Calaguas

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Calaguas
Waters Philippine Sea
archipelago Philippines
Geographical location 14 ° 27 '  N , 122 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 14 ° 27 '  N , 122 ° 55'  E
Calaguas (Philippines)
Calaguas
Number of islands 20th
Main island Guintinua
Residents 6095 (2007)

The archipelago Calaguas ( Calaguas Group of Islands ) is an island group in the Philippines . The group of over 20 islands is located north of the Bicol Peninsula . The two main islands are Guintinua and Tinaga Island, other well known islands are Balagbag, Bedey, Sugod, Comalasag, Ingalan, Bantiqua, Pinagcastillohan, Puacuapan and Maculabo Island. On the two main islands are the barangays Banocboc, Pinagtigasan and Mangcawayan, which had 6095 inhabitants in 2007. The archipelago is administered by the municipality of Vinzons in the province of Camarines Norte .

The archipelago is located about 28 km off the coast of the Bicol Peninsula in the Philippine Sea and can be reached via the ports of Paracale and Vinzons . The crossing takes around 2 to 3 hours, depending on the weather. There is no tourist infrastructure on the archipelago.

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  1. Statistical data of the NSCB ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nscb.gov.ph
  2. Brief presentation of the archipelago on mahabangbuhangin.com ( Memento of the original from January 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mahabangbuhangin.com