Overview
Catanduanes, officially the Province of Catanduanes, is an island province located in the Bicol Region of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the 12th-largest island in the Philippines, and lies to the east of Camarines Sur, across the Maqueda Channel. Its capital, and most populated town is Virac. Catanduanes had a population of 261,169 people as of the 2024 census.
Geography
Catanduanes is one of the 82 provinces of the Philippines. Cited factual data on capital city, population, and area is sourced from Wikipedia and Wikidata structured properties. The province's boundaries, terrain, and notable geographic features are documented in the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Census of Population and Housing.