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11 Largest Islands Of The Philippines

The Philippines has a total of 7,107 islands and majority of them are small in size, and some even disappear below the water when high tide comes around. Out of all those emerald islands that surround the Philippine archipelago like a dazzling necklace of natural beauty, there are eleven islands that are the largest of the Philippines, encompassing a total area of 276,890 square kilometers out of the 298,170 square kilometers that belongs to the country. That represents 93% of the Philippines' total land area. The majority of the Filipino populations are found within those 11 largest islands and they are listed below:

11 Largest Philippine Islands|

|Island Name|Island Size|

1|Luzon[->0]|104,688 sq km|

2|Mindanao[->1]|94,631 sq km|

3|Samar[->2]|13,079 sq km|

4|Negros[->3]|12,704 sq km|

5|Palawan[->4]|11,785 sq km|

6|Panay[->5]|11,515 sq km|

7|Mindoro[->6]|9,736 sq km|

8|Leyte[->7]|7,213 sq km|

9|Cebu[->8]|4,408 sq km|

10|Bohol[->9]|3,862 sq km|

11|Masbate[->10]|3,269 sq km|

|Total Area:|276,890 sq km|

|Country|298,170 sq km|

16 Island Provinces

An island province[->11] completely surrounded by water, is the opposite of a landlocked one. There are 16 island provinces in the Philippines:

· One province of Cagayan Valley (Region II): Batanes

· Three provinces of MIMAROPA[->12] (Region IV-B): Marinduque, Romblon[->13], and Palawan[->14]

· Two provinces of Bicol (Region V): Catanduanes and Masbate[->15]

· One province of Western Visayas (Region VI): Guimaras

· Three provinces of Central Visayas (Region VII): Cebu[->16], Bohol[->17] and Siquijor

· One province of Eastern Visayas (Region VIII): Biliran

· One province of Northern Mindanao (Region X): Camiguin

· One province of Caraga (Region XIII): Dinagat Islands

· Three provinces of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao[->18] (ARMM): Basilan[->19], Sulu[->20] and Tawi-Tawi

16 Landlocked Provinces

A landlocked[->21] province is one that has no coastline,...