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Archipelago

    Philippines

    20°35′N 121°54′E

    Batan Islands

    Part of Luzon

    Batanes, officially the Province of Batanes, is an archipelagic province in the Philippines, administratively part of the Cagayan Valley region. It is the northernmost province in the Philippines, and the smallest, both in population and land area.

    Hills in Batanes, Philippines
    Hills in Batanes, Philippines

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    Chart

    43 landforms

    Overview

    Batanes, officially the Province of Batanes, is an archipelagic province in the Philippines, administratively part of the Cagayan Valley region. It is the northernmost province in the Philippines, and the smallest, both in population and land area. The capital is Basco, located on the island of Batan, and is also the most populous municipality in the province. The island group is located approximately 162 kilometers (101 mi) north of the Luzon mainland and about 190 kilometers (120 mi) south of Taiwan (Pingtung County). Batanes is separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan Province by the Balintang Channel, and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands7
    • Islets23
    • Rocks & skerries10

    Major islands

    3
    • Itbayat Island

      Itbayat Island

      Area
      84.3 km²
      High point
      277 m

      Itbayat, officially the Municipality of Itbayat, is a municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 2,937 people.

    • Batan Island

      Batan Island

      Area
      70.9 km²
      High point
      1,009 m

      Batan Island ( bah-TAHN) is the main island of Batanes, an archipelagic province in the Philippines. It is the second largest of the Batanes Islands, the northernmost group of islands in the Philippines.

    • Sabtang Island

      Sabtang Island

      Area
      33.8 km²
      High point
      347 m

      Sabtang, officially the Municipality of Sabtang, is a municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,774 people.

    Minor islands

    7

    Islets

    23
    • Maysanga Island8 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island18 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island16 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Achichok Island0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    10
    • Tumaruk Rock0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island<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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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,009 mBatan547 mDiogo347 mSabtang277 mItbayat234 mMabudis230 mNorth170 mMavudis150 mSiayan107 mIvuhos62 mDekey8 mMaysanga
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Itbayat: 84.3 km²ItbayatBatan: 70.9 km²BatanSabtang: 33.8 km²SabtangIvuhos: 6.1 km²IvuhosDiogo: 1.7 km²DiogoMavudis: 1.3 km²MavudisMabudis: 0.83 km²MabudisSiayan: 0.77 km²SiayanDekey: 0.76 km²DekeyNorth: 0.55 km²NorthMaysanga: 0.05 km²MaysangaUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandAchichok: 0.2 haAchichokUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandTumaruk Rock: 0.2 haTumaruk RockUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Itbayat Island84.3 km²
    Batan Island70.9 km²
    Sabtang Island33.8 km²
    Ivuhos6.1 km²
    Diogo Island1.7 km²
    Mavudis1.3 km²
    Mabudis Island0.83 km²
    Siayan Island0.77 km²
    Dekey Island0.76 km²
    North Island0.55 km²
    Maysanga Island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Achichok Island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Tumaruk Rock0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs