Homonhon

Homonhon Island is an island in Eastern Samar, the Philippines. The island has 8 divisions. The island has 4 mines. [1]

History

When his first trip started, Ferdinand Magellan landed in Homonhon, [2] even though nobody lived there, Some fishers saw him and greeted him. Magellan left for Limasawa Island.[3]

Divisions

These are the Divisions in Homonhon Island, also with their population.

Division Population
Bitaugan 445
Cagusu-an 707
Canawayon 427
Casuguran 964
Culasi 446
Habag 317
Inapulagan 548
Pagbabangnan 550
Total 4,413

References

  1. ↑ "Advocates urge NHCP to save Homonhon Island from Mining". Rappler. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Watts, Franklin (1988). The Voyage of Magellan. pp. 20. ISBN 0-531-10638-1.
  3. ↑ Bergreen, Laurence (2003). Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-621173-5.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.