Capul
Capul, officially the Municipality of Capul, is a 5th class island municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 12,679 people. A lighthouse was built on the island which served as a guidepost for the Acapulco-Manila galleon trade vessels passing through the treacherous waters of San Bernardino Strait.- Type: Municipality of the Philippines
- Description: municipality of the Philippines in the province of Northern Samar
- Location: Northern Samar, Samar Island, Visayas, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
Latitude 12.4237° or 12° 25' 25.3" north | Longitude 124.1811° or 124° 10' 52" east |
Population 4760 | Elevation 6 metres (20 feet) |
GeoNames ID 1718594 |
Also Known As
- Arabic: Capul
- Balinese: Capul
- Banjar: Capul
- Batak Toba: Capul
- Buginese: Capul
- Capiznon: Capul
- Cebuano: Capul, Amihanang Samar
- Cebuano: Capul
- Central Bikol: Capul
- Chavacano: Capul
- Chinese: 卡普尔岛
- Chinese: 卡普爾島
- Dutch: Capul
- Filipino: Capul
- French: Capul
- German: Capul
- Gorontalo: Capul
- Hiligaynon: Capul
- Iloko: Capul
- Indonesian: Capul
- Italian: Capul
- Javanese: Capul
- Kinaray-A: Capul
- Lao: Capul
- Malay: Capul
- Minangkabau: Capul
- Norwegian: Capul
- Norwegian Bokmål: Capul
- Pampanga: Capul
- Pangasinan: Capul
- Rinconada Bikol: Capul
- Sundanese: Capul
- Swedish: Capul
- Tagalog: Capul
- Tetum: Capul
- Vietnamese: Capul, Bắc Samar
- Waray (Philippines): Capul
- Capul, Samar Utara
In the Area
Localities
Landmarks
- Capul IslandIsland
- Moroporo IslandIsland
- Jubang BayBay
- Timon PointPoint
- Coron PointPoint
- San Luis BayBay
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