Panaon Island

Panaon Island is a small island in the Philippines, in the province of Southern Leyte. It lies south of Leyte, separated from Dinagat to the east, and Mindanao to the southeast by Surigao Strait. The Mindanao Sea lies to the southwest.

Panaon Island

Wawa Bridge connecting Panaon and Leyte island
Panaon Island Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates	10°3′5″N 125°12′45″E
Adjacent to	Bohol Sea Sogod Bay Surigao Strait
Area	191 km2 (74 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,290 ft (698 m)
Highest point	Mount Nelangcapan
Administration
Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Southern Leyte
Municipalities	Liloan Pintuyan San Francisco San Ricardo
Demographics
Population	57,703 (as of 2015)

Map of Southern Leyte with Panaon Island on the right bottom corner

Panaon is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) long from north to south. The largest town is Liloan, which is connected by a bridge called the Wawa Bridge to the main Leyte Island.

Panaon Island is composed of the municipalities of Liloan, San Francisco, Pintuyan and San Ricardo. The basic forms of living are harvesting coconut, rice, fish and edible green leaves.

Scuba diving and whale watching (referred to locally as Tikitiki) are popular tourist activities.

External links

• Panaon Island at OpenStreetMap