The Republic of the Philippines (Pilipinas in Filipino) includes more than 7600 islands stretching over 1750 km (1100 mi) of the western Pacific and separating the Philippine Sea on the east from the South China Sea on the west. The largest islands are Luzon at the northern end of the country and Mindanao at the southern end. As of 2020 the population of the country was about 109 million. The archipelago was a Spanish colony until the Spanish-American War of 1898, which brought the islands under U.S. administration. Japan occupied the islands during World War II (1942-45) and the country became independent shortly thereafter (1946). The Philippines is divided into 17 regions and subdivided into 81 provinces. Panay and Guimaras are located in the Western Visayas Region near the geographical center of the archipelago. The sixth largest island of the Philippines, Panay is triangular in shape and has a population of about 4.5 million. Iloilo on the southeast coast, San Jose de Buenavista on the southwest coast, and Roxas on the north coast are among the major cities on the island. Guimaras is an island province off the east coast of Panay. Panay faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north, the Visayan Sea to the northeast, and the much deeper Panay Gulf and Sulu Sea to the southwest. Guimaras is separated from Panay by the narrow channel of the Iloilo Strait and from Negros by the broader Guimaras Strait. Filipino and English are official languages in the Philippines. In Filipino a lighthouses is called a parola; an island is an isla or pulo. Many English maritime terms have been adopted into Filipino, including cape, bay, and port, and the names of historic lighthouses are often retained in their Spanish forms. Lighthouses in the Philippines are maintained by the Marine Safety Services Command of the Philippine Coast Guard. Notices to Mariners are posted by the National Mapping and Resource Information Agency (NAMRIA). Many Philippine lighthouses are not well known so better information and photos are always needed. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. PCG numbers are the Philippines Light List numbers, where known. Admiralty numbers are from volume F of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.
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Panay Lighthouses
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Guimaras Province Lighthouses
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Adjoining pages: Northeast: Masbate | Southeast: Negros | South: Northern Mindanao | Northwest: Romblon and Marinduque
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Posted July 24, 2005. Checked and revised December 20, 2023. Lighthouses: 39. Site copyright 2023 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.