Agutaya

Agutaya is a fifth class island municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.It is the eastern part of the Cuyo Archipelago in the Sulu Sea, and the municipality covers several islands, including its namesake Agutaya Island, which is the second largest island of the Cuyo archipelago, as well as Diit, Halog, Maracanao, Matarawis (also spelled Matarabis), Oco, and Quiniluban islands.GeographyAgutaya Island is the second largest of the Cuyo group with an area of about. The north-eastern part is hilly. Four peaks tower over the island. The middle and highest of the four peaks, high, is covered with cogon, the others being wooded.Native sailboats used to be unable to sail to and from the nearby island of Cuyo (only 20 miles away), due to the strength of the monsoon, either the Northwest monsoon in wintertime, or the Southwest monsoon in summer.VolcanoAgutaya is an inactive volcano, ASL, located at, in the province of Palawan in the Philippines.Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lists Agutaya as inactive.BarangaysThe Municipality of Agutaya is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.