Catanduanes, officially the Province of Catanduanes, is an island province located in the Bicol Region of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the 12th-largest island in the Philippines, and lies to the east of Camarines Sur, across the Maqueda Channel. Its capital is Virac, the most populous town in the province. It had a population of 271,879 people as of the 2020 census.
Founded: September 26, 1945
Country: Philippines
Region: Bicol Region
Time zone: UTC+8 (PST)
IDD : area code: +63 (0)52
ISO 3166 code: PH-CAT
Spoken languages: Central Bikol · Northern Catanduanes · Southern Catanduanes · Tagalog · English