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    Sarangani StraitPhilippines

    5°25′N 125°26′E

    Sarangani Islands

    Part of Mindanao

    Sarangani, officially the Municipality of Sarangani (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sarangani; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sarangani), is a municipality in the province of Davao Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,515 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

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    Sarangani, officially the Municipality of Sarangani (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sarangani; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sarangani), is a municipality in the province of Davao Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,515 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries6

    Major islands

    2

    • Balut Island

      Area
      53.6 km²
      High point
      840 m

      Balut Island, also known as Malulong, is a potentially active volcanic island south of the tip of Davao Occidental province in the Mindanao region, southern Philippines. At the center of the island is Mount Balut or Balut Volcano, a fumarolic volcano with no historical eruptions.

    • Sarangani Island

      Area
      34.6 km²
      High point
      160 m

    Minor islands

    1

    Islets

    2

    Rocks & skerries

    6
    • 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
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m840 mBalut160 mSarangani22 mOlanivan5 mMarorong
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Balut: 53.6 km²BalutSarangani: 34.6 km²SaranganiOlanivan: 0.24 km²OlanivanMarorong: 0.5 haMarorongManamil: 0.4 haManamilUnnamed 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
    Balut Island53.6 km²
    Sarangani Island34.6 km²
    Olanivan Island0.24 km²
    Marorong Island0.5 ha
    Manamil Island0.4 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
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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