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Coordinates: 10°35N 125°1245E / 10.05139°N 125.21250°E / 10.05139; 125.21250
 

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Panaon Island
Wawa Bridge connecting Panaon and Leyte island
Panaon Island is located in Philippines
Panaon Island

Panaon Island

Location within the Philippines

Geography
Coordinates10°3′5N 125°12′45E / 10.05139°N 125.21250°E / 10.05139; 125.21250
Adjacent to
  • Sogod Bay
  • Surigao Strait
  • Area191 km2 (74 sq mi)
    Highest elevation2,290 ft (698 m)
    Highest pointMount Nelangcapan
    Administration

    Philippines

    RegionEastern Visayas
    ProvinceSouthern Leyte
    Municipalities
  • Pintuyan
  • San Francisco
  • San Ricardo
  • Demographics
    Population57,703 (as of 2015)
    Map of Southern Leyte with Panaon Island on the right bottom corner

    Panaon Island is a small island in the Philippines, in the provinceofSouthern 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 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 with biggest cities and villages

    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.

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