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Extreme Points Of The Philippines
This is a list of points in the Philippines that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location in the country. Also included are extreme points in elevation, extreme distances, and other points of geographic interest. Republic Act No. 9522 of 2009, defines the archipelagic baselines of the Philippines. Location points * Northernmost point: Mavulis (Y'Ami) Island, Itbayat, Batanes * Southernmost point: Frances Reef, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi * Southernmost island: Saluag Island, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi * Easternmost point: Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental * Westernmost point: Balabac Great Reefbr>7°54′36.35″N 116°53′16.64″E Cities * Northernmost city: Laoag * Southernmost city: General Santos * Easternmost city: Bislig * Westernmost city: Puerto Princesa Luzon Island * Northernmost point: Maira-ira, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte * Southernmost point: Bon-Ot Big, Matnog, Sorsogon Mindanao Island * Northernmost point: Punta Bilar, Surigao C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baselines Of The Philippines
The baselines of the Philippines () are the set of geodesic lines completely encircling the Philippine archipelago from where the maritime entitlements of the country are measured. It was first established in 1961 by an act of the Congress of the Philippines which was further amended in April 2009 to optimize and conform it to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which the Philippines is a signatory. A total of 101 basepoints providing for 100 baselines were identified under Republic Act No. 9522, which identified Amianan Island as the northernmost, Frances Reef as the southernmost, Pusan Point as its easternmost and the Balabac Great Reef as the westernmost points of the main Philippine archipelago. Background The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,641 islands customarily enclosed by the lines demarcated by the Treaty of Paris in 1898 and its supplementary Treaty of Washington of 1900, and the Convention Between the United States and Great Britain in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mavulis Island
Mavulis Island is the northernmost of the Batanes Islands and the Extreme points of the Philippines, northernmost island in the Philippines. It is part of the archipelagic Philippine province, province of Batanes Province, Batanes. The island is uninhabited, but it is garrisoned by the Armed Forces of the Philippines which constructed a shelter for local fishermen, a water desalination plant, a helipad, lighthouse, and a flagpole on the top of the hill on the island considered as the northernmost flagpole in the country. Mavulis Island is much closer to the Taiwanese mainland than the Philippine mainland of Luzon itself. The southernmost point of Taiwan Cape Eluanbi is about 142 km away, while the northernmost tip of Luzon mainland (Maira-ira Point, Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte) is about 200 km away. The nearest Taiwanese territory is the Orchid Island group, with the uninhabited Lesser Orchid island just barely 98 km away. Alternative names Older Batan natives also called the island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itbayat, Batanes
Itbayat, officially the Municipality of Itbayat, (; Ilocano: ''Ili ti Itbayat''; ), is a municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. In the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,128 people. Itbayat is the country's northernmost municipality, located from the southernmost tip of Taiwan. By land area, the main island of Itbayat is the largest in Batanes. The municipality includes the rest of the province's northern islands, all small and mostly uninhabited. These islands are, from south to north: Di'nem Island, Siayan, Misanga, Ah'li, and Mavulis Island, the northernmost island of the Philippine archipelago. History A church and civil government were established in Batan Island in 1783. In 1855, civil authority was established and the mission canonically founded in Itbayat. A settlement during the Spanish colonial period, it became a municipal district when the Americans organized the province in 1909. Finally, in 1935, it became a municipality. On September 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi
Sitangkai, officially the Municipality of Sitangkai (), is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,319 people. It is the southernmost place in the Philippines and is very close to Malaysia and Indonesia. It is called the "Venice of the South" due to the use of boats as primary transportation, although footbridges connect one house to another. The major sources of livelihood are fishing and farming, although there is very sparse agricultural land available. This town is the southernmost town in the whole archipelago, and this town is the southernmost town in the province of Tawi-Tawi. The Frances Reef located in the town of Sitangkai is geographically the southernmost point of the Philippines. History The historical Sitangkai group of islands comprises the islands, areas, and barangays of the present Sitangkai and Sibutu municipalities. The islands had been at the crossroads of the sea trade route an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saluag Island
Saluag Island is located in the Province of Tawi-Tawi, in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. Its length is 1.6 kilometres. The island belongs administratively to the municipality of Sibutu Sibutu, officially the Municipality of Sibutu (), is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,243 people. History Due to an administrative error in the Treaty of Paris ... and is the southernmost island of the Philippines. References {{Philippines-geo-stub Islands of Tawi-Tawi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi
Sibutu, officially the Municipality of Sibutu (), is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,243 people. History Due to an administrative error in the Treaty of Paris, while the remainder of the Philippines was ceded to the United States, Sibutu and Cagayán de Sulu were retained under Spanish Sovereignty until they were formally ceded to the United States upon the ratification of the Treaty of Washington on March 23, 1901. The municipality was created out of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 197'', which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on October 21, 2006. Through ''Presidential Proclamation 691'', October 21, 2024 was declared a special non-working day for the commemoration of the municipality's creation. Geography It lies about east of the coast of Sabah, Malaysia. The municipality covers the main island of Sibutu as well as four small uninhabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caraga, Davao Oriental
Caraga, officially the Municipality of Caraga (; ), is a municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,704 people. It is one of the oldest settlements in the island of Mindanao. The Pusan Point located in the town of Caraga is geographically the easternmost point of the Philippines. History The official founding of Caraga as a municipality was in October 29, 1903, under Organic Act 21, making it one of the oldest towns of the province of Davao Oriental. As early as 1591 Caraga was already listed as a mission registered under the jurisdiction of Encomienda of Bislig. The etymology of the word “Caraga” is named after the Kalagan people ( Spanish "Caragan"), a Mansakan subgroup (related to Visayans) native to the regions of Davao and parts of Caraga who speak the Kalagan languages. The name itself is from ''kalagan'' (literally "trongspirited") which means "fierce" or "brave"; from ''kalag'' ("sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baselines Of The Philippines
The baselines of the Philippines () are the set of geodesic lines completely encircling the Philippine archipelago from where the maritime entitlements of the country are measured. It was first established in 1961 by an act of the Congress of the Philippines which was further amended in April 2009 to optimize and conform it to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which the Philippines is a signatory. A total of 101 basepoints providing for 100 baselines were identified under Republic Act No. 9522, which identified Amianan Island as the northernmost, Frances Reef as the southernmost, Pusan Point as its easternmost and the Balabac Great Reef as the westernmost points of the main Philippine archipelago. Background The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,641 islands customarily enclosed by the lines demarcated by the Treaty of Paris in 1898 and its supplementary Treaty of Washington of 1900, and the Convention Between the United States and Great Britain in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
