The Cuyo Archipelago or Cuyo Islands, is a group of about 45 islands lying to the northeast of the

Philippine The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

island of

Palawan Palawan (), officially the Province of Palawan ( cyo, Probinsya i'ang Palawan; tl, Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in t ...

.''Traveler's Companion Philippines 1998'' p.214 Kirsten Ellis, Globe Pequot Press Globe Pequot, 1998 It lies south of

Mindoro Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous island in the Philippines. With a total land area of 10,571 km2 ( 4,082 sq.mi ) and has a population of 1,408,454 as of 2020 census. It is located off the southwestern coast of Luz ...

and between Northern Palawan and Panay. It is centered on the largest island of the archipelago, Cuyo Island, with an area of and is about long. The 45 islands and islets of the archipelago form a total land area of .''The Philippine Island world: a physical, cultural, and regional geography'' by Frederick L. Wernstedt, Joseph Earle Spencer p.24
/ref> Cuyo is divided into two island groups. To the north is the

Quiniluban The Quiniluban Group is a group of islands in Palawan Province of the Philippines situated between the islands of Palawan and Panay in the Sulu Sea. The group is the northernmost in the Cuyo Archipelago, consisting of several islands and rocks. The ...

group. To the south is the Cuyo group, where the centers of the three municipalities namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay are located. Geologically, the islands are related to the main island of

. They are positioned on the western edge of the Luzon Arc. Cuyo island is volcanic. The northern islands of

seem to be uplifted coral atolls, although the heights of some of the peaks strongly suggest volcanic uplift. There have been plans before to establish the Cuyo Archipelago as a separate province from Palawan, just like what happened when Batanes became independent from Cagayan province. Many other islands of the group are purely corallian. Cuyo is divided in three municipalities, namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay: *

Cuyo, Palawan Cuyo, officially the Municipality of Cuyo ( cyo, Banwa 'ang Cuyo, tgl, Bayan ng Cuyo), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,489 people. Its territory incl ...

(southern and western part) *

Magsaysay, Palawan Magsaysay, officially the Municipality of Magsaysay ( tgl, Bayan ng Magsaysay), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,603 people. It is the easternmost of th ...

(eastern part) *

Agutaya, Palawan Agutaya, officially the Municipality of Agutaya ( tgl, Bayan ng Agutaya), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,867 people. An island municipality, it is the ...

(northern part) Altogether, 45,718 people inhabit the Cuyo group of islands. Some of the main islands, or island groups, are: *

Pamalican Pamalican Island, also known as Pamalikan, is a small and sandy island of the Cuyo Islands in the Sulu Sea, between Palawan and Panay, in the north part of the Palawan Province of the Philippines. The island is set in the middle of a coral ...

Manamoc Manamoc is an island-barangay in the Sulu Sea, in the northeastern part of the province of Palawan in the Philippines. It is a part of the Quiniluban group of islands of the Cuyo Archipelago between the islands of Palawan and Panay. Geography M ...

Agutaya Agutaya, officially the Municipality of Agutaya ( tgl, Bayan ng Agutaya), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,867 people. An island municipality, it is the ...

* Cuyo

Islands

File:QuinubalanGroup.JPG,

group, northern part of the Cuyo archipelago. File:ManamocIsland.JPG,

island is located in the northwestern part of the Cuyo archipelago. File:PamalicanAirview2.jpg,

island. File:Agutaya and Oco.jpg,

island, and small Oco island in the forefront.

Notes

External links

* * {{authority control Islands of Palawan Archipelagoes of the Philippines Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean Archipelagoes of Southeast Asia Maritime Southeast Asia