Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
1,492km²
Area
198km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
797m
Highest point
261,169
People
30°C
Warmest sea
June
Province of the Philippines
Catanduanes is an island in Philippines. It covers 1,492 km², with 198 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 797 m. About 261,169 people live on it.
Getting there
- Virac Airport (VRC)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire in AlbayDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesTabaco - San Andres, Codon - Guijalo
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Catanduanes.
- 25beachesPuraran Beach, Marilima Beach, Bartasan Beach and 22 more
- 2viewpointsBalacay Point
- 4lighthousesPandan Point Lighthouse, Calolbon Lighthouse, Tabugoc Lighthouse and 1 more
- 2ferry terminalsSan Andres
- 6named peaksMount Tambao, Conical Peak, Round Peak and 3 more
- 5waterfallsMaribina WaterFalls, Nahulugan Falls, Paday Falls and 2 more
- 8hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 5restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Catanduanes, each with its own numbers.
8beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.7°C
Diyoryan Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
8 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Sogocan Covecove29.6°C
- Sioron Covecove29.6°C
- Sebonon Covecove29.6°C
- Diyoryan Covecove29.7°C
- Ginitligan Covecove29.7°C
- Bedonogan Covecove29.6°C
- Tabugoc Covecove29.6°C
- Minaile Covecove29.6°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 210 m above the sea. 54 % of it is below 200 m.
- 22 %0–50 m
- 32 %50–200 m
- 39 %200–500 m
- 8 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Calatagan7,132 people
- Pandan5,093 people
- Calolbon5,005 people
- Caramoran4,791 people
- Viga4,089 people
- Panganiban3,839 people
- Gigmoto3,259 people
- Manamrag2,920 people
- Cabugao2,642 people
- Cabcab2,613 people
- Tubli2,452 people
- Bato2,117 people
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.9 |
| 2021 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.5 |
| 2025 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q13778) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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