Batan Island

This article is about the main island of Batanes. For other uses, see Batan.
Not to be confused with Bataan.
Batan Island
Batan Island is located in Batanes
Batan Island
Batan Island
Location within Batanes
Batan Island is located in Luzon
Batan Island
Batan Island
Batan Island (Luzon)
Batan Island is located in Philippines
Batan Island
Batan Island
Batan Island (Philippines)
Geography
LocationLuzon Strait
Coordinates20°25′17″N 121°57′37″E / 20.42139°N 121.96028°E / 20.42139; 121.96028
ArchipelagoBatanes Islands
Adjacent to
Area95.18 km2 (36.75 sq mi)[1]
Length20 km (12 mi)[2]
Width6.5 km (4.04 mi) at its widest
Highest elevation1,009 m (3310 ft)[2]
Highest pointMount Iraya
Administration
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceBatanes
Municipalities
Demographics
Population14,007 (2020 est.)[3]
Pop. density134/km2 (347/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsIvatans
Additional information
Map

Batan Island (/bɑːˈtɑːn/ bah-TAHN[4]) is the main island of Batanes, an archipelagic province in the Philippines. It is the second largest of the Batanes Islands, the northernmost group of islands in the Philippines.

  1. ^ "Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) - Province: BATANES". nap.psa.gov.ph. Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference gvp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, 3rd ed. (ISBN 0-87779-546-0; Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc., 1997), p. 119.