Dinagat Island

Dinagat Island is an island located northeast of Mindanao in the Philippines.

This article is about the island. For the province, see Dinagat Islands. For the municipality, see Dinagat, Dinagat Islands.
Dinagat Island
Dinagat island satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016
Dinagat Island
Dinagat Island
Geography
Coordinates10°9′46″N 125°35′22″E
ArchipelagoDinagat Islands
Adjacent to
  • Philippine Sea
  • Surigao Strait
Area802.12 km2 (309.70 sq mi)
Administration
Philippines
RegionCaraga
ProvinceDinagat Islands
Municipalities
Demographics
Population106,951 (2000)
Pop. density133.3/km2 (345.2/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsVisayans (Surigaonon)
Additional information

Until December 2006, it was part of the province of Surigao del Norte. Being its main island, almost all municipalities of the province of Dinagat Islands are located on it.

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