Siargao
Sign in to saveSiargao is a tear-drop shaped island in the Philippine Sea situated 196 kilometers southeast of Tacloban. It has a land area of approximately . The east coast is relatively straight with one deep inlet, Port Pilar. The coastline is marked by a succession of reefs, small points and white, sandy beaches. The neighboring islands and islets have similar landforms. Siargao is known as the surfing capital of the Philippines, and was voted the Best Island in Asia in the 2021 Conde Nast Travelers Readers awards.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Siargao
- Islands.image_name
- File:Siargao Island, PH, Sentinel-2.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Siargao island satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016
- Islands.map
- Philippines
- Islands.map_caption
- Location within the Philippines
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- yes
- Islands.label_position
- right
- Islands.waterbody
- Philippine Sea
- Islands.area_km2
- 437
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Baliuko
- Islands.elevation_ft
- 518
- Islands.country
- Philippines
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Caraga
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Surigao del Norte
- Islands.population
- 94,273
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2015
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Siargao is a tear-drop shaped island in the Philippine Sea situated 196 kilometers southeast of Tacloban. It has a land area of approximately . The east coast is relatively straight with one deep inlet, Port Pilar. The coastline is marked by a succession of reefs, small points and white, sandy beaches. The neighboring islands and islets have similar landforms. Siargao is known as the surfing capital of the Philippines, and was voted the Best Island in Asia in the 2021 Conde Nast Travelers Readers awards.
The island is within the jurisdiction of the province of Surigao del Norte in the mainland Mindanao and is composed of 9 municipalities of Burgos, Dapa, Del Carmen, General Luna, San Benito, Pilar, San Isidro, Santa Monica and Socorro.