Homonhon
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Homonhon Island is an island in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines, on the east side of Leyte Gulf. The long island is part of the municipality of Guiuan, encompassing eight barangays: Bitaugan, Cagusu-an, Canawayon, Casuguran, Culasi, Habag, Inapulangan, and Pagbabangnan.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Homonhon
- Islands.image_name
- Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar at sunset.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar at sunset (view southwest from Guiuan Integrated Transport Terminal)
- Islands.map
- Visayas#Philippines
- Islands.map_caption
- Homonhon (Visayas)
- Islands.map_relief
- yes
- Islands.area_km2
- 105.2
- Islands.coastline_km
- 57.5
- Islands.elevation_ft
- 1,227
- Islands.highest_mount
- Homonhon Peak
- Islands.country
- Philippines
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Eastern Visayas
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Eastern Samar
- Islands.population
- 4,722
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2024
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Casuguran
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 105.2
- Length
- 20
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Homonhon Island is an island in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines, on the east side of Leyte Gulf. The long island is part of the municipality of Guiuan, encompassing eight barangays: Bitaugan, Cagusu-an, Canawayon, Casuguran, Culasi, Habag, Inapulangan, and Pagbabangnan.
Mantoconan, an islet just off the northwest corner of Homonhon, is also part of the approximately 7,500 islands comprising the Philippine Archipelago. The island is one of the early Pacific contact sites between the East and the West.
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