
    Hilantagaan Island4.2 km²
    Doong3.8 km²
    Lipayran1.4 km²
    Botique Island1 km²
    Panitugan Island0.85 km²
    Moamboc Island0.59 km²
    Hilotongan Island0.43 km²
    Silion0.32 km²
    Mambacayao Daku0.16 km²
    Sagasa Island0.14 km²
    Silagon Island0.11 km²
    Mambacayao Diot0.06 km²
    Botong Island0.05 km²
    Byagayag Dako Island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Byagayag Diot Island0.01 km²
    Panangatan Dako0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Panangatan Gamay1 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Botong Gamay0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Kanghumakot Islet<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

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