Camiguin Map

Camiguin is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about 10 km (6.2 mi) off the northern

coast of Misamis Oriental in Mindanao. It is the second-smallest province both in population and land area

after Batanes. The capital of the province is Mambajao, and it is a part of the Northern Mindanao Region of the

Philippines.

The province of Camiguin is divided into five municipalities, the largest of which is Mambajao. Each towns are

subdivided into a total of 58 barangays. The five municipalities are Catarman,Guinsiliban,Mahinog,Mambajao

and Sagay.

The name Camiguin is derived from the native word ���Kamagong���, a species of the ebony tree that thrives near

 Lake Mainit in the Province of Surigao del Norte. Earlier inhabitants of the islands are Manobos from the Surigao region. An earlier Spanish geography book writes the island as "Camiguing". There is reason to suppose the

Spaniards dropped the final.

On July 4, 1946, the country gained independence from the US and became the Republic of the Philippines.

The island of Camiguin was part of Misamis Oriental until 1958, when it became a sub-province.It was made

into a separate province on June 18, 1966, but was not formally inaugurated until 1968.