Homonhon

Homonhon

Nickname: Magellan's First Landing Site
Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar at sunset (view southwest from Guiuan Integrated Transport Terminal)
Homonhon Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates	10°45′20″N 125°44′21″E / 10.75556°N 125.73917°E / 10.75556; 125.73917
Adjacent to	Leyte Gulf Philippine Sea
Area	105.2 km2 (40.6 sq mi)[1]
Coastline	57.5 km (35.73 mi)[1]
Highest elevation	1,227 ft (374 m)[1]
Highest point	Homonhon Peak
Administration
Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Eastern Samar
Municipality	Guiuan
Largest settlement	Casuguran (pop. 1,032)
Demographics
Population	4,722 (2024)
Pop. density	41.9/km2 (108.5/sq mi)

Homonhon Island is an island in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines, on the east side of Leyte Gulf. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long island is part of the municipality of Guiuan, encompassing eight barangays: Bitaugan, Cagusu-an, Canawayon, Casuguran, Culasi, Habag, Inapulangan, and Pagbabangnan.

Mantoconan, an islet just off the northwest corner of Homonhon, is also part of the approximately 7,500 islands comprising the Philippine Archipelago. The island is one of the early Pacific contact sites between the East and the West.