Dumaran Island is an island in the province 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 ...

in the

Philippines 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 ...

. It is around 34.1 kilometers away from the Palawan mainland and is accessible by pumpboats. The island is administratively divided between the municipalities of

Dumaran Dumaran, officially the Municipality of Dumaran ( tgl, Bayan ng Dumaran), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,528 people. The municipality covers the sout ...

and Araceli. Both municipalities' ''

poblacion ''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippines, Philippi ...

s'' are located on the island. Dumaran Channel can be found west of the island. The Dalanganem islands can be found northeast of Dumaran. Its antipode is located in Brazil.

Dumaran Bay

Dumaran Bay is located on the western part of the island. This is a list of structures and places there: *San Juan Bautista Catholic Church *Damuran Public Market *Castro Inn *Cayao Lodging House

Wasao

Maraneg Beach is in the southern portion of Wasao. It is said to have grayish-beige sand surrounded by forest. Red seaweed and coral is a common find to be washed up along the beach.

Wonol

Wonol is a peninsula located in the mid south region of the island

Fauna

Dumaran's fauna includes the

Philippine cockatoo The red-vented cockatoo (''Cacatua haematuropygia''), also known as the Philippine cockatoo and locally katala, abukay, agay or kalangay, is a species of cockatoo. It is endemic to the Philippines though pressured by various environmental degradat ...

and the endangered Philippine pond turtle. The damselfish '' Pomacentrus tripunctatus'' can be found here.

References

Islands of Palawan {{Mimaropa-geo-stub