Cawhagan
Caohagan, or sometimes spelled Cawhagan, is an island located in the Cebu Strait in the Philippines. The island is one of the islands that constitute the Olango Island Group, a group of islands off the coast of Mactan Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 694 residents
- Description: barangay of the Philippines in the city of Lapu-Lapu
- Also known as: “Bgy. Cawhagan”, “Brgy. Cawhagan”, and “Cawhagan, Lapu-Lapu City”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Caohagan Island and Gilutongan Island.
Caohagan Island
Islet
Caohagan, or sometimes spelled Cawhagan, is an island located in the Cebu Strait in the Philippines. The island is one of the islands that constitute the Olango Island Group, a group of islands off the coast of Mactan Island.
Gilutongan Island
Islet
Gilutongan is one of the islands comprising the Olango Island Group, a group of islands in between Mactan and the Danajon Bank in the Philippines. Most of the Olango islands are part of Lapu-Lapu City, Gilutongan, however, is under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Cordova, Cebu. Gilutongan Island is situated 3½ km west of Cawhagan.
Nalusuan
Islet
Nalusuan is a natural island resort in the Cebu Strait, the Philippines, and one of the islands comprising the Olango Island Group. The island, which measures close to a hectare, is situated between Mactan Island and the Province of Bohol. Nalusuan is situated 2½ km southwest of Cawhagan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olango Island and Córdova.
Olango Island
Photo: Leodb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olango Island is in Cebu Province, just offshore from Mactan Island and Lapu-Lapu city. It is known mainly for its wildlife sanctuary but also has some fine beaches and dive sites.
Córdova
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cordova, officially the Municipality of Cordova, is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 72,915 people.
Cawhagan
- Category: locality
- Location: Lapu-Lapu, Metro Cebu, Cebu Province, Central Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.20274° or 10° 12′ 10″ northLongitude
124.02003° or 124° 1′ 12″ eastPopulation
694Open location code
7Q26623C+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 2527306966OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tagalog—“Cawhagan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bgy. Cawhagan”
- Cebuano: “Brgy. Cawhagan”
- Filipino: “Caohagan”
- Japanese: “カオハガン”
- Tagalog: “Bgy. Cawhagan”
- Tagalog: “Brgy. Cawhagan”
- “Barangay Cawhagan”
- “Cawhagan”
- “Cawhagan, Lapu-Lapu”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nalusuan Island and Pangan-an Island.
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