Babuyan Islands
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This article is about the group of islands. For the island within Babuyan Islands, see Babuyan Island.
The Babuyan Islands (/bɑːbəˈjɑːn/ bah-bə-YAHN), also known as the Babuyan Group of Islands, is an archipelago in the Philippines, located in the Luzon Strait north of the main island of Luzon and south of Taiwan via Bashi Channel to Luzon Strait. The archipelago consists of five major islands and their surrounding smaller islands. These main islands are, counterclockwise starting from northeast, Babuyan, Calayan, Dalupiri, Fuga, and Camiguin. The Babuyan Islands are separated from Luzon by the Babuyan Channel, and from the province of Batanes to the north by the Balintang Channel.
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Location | Luzon Strait |
Coordinates | 19°15′N 121°40′E |
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Total islands | 24 |
Major islands | |
Area | 600 km2 (230 sq mi)[1] |
Administration | |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Cagayan |
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Demographics | |
Population | 19,349 (2020)[2] |
Pop. density | 32.2/km2 (83.4/sq mi) |
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