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Bantayan Island is an island located in the, Philippines. It is situated to the west of the northern end of Cebu island, across the Tañon Strait. According to the, it has a population of.The island is administratively divided into three municipalities: Bantayan (the largest municipality, covering the central part)Madridejos (covering the northern portion)Santa Fe (covering the eastern portion) The island area is. The island is mostly covered with coconut palms; the elevation is mostly below 30m, with only one taller hill, at, in barangay Atop-atop.GeographyIsland groupBantayan is the main and largest island of the Bantayan island group that lies close to the geographical centre of the Philippine archipelago.The island group includes numerous smaller islands (some uninhabited or uninhabitable), mostly around the southwest corner of the island. About 20 of these islets stretch for about 8km southwest from Bantayan municipality port area, with some nearer ones being accessible on foot from the main island at low tide. The islands are beside the busy shipping lanes for ships and ferries coming from Mindanao or Cebu City on their way to Manila. The islands are all small and green and low, virtually indistinguishable one from another.Some of the more notable are: