Babuyan Islands

Babuyan Islands

Babuyan Islands of Luzon Strait
Babuyan Islands Location within the Philippines
Geography
Location	Luzon Strait
Coordinates	19°15′N 121°40′E / 19.250°N 121.667°E / 19.250; 121.667
Adjacent to	Babuyan Channel Balintang Channel
Total islands	24
Major islands	Babuyan Island Calayan Island Camiguin Island Dalupiri Island Fuga Island
Area	600 km2 (230 sq mi)[1]
Administration
Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Cagayan
Municipality	Aparri Calayan
Demographics
Population	19,349 (2020)[2]
Pop. density	32.2/km2 (83.4/sq mi)

The Babuyan Islands (/bɑːbəˈjɑːn/ bah-bə-YAHN), also known as the Babuyan Group of Islands, is an archipelago in the Philippines, located in the Luzon Strait north of the main island of Luzon and south of Taiwan via Bashi Channel to Luzon Strait. The archipelago consists of five major islands and their surrounding smaller islands. These main islands are, counterclockwise starting from northeast, Babuyan, Calayan, Dalupiri, Fuga, and Camiguin. The Babuyan Islands are separated from Luzon by the Babuyan Channel, and from the province of Batanes to the north by the Balintang Channel.