Cuyo Archipelago
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 Cuyo Archipelago
Location within the Philippines
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| Location | Sulu Sea |
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| Total islands | 45 |
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| Country | |
| Region | MIMAROPA |
| Province | Palawan |
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| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Cuyonon |
| Population | 45,718 (as of 2010) |
The Cuyo Archipelago or Cuyo Islands, is a group of about 45 islands lying to the northeast of the Philippines island of Palawan.[1] It lies south of Mindoro and between Northern Palawan and Panay. It is centered on the largest island of the archipelago, Cuyo Island, with an area of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). and is about 9 miles (14 km) long.
The 45 islands and islets of the archipelago form a total land area of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)..[2] Cuyo is divided into two island groups. To the north is the Quiniluban group. To the south is the Cuyo group, where the centers of the three municipalities namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay are located.
Geologically, the islands are related to the main island of Palawan. They are positioned on the western edge of the Luzon Arc.[2] Cuyo island is volcanic. The northern islands of Quiniluban seem to be uplifted coral atolls, although the heights of some of the peaks strongly suggest volvanic uplift.[2] Many other islands of the group are purely corallian.[2]
Cuyo is divided in three municipalities, namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay:
- Cuyo, Palawan (southern and western part)
- Magsaysay, Palawan (eastern part)
- Agutaya, Palawan (northern part)
Altogether, 45,718 people inhabit the Cuyo group of islands.[3]
Some of the main islands, or island groups, are:
Islands
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Quiniluban group, northern part of the Cuyo archipelago.
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Manamoc island is located in the northwestern part of the Cuyo archipelago.
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Pamalican island.
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Agutaya island, and small Oco island in the forefront.
Notes
- ↑ Traveler's Companion Philippines 1998 p.214 Kirsten Ellis, Globe Pequot Press Globe Pequot, 1998
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Philippine Island world: a physical, cultural, and regional geography by Frederick L. Wernstedt, Joseph Earle Spencer p.24
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
Cuyo Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
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Puerto Princesa (capital)
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