Sabtang

Sabtang is an island municipality of province in the northern Philippines. It is famous for its villages composed of traditional Ivatan stone houses that form the stereotypical postcard images of the province.
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  • Type: Town with 1,770 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Philippines in the province of Batanes
  • Also known as: “Municipality of Sabtang”, “San Vicente”, and “San Vincente”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sabtang Church and Sabtang Lighthouse.

Church
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Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish Church, commonly known as , is a Roman Catholic church located near Sabtang Port in Sabtang, Batanes, Philippines.

Tower
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is an active lighthouse in Sabtang, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ivana.

Town
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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,368 people, making it the least populated town in the province and second least populated in the country, behind . is situated 6 km northeast of Sabtang.

Sabtang

Latitude
20.3348° or 20° 20′ 5″ north
Longitude
121.8723° or 121° 52′ 20″ east
Population
1,770
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
7QG38VMC+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 654679310
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1691259
Wiki­data ID
Q43460
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Satellite Map

Discover Sabtang from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Amis to Waray—“Sabtang” goes by many names.
  • Amis: “Sabtang”
  • Cebuano: “Lungsod sa Sabtang”
  • Cebuano: “Sabtang”
  • Central Bikol: “Sabtang”
  • Chavacano: “Sabtang”
  • Chinese: “Sabtang”
  • Chinese: “萨布唐市”
  • Dutch: “Sabtang”
  • French: “Sabtang”
  • Georgian: “საბტანგი”
  • German: “Sabtang”
  • Iloko: “Sabtang”
  • Indonesian: “Sabtang”
  • Italian: “Sabtang”
  • Japanese: “サブタン”
  • Malay: “Sabtang”
  • Paiwan: “Sabtang”
  • Pampanga: “Sabtang”
  • Pangasinan: “Sabtang”
  • Portuguese: “Sabtang”
  • Sakizaya: “Sabtang”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Sabtang”
  • Spanish: “Sabtang”
  • Swedish: “Sabtang”
  • Tagalog: “Bayan ng Sabtang”
  • Tagalog: “Munisipalidad ng Sabtang”
  • Tagalog: “Munisipyo ng Sabtang”
  • Tagalog: “Sabtang”
  • Urdu: “سابتانگ”
  • Urdu: “سبتنگ، بتانس”
  • Vietnamese: “Sabtang”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sabtang”
  • “Sabtang”
  • “Sabtang, Batanes”

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