How many islands are there in the Philippines?
HOW MANY ISLANDS IN THE PHILIPPINES? — In this article, we will find out how many islands are there in the Philippines at present?
The Philippines is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia, which is located in the western Pacific Ocean. Citing 2015 data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Philippines had a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers.
According to World Atlas, the country became the 5th largest island country in the world and became the 11th largest island containing 95% of the total land area.
How many islands are there in the Philippines?
In 1945, the number of islands in the Philippines was at 7,107.
However, because of the discovery of new islands within the country’s area of responsibility, it was updated in 2017 from 7,107 islands to 7,641 islands after the Philippine National Mapping and Resource Information Authority had previous announced that NAMRIA had identified 400 to 500 additional land features that might be considered islands.
The Philippines is divided into three island groups: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Among these island groups, Luzon is considered as the largest island group, followed by Mindanao as the second-largest island group, and the Visayas as the third-largest island group.
Aside from this, the Philippines is also divided into 17 regions, 81 provinces, 146 cities, and 1,488 municipalities as of September 30, 2020.
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