Cebu StraitPhilippines
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Olango Island Group
Part of Visayas
The Olango Island Group is a group of islands found in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. It comprises Olango island and 6 satellite islets namely: Caubian, Camungi, Caohagan, Gilutongan, Nalusuan, Pangan-an, and Sulpa. The island group has a total land area of approximately 1,030 hectares (2,500 acres).
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The Olango Island Group is a group of islands found in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. It comprises Olango island and 6 satellite islets namely: Caubian, Camungi, Caohagan, Gilutongan, Nalusuan, Pangan-an, and Sulpa. The island group has a total land area of approximately 1,030 hectares (2,500 acres). It is divided under the jurisdiction of the city of Lapu-Lapu and the municipality of Cordova, Cebu. It lies 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) east of Mactan and is a major tourist destination in Cebu. It is known for its wildlife sanctuary. The entire area is the first declared Ramsar Wetland Site in the Philippines, as recognized in 1994.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands1
- Minor islands2
- Islets9
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Olango Island
- Area
- 9.2 km²
- High point
- 16 m
The Olango Island Group is a group of islands found in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. It comprises Olango island and 6 satellite islets namely: Caubian, Camungi, Caohagan, Gilutongan, Nalusuan, Pangan-an, and Sulpa. The island group has a total land area of approximately 1,030 hectares (2,500 acres).
Minor islands
Pangan-an Island
- Area
- 0.5 km²
- High point
- 12 m
Gilutongan Island
- Area
- 0.13 km²
- High point
- 8 m
Islets
- Caohagan Island14 m · 0.05 km²
- Camungi Island6 m · 0.02 km²
- Sulpa Islet7 m · 0.02 km²
- Unnamed island5 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island10 m · 0.01 km²
- Nalusuan6 m · 0.8 ha
- Unnamed island5 m · 0.6 ha
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.4 ha
- Unnamed island4 m · 0.2 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Olango Island | 9.2 km² |
| Pangan-an Island | 0.5 km² |
| Gilutongan Island | 0.13 km² |
| Caohagan Island | 0.05 km² |
| Camungi Island | 0.02 km² |
| Sulpa Islet | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Nalusuan | 0.8 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.6 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
Photographs
A photo of Olango Island near Cebu City, the Philippines
Baring boat festival on 15 June 2025
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Olango Island near Cebu City, the Philippines. Leodb / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cebu Dive Trip 2025-06-15 011. Martin Michlmayr / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Olango Island by Budots Media 2021-06. Budots2 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Olango Island Banner. Leodb / CC BY-SA 3.0