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    Sabtang Island

    Sabtang-Insel, Isla de Sabtang

    20°18′N 121°52′E

    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.

    Rocky coastline and turquoise waters near Chavayan Village on Sabtang Island, Batanes, Philippines.
    Rocky coastline and turquoise waters near Chavayan Village on Sabtang Island, Batanes, Philippines.

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    20°18′N 121°52′E

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    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. The municipality is the southernmost island municipality in the Batanes Group of Islands. It consists primarily of Sabtang Island and two smaller and uninhabited islands nearby, namely, Ivuhos and Dequey. The municipality is known for its lighthouse and the old stone houses of the Ivatan villages of Chavayan and Savidug. Like Batan Island to the north, Sabtang also has a few Mission-style churches and white sand beaches.

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