Dinagat Islands

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Province of Dinagat Islands
[[Image:\|100px\|Provincial seal of Dinagat Islands]] Provincial seal of Dinagat Islands
Image:Ph locator surigao del norte dinagat island.png Map of the Philippines with Dinagat Islands highlighted
Region	Caraga (Region XIII)
Capital	San Jose
Divisions
- Highly urbanized cities	0
- Component cities	0
- Municipalities	7
- Barangays	100
- Congressional districts
Population
- Total (2000)	106,951
- Density	133.3/km² ()
Area
- Total	802.12 km²
Founded	December 2, 2006
Spoken languages
Governor	Geraldine Ecleo Villaroman (Lakas-CMD)/(Kampi)

Dinagat Islands is a province in the Philippines, located on the south side of Leyte Gulf. Leyte is to its west, across Surigao Strait, and Mindanao is to its south. Dinagat is about 60 km from north to south.

Best known for its great rock climbing sites and white sand beaches, it is the country's 81st & newest province and the fifth province in the Caraga Region.

The islands and mushroom islets of the province offer a Shangri-La for the adventurers. Its caves, rock formations, waterfalls, bonsai forests, white beaches, and mountain lakes provide a perfect ambiance for the thrill seekers and nature-loving individuals.

It is also the site of the greatest and historic Battle of Surigao Strait during World War II. Loreto, the northernmost municipality of the province, is the entry point in the Philippines of the American-Filipino Liberation Forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur before proceeding to Leyte to fulfill his promise to return and liberate the Philippine Islands from the Japanese Imperial Army.

San Jose Municipality is the capital of the province and is where the Headquarters of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association, Inc., founded by the late Ruben Ecleo, is located.

The province is known as one of the archipelago's holiest sites in the Pre-Christian native religion. It is here where the God of Hurricanes was persuaded to relent his attacks on the islands by Da, the God of Peace.

Today, Dinagat Islands is known as the Mystical Island Province of Love.

[edit] Political divisions

Dinagat Islands is divided into 7 municipalities.

City/Municipality		No. of Barangays	Population (2000)
Image:Ph seal dinagat islands basilisa.png	Basilisa (Rizal)	27	26,489
	Cagdianao	14	12,886
	Dinagat	12	9,883
Image:Ph seal dinagat islands libjo.png	Libjo (Albor)	16	16,610
Image:Ph seal dinagat islands loreto.png	Loreto	10	8,751
	San Jose	12	25,532
	Tubajon	9	6,800

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v • d • e Municipalities of Dinagat Islands
Basilisa • Cagdianao • Dinagat • Libjo • Loreto • San Jose • Tubajon

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