Bantayan Island

Bantayan
	Bantigue shore (low tide)
	Location of Bantayan off Cebu
	Bantayan island Map of Cebu with Bantayan Island highlighted
Geography
Location	Tañon Strait
Archipelago	Bantayan
Adjacent to	Visayan Sea; Tañon Strait;
Area	108.77 km2 (42.00 sq mi)
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Width	11 km (6.8 mi)
Highest elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Administration
	Bantayan island only
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
	Islands except Bantayan
	Combined
Demographics
Demonym	Bantayanon
Population	144677 Bantayan island only; + 21294 other islands; = 162757 Combined; (2015 census)
Pop. density	1,200/km2 (3100/sq mi)
Additional information
Time zone	PST (UTC+08:00);
	National Protected Area Wilderness Area;

Bantayan Island is an island located in the Visayan Sea, Philippines. It is situated to the west of the northern end of Cebu, across the Tañon Strait. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 145,436.^[1]

The island is administratively divided into three municipalities:

Bantayan (the largest municipality, covering the central part)
Madridejos (covering the northern portion)
Santa Fe (center of tourism in Bantayan Island, covering the southeastern portion)

The island area is 108.77 square kilometers (42.00 sq mi). The island is mostly covered with coconut palms; the elevation is mostly below 10 meters (30 ft), with only one taller hill, at 26 meters (90 ft), in barangay Atop-atop.

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Geography
Bantigue shore (low tide)
Location of Bantayan off Cebu
Bantayan island Map of Cebu with Bantayan Island highlighted
Location	Tañon Strait
Archipelago	Bantayan
Adjacent to	Visayan Sea Tañon Strait
Area	108.77 km² (42.00 sq mi)
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Width	11 km (6.8 mi)
Highest elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Administration
Bantayan island only
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
Islands except Bantayan
Combined
Demographics
Demonym	Bantayanon
Population	144677 Bantayan island only + 21294 other islands = 162757 Combined (2015 census)^[1]
Pop. density	1,200/km² (3100/sq mi)
Additional information
Time zone	PST (UTC+08:00)
National Protected Area Wilderness Area^[2]^[3]