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The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around 321,000 square kilometers (124,000 sq mi) and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015). Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.
Tablas is the largest of the islands that comprise the province of Romblon in the Philippines. The name of the island is of Spanish origin. Before the colonization of the Philippines, Tablas was known as the Island of Osigan. At the time of contact with Westerners, Osigan had a population of 256 people living in small villages.
Poverty incidence of San Vicente 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 30.10 2009 43.45 2012 45.68 2015 53.16 2018 37.31 2021 25.23 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Since San Vicente is an island municipality, the primary source of income is fishing. Tourism is an untapped potential source of livelihood and jobs, but it is undeveloped. The islands of Sila, Tarnate, Sangputan, Panganoron, Maragat, and ...
The islands of the Philippines are organized into three distinct island groups according to regions: [clarification needed] Luzon comprises 8 regions: I to III, IV-A, V, NCR, CAR, and Mimaropa. The Visayas comprises 4 regions: VI to VIII and NIR. Mindanao comprises 6 regions: IX to XIII, and BARMM. If a province is reassigned into a new region ...
Palawan. / 10°N 118.83°E / 10; 118.83. Palawan ( / pəˈlɑːwən /, Tagalog: [pɐˈlaː.wɐn] ), officially the Province of Palawan ( Cuyonon: Probinsya i'ang Palawan; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Palawan ), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa.
Samar. / 12.000°N 125.000°E / 12.000; 125.000. Samar ( / ˈsɑːmɑːr / SAH-mar) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided into three provinces ...
Poverty incidence of Samar 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 40.37 2009 42.50 2012 50.03 2015 49.24 2018 29.25 2021 27.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Former governors Main article: Governor of Samar Samar Provincial Capitol Notable personalities 19th & 20th Centuries Senate President José Avelino — the first President of the Senate of the Third Republic of the Philippines and the second ...
Poverty incidence of Bicol Region 10 20 30 40 50 2006 44.23 2009 44.21 2012 41.06 2015 39.85 2018 26.99 2021 21.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Pili nuts (shelled and roasted) Bicol Region has a large amount of rich flatland, and agriculture is the largest component of the economy, followed by commercial fishing. Coconuts, abaca, banana, coffee and jackfruit are the top five ...