Also known as: Lalawigan sang Camiguin
Camiguin is a province in Region X (Northern Mindanao). Population 95K (PSA 2024 census), 0 cities + 5 municipalities, 58 barangays total, land area 241.44 km². Provincial capital: Mambajao.
Camiguin is a province in Region X (Northern Mindanao). Its capital is Mambajao.
Camiguin had 94,892 residents in the 2024 census (PSA 2024 Census of Population (POPCEN 2024), reference date July 1, 2024). That is the most recent official count. There is no 2026 census result, so any 2026 population figure is an estimate.
Camiguin covers 241.44 km², per the PSA Philippine Statistical Yearbook figure used on this page.
Camiguin has 0 component cities and 5 municipalities (5 LGUs under the province), per PSA's Philippine Standard Geographic Code (2Q 2026), and 58 barangays.
Camiguin has no component cities. Its 5 municipalities are Catarman, Guinsiliban, Mahinog, Mambajao and Sagay.
Camiguin is popularly called the 'Island Born of Fire' for its volcanic origin, though the exact number of volcanoes is disputed across sources (estimates range from 4 to 14 depending on classification). Two genuinely separate volcanic events define its land-use history: Mount Vulcan's 1871 eruption caused the coastal settlement of Bonbon to subside beneath the sea, creating what is now known as the Sunken Cemetery, marked today by a large cross built in 1982.
Key industries: Tourism (diving, volcanic and heritage sites), Lanzones ('longkong' variety, annual Lanzones Festival), Fishing
Mount Hibok-Hibok's eruptions of 1948 to 1951 — a wholly separate volcano and event roughly eight decades later — culminated in a catastrophic December 1951 eruption whose death toll is genuinely disputed across sources, ranging from roughly 500 to over 3,000. That disaster is credited with prompting the Philippine government to establish the agency that would become PHIVOLCS. Hibok-Hibok remains dormant since 1953 and is currently at Alert Level 0, though still under permanent monitoring. The island's especially sweet 'longkong' lanzones variety has been a defining agricultural export since its annual Lanzones Festival began around 1979-1981.
Key industries: Tourism (diving, volcanic and heritage sites), Lanzones ('longkong' variety, annual Lanzones Festival), Fishing
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