Batanes

Batanes, officially known as the Province of Batanes (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Batanes), commonly called The Batanes, is a province of the Philippines. It is located in the Cagayan Region, located far north from the province of Cagayan, between Luzon and Taiwan, with the South China Sea to the west and the Philippine Sea to the east.

Its capital and largest city is Basco, located on Batan Island in the centre of the archipelago. It is the smallest and least populous province of the Philippines, and also the northernmost province.

The province has a population of 26,970, with a population density of 123 people per square kilometer.

Geography
The province is made up of 3 large islands and 7 small uninhabited islands. The three large islands are Itbayat, Batan, and Sabtang. The northernmost point of the Philippines is Amianan Island.

The province's highest peak is Mount Iraya on Batan Island, with a height of 1009m above sea level.