Dumaran Island is an island in the province of
Palawan
Palawan (), officially the Province of Palawan ( cyo, Probinsya i'ang Palawan; tl, Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in t ...
in the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. It is around 34.1 kilometers away from the Palawan mainland and is accessible by pumpboats. The island is administratively divided between the municipalities of
Dumaran
Dumaran, officially the Municipality of Dumaran ( tgl, Bayan ng Dumaran), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,528 people.
The municipality covers the sout ...
and
Araceli. Both municipalities' ''
poblacion
''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up th ...
s'' are located on the island. Dumaran Channel can be found west of the island. The
Dalanganem islands can be found northeast of Dumaran.
Its
antipode is located in Brazil.
Dumaran Bay
Dumaran Bay is located on the western part of the island. This is a list of structures and places there:
*San Juan Bautista Catholic Church
*Damuran Public Market
*Castro Inn
*Cayao Lodging House
Wasao
Maraneg Beach is in the southern portion of Wasao. It is said to have grayish-beige sand surrounded by forest. Red seaweed and coral is a common find to be washed up along the beach.
Wonol
Wonol is a peninsula located in the mid south region of the island
Fauna
Dumaran's fauna includes the
Philippine cockatoo and the endangered
Philippine pond turtle. The damselfish ''
Pomacentrus tripunctatus'' can be found here.
References
Islands of Palawan
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