As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named.
The following list breaks the islands down by region and smaller island group for easier reference.
Luzon
Babuyan group
Bacuit group
Batanes group
Bicol Region
Cagayan Valley
Calamian Islands
Catanduanes
Central Luzon
Cuyo Archipelago
Ilocos Region
Manila Bay islands
Marinduque
Masbate
Metro Manila
Mindoro
Palawan
Polillo Islands
Romblon
Southern Tagalog
Mindanao
Caraga
Central Mindanao
Davao Region
Dinagat Islands
Northern Mindanao
Siargao
Sulu Archipelago
Zamboanga Peninsula
Visayas
Biliran
Bohol
Cebu
* Biyagayag Islands (Daku and Diot)
* Botique Island (or Botigues, Batquis)
* Botong Island
* Doong Island
* Hilutungan Island (or Hilotongan, Lutungan)
* Hilantagaan Island (or Jicantangan, Cabalauan)
* Lipayran Island
* Moambuc Island (or Maamboc, Moamboc, Kangka Abong, Cangcabong)
* Mambacayao Island (or Mambacayao Daku)
* Mambacayao Gamay Island
* Panitugan Island (or Banitugan)
* Patao Island (or Polopolo)
* Panangatang Island (or Pintagan)
* Sagasay Islands (or Sagasa, Tagasa)
* Silagon Island
* Hilantagaan Diot (or Silion, Pulo Diyot (little island))
* Yao Islet (or Mambacayao Diot)
Former islands
Guimaras
Leyte
Negros Island
Panay
Samar
Largest islands of the Philippines
Below is a list of the largest Philippine islands. There are discrepancies in the area estimates across various sources, which would change the rankings of some smaller islands. The areas given may not be definitive.
The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015). Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.
A. Rankings only provided for the first 40 largest islands. The list is incomplete, missing some islands with unknown or unreliable areas, making the rankings for smaller islands uncertain.
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