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{{About|the province|the municipality|Dinagat, Dinagat Islands|its largest island|Dinagat Island}}
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| official_name            = Province of Dinagat Islands<ref name=SenateGovPH-RA9355 />
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| image_caption            = Dinagat Provincial capitol in [[San Jose, Dinagat Islands|San Jose]], and PBMA founder's Shrine.
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| nickname                 = Mystical Island Province of Love
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| seat_type                = Capital
| seat                     = [[San Jose, Dinagat Islands|San Jose]]
| leader_title             = [[Governor]]
| leader_name              = [[Nilo Demerey Jr.]] ([[Lakas–CMD|Lakas]])
| leader_title1            = [[Vice Governor]]
| leader_name1             = Benglen Ecleo ([[Lakas–CMD|Lakas]])
| leader_title2            = [[Sangguniang Panlalawigan|Legislature]]
| leader_name2             = [[Dinagat Islands Provincial Board]]
| area_footnotes           = <ref name=nscblist>{{cite web |title=List of Provinces |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp |work=PSGC Interactive |publisher=National Statistical Coordination Board |access-date=27 March 2013 |location=Makati City, Philippines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117174921/http://nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp |archive-date=17 January 2013 }}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = {{PH wikidata|area}}
| area_rank                = 75th out of 81
| elevation_max_m          = 939
| elevation_max_point      = [[Mount Redondo (Dinagat Islands)|Mount Redondo]]
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| population_rank          = 77th out of 81
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| population_density_rank  = 65th out of 81
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| seat1                    = [[Basilisa]]
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'''Dinagat Islands''' ([[Cebuano language|Cebuano]]: ''Mga Pulo sa Dinagat''; [[Surigaonon language|Surigaonon]]: ''Mga Puyo nan Dinagat''; [[Kabalian language|Kabalian]]: ''Mga Puyo san Dinagat''; [[Waray language|Waray]]: ''Mga Purô han Dinagat''; [[Filipino language|Filipino]]: ''Mga Islang Dinagat''<ref>{{cite web |title=Mapa ng mga Wika (Rehiyon) - CARAGA |url=https://kwf.gov.ph/mapa-ng-mga-wika-rehiyon/3/ |publisher=[[Commission on the Filipino Language]] |access-date=23 September 2021 |language=tl |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105123056/https://kwf.gov.ph/mapa-ng-mga-wika-rehiyon/3/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>), officially the '''Province of Dinagat Islands''', is an island [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] in the [[Caraga]] region of the [[Philippines]], located on the south side of [[Leyte Gulf]]. The island of [[Leyte]] is to its west, across [[Surigao Strait]], and mainland [[Mindanao]] is to its south. Its main island, [[Dinagat Island|Dinagat]], is about {{convert|60|km}} from north to south.

==Etymology==
The name of the island means "of the sea" or "like the sea", an affixed from of the root word ''dagat'' ("sea") in the [[Visayan languages]].<ref name="Chamberlain">{{cite journal |last1=Chamberlain |first1=Alexander F. |title=Philippine Studies. 1. Place-Names |journal=The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal |date=January–November 1900 |volume=22 |pages=394–399}}</ref>


==History==
[[File:Surigao province map 1918.JPG|thumb|upright=0.9|left|[[Surigao (province)|Surigao province]] map in 1918|alt=An old map showing the current territories of the province as part of the historical province of Surigao]]

===Early history===
The province in pre-colonial times was much influenced by the [[Rajahnate of Butuan]] which was nestled in present-day Agusan del Norte. It was also used as the entry point of the Rajahnate of Ternate, present-day Moluccas of Indonesia, to attack the Rajahnate of Butuan, Rajahnate of Cebu, the indigenous settlements in the Anda Peninsula of Bohol, and the Kingdom of Dapitan (located 'between' Panglao and Bohol), which later moved in northern Zamboanga after the Kingdom of Dapitan was destroyed.

===Spanish colonial era===
Although one of the newest provinces of the country, settlements in the Dinagat Islands were already present during the Spanish regime as a result of migration of people from nearby provinces of Bohol and Leyte. In particular during World War II, the allegedly magical province had a significant impact on the history of the nation.

The municipality was formally established in 1855. It occupies the territorial boundaries of the whole island. From 1890 to 1990 its boundaries were gradually reduced giving rise to six municipalities, [[Loreto, Dinagat Islands|Loreto]], [[Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands|Cagdianao]], [[Libjo, Dinagat Islands|Libjo]], [[Basilisa, Dinagat Islands|Basilisa]], [[Tubajon, Dinagat Islands|Tubajon]] and [[San Jose, Dinagat Islands|San Jose]].

[[File:6th Ranger Battalion, 1944.jpg|thumb|left|Soldiers of the 6th Ranger Battalion move through a village on Dinagat Island, 18 October 1944.]]

Loreto became a Spanish ''[[pueblo]]'' on September 4, 1890, under the supervision of Governor General Manuel Sanchez by the virtue of ''Direccion General No. 30''. It was originally called ''Mabua'' due to the ever-foaming river that runs right into the center of the community. It was named ''Loreto'' in 1881 by the Spanish priest who frequents the town, in honor of the wife of the ''Alcalde Mayor'' of the Province of Surigao.

===Japanese occupation era===
The province was the site of the historic [[Battle of Surigao Strait]] during the Second World War. The Municipality of Loreto became the entry point of the American Liberation Forces on October 17, 1944. It was on this shore that the 6th Ranger Battalion of the 6th U.S. Army under Col. Mucci landed at Sitio Campintac of Barangay Panamaon in Loreto. It was during this landing that the first American flag flew on Philippine soil since the Japanese invasion in 1941. The Americans named the place "Black Beach No. 2."

The northern part of the island served as a refuge for the American soldiers, while the western border was held by Japanese forces. Capsized vessel structures are still found today in the waters of Basilisa.

===Philippine independence===
On December 23, 1959, [[Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands|Cagdianao]] was created into a municipality under ''Executive Order No. 367''.<ref name=GovPH-EO367>{{cite web|title=Executive Order No. 367; Creating the Municipality of Cagdianao in the Province of Surigao|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1959/12/23/executive-order-no-367-s-1959/|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|access-date=19 December 2015|archive-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104103016/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1959/12/23/executive-order-no-367-s-1959/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its name came from the Spanish word ''Cada dia linao'' meaning "everyday peaceful and calm". However, some scholars say that its name came from the [[Visayan languages|Visayan]] word ''Taga Danaw'' meaning "the lake people".

[[Libjo, Dinagat Islands|Libjo]] was created into a municipality and named ''Albor'' on February 29, 1960, under ''Executive Order No. 381''.<ref name=GovPH-EO381>{{cite web|title=Executive Order No. 381; Creating the Municipality of Albor in the Province of Surigao|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1960/02/29/executive-order-no-381-s-1960/|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|access-date=19 December 2015}}</ref> It was taken from the municipalities of [[Dinagat, Dinagat Islands|Dinagat]] and [[Loreto, Dinagat Islands|Loreto]]. ''Albor'' came from the surname of the mayors of Loreto and Dinagat — Alfaro and Borja. It was renamed as ''Libjo'' on June 17, 1967. The name came from the word ''Liboo'', a kind of mussel clam.

[[File:PBMA Founder's Shrine.JPG|thumbnail|left|[[Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association|Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association Shrine]] built and maintained by members of the association in memory of [[Ruben Ecleo|Ruben Edera Ecleo Sr.]] the founder of the PBMA, Situated at Aurelio, San Jose.]]

In 1965, Ruben Edera Ecleo Sr. founded the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) at Sitio Puyange, now Poblacion in San Jose. PBMA is a non-sectarian organization bounded by a strong spirit of brotherhood. Not long after that, members from all over the Philippines migrated to the island to be in constant association with their founder.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

Meanwhile, [[Basilisa, Dinagat Islands|Basilisa]] became a municipality on June 17, 1967, under ''[[Republic Act]] No. 4986''. It was then named as ''Rizal'', after the country's [[Jose Rizal|national hero]].<ref name=ChanRobles-RA4986>{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 4986 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Rizal in the Province of Surigao del Norte|url=http://laws.chanrobles.com/republicacts/50_republicacts.php?id=4990|website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library|access-date=19 December 2015}}</ref> The municipality was renamed as Basilisa on June 21, 1969, under ''Republic Act. No. 5775''.<ref name=ChanRobles-RA5775>{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 5775 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Basilisa in the Province of Surigao del Norte |url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno5775.html|website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library|access-date=19 December 2015}}</ref>

[[Tubajon, Dinagat Islands|Tubajon]], which was once a barangay of Loreto, became a municipality on June 21, 1969, under ''Republic Act No. 5643''.

The newest municipality is [[San Jose, Dinagat Islands|San Jose]], created on November 15, 1989, under ''Republic Act No. 6769''.<ref name=LawPhilNet-RA6769>{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 6769; An Act Creating the Municipality of San Jose in the Province of Surigao del Norte|url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6769_1989.html|website=The LawPhil Project|access-date=19 December 2015}}</ref> The town was named in honor of Jose Ecleo who was its pioneer and father of then mayor of the municipality of Dinagat, Ruben Edera Ecleo Sr. The town is the seat of the PBMA.

===Contemporary===
The Dinagat Islands was part of the First District of Surigao del Norte Province until it became a province on December 2, 2006, with the approval of ''Republic Act No. 9355'' (authored by Rep. Glenda B. Ecleo), the Charter of the Province of the Dinagat Islands, in a [[2006 Dinagat Islands creation plebiscite|plebiscite]].<ref name=SenateGovPH-RA9355>{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 9355. An Act Creating the Province of Dinagat Islands|url=https://www.senate.gov.ph/republic_acts/ra%209355.pdf|website=Senate of the Philippines|access-date=19 December 2015}}</ref> [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] appointed the province's first set of officials on January 26, 2007.<ref name=dilg /> Provincial officials were first elected a few months later, in the [[2007 Philippine general election|May 14, 2007 elections]]; these elected officials took office on July 1, 2007.<ref name=dilg />

On February 11, 2010, the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]] declared the creation of the Dinagat Islands Province null and void on grounds of failure to meet land area and population requirements for the creation of local government units.<ref name=SCJudiciaryGovPH>{{cite news|last1=Rempillo|first1=Jay B.|title=SC Voids Creation of the Province of Dinagat Islands|url=http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/news/courtnews%20flash/2010/02/02111002.php|access-date=19 December 2015|publisher=Supreme Court of the Philippines|date=11 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716102903/http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/news/courtnews%20flash/2010/02/02111002.php|archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=ABS-CBNNews>{{cite news|title=SC says Dinagat Islands no longer a province|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/regions/02/11/10/sc-says-dinagat-islands-no-longer-province|access-date=19 December 2015|publisher=[[ABS-CBN Corporation]] News|date=11 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2010/february2010/180050_nachura.htm |title=G.R. No. 180050, Promulgated: February 11, 2010|publisher=Philippine Government Supreme Court Judiciary|access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref> The decision was not yet rendered final and executory before the [[2010 Philippine general election|May 10, 2010 elections]]; therefore the [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]] still organized the elections for the province's separate [[Legislative district of Dinagat Islands|congressional representative]] and provincial officials.<ref name=comelec>{{cite web |author=Commission on Elections |title=COMELEC Resolution No. 8790 |url=https://comelec.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/com_res_8790.pdf |date=March 9, 2010 |access-date=August 9, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326191935/https://comelec.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/com_res_8790.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2010 }}</ref> Although the original decision was made final and executory on May 18, 2010—thereby reverting the Dinagat Islands to Surigao del Norte—the officials elected in 2010 continued to serve the province, even throughout the legal battles that followed, which eventually saw the Supreme Court reverse its position.<ref name=dilg>{{cite web |url=http://downloads.caraga.dilg.gov.ph/Legal%20Ops/2014/LO%20003-2014_30.pdf |last=Famacion |first=Lilibeth A. |date=March 5, 2014 |title=DILG-13 Opinion No. 003-2014 |publisher=Department of the Interior and Local Government - Region XIII |access-date=August 9, 2016}}</ref>

On April 12, 2011, the Supreme Court reversed its earlier ruling,<ref name=gr180050>{{cite web |url=http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2011/april2011/180050.htm |date=April 12, 2011 |title=G.R. No. 180050, Promulgated: April 12, 2011 |publisher=Supreme Court of the Philippines |first=Antonio Eduardo B. |last=Nachura |access-date=August 9, 2016}}</ref> upholding the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 9355 and validating the creation of Dinagat Islands as a province. An Entry of Judgment on October 24, 2012, ended the legal battles surrounding the status of the province, and finalized the separation of Dinagat Islands from Surigao del Norte.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2013/01/09/ira-shares-for-lgus-jump-by-37-5-in-2013/|title=IRA Shares for LGUs Jump by 37.5% in 2013|date=January 9, 2013|publisher=Government of the Republic of the Philippines|author=Department of Budget and Management|access-date=August 9, 2016|archive-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320081845/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2013/01/09/ira-shares-for-lgus-jump-by-37-5-in-2013/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
The province is one of the smallest island provinces in the country with a total land area of {{convert|1,036.34|km2}}.{{PSGC detail|nscb}}  Located to the northeast of [[Surigao del Norte]], in mainland Mindanao, the Dinagat Islands are separated physically from Awasan and Nonoc Islands of [[Surigao del Norte]] by the narrow, {{convert|15|km}} long, Gaboc Channel.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/philippines/txu-oclc-6539351-nc51-12-450.jpg |title=Surigao (topographic map)|date= 1954–1955 |publisher= University of Texas at Austin|author=U.S. Army Map Service|access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref> It takes about 75 minutes to cross from [[Surigao City]] Port to San Jose Port by [[pump boat]].

The province consists of the eponymous [[Dinagat Island]] and surrounding islands and islets, including [[Cabilan Island]] in [[Dinagat, Dinagat Islands|Dinagat]], [[La Isla Aga]] and [[Lalaking Bukid]] in [[Basilisa, Dinagat Islands|Basilisa]], [[Kisses Islets]] in [[Libjo, Dinagat Islands|Libjo]], and [[Hibuson]], [[Stingray Islet]], and [[Puyo Islet]] in Loreto.

[[Mount Redondo]] on [[Dinagat Island]] is the highest point of the province reaching {{Convert|939|m}} above sea level.

=== Climate change ===
The Dinagat Islands province is among the top 20 most vulnerable provinces to [[climate change in the Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Caraga |url=https://nro13.neda.gov.ph/about-caraga/ |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=National Economic and Development Authority Caraga |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Administrative divisions===
[[File:Ph fil dinagat islands.png|thumb|right|{{center|Political divisions}}]]
The Dinagat Islands province comprises seven [[Municipalities of the Philippines|municipalities]], all encompassed by a [[Legislative district of Dinagat Islands|single legislative district]].

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! scope="col" style="border-width:thin 0 0 0;text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em;" class="unsortable" colspan="2" | Municipality{{thinsp}}{{efn-lr|name=Coord}}
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" colspan="3" | Population
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" | {{PSGC rubric}}
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" colspan="2" | Area{{PSGC detail|nscb}}
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" colspan="2" | Density
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Barangay|Total number of barangays}}
|-
! style="border-width:0 thin thin 0;" colspan="2" |
! style="border-width:0 0 thin thin;text-align:center;" colspan="2" | {{small|(2020)}}{{PH census|2020|Caraga}}
! style="border-width:0 thin thin 0;text-align:center;" | {{small|(2015)}}{{PH census|2015|Caraga}}
! style="border-top:0;" |
! style="border-width:0 0 thin thin;text-align:center;" | km<sup>2</sup>
! style="border-width:0 thin thin 0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" | {{nowrap|sq{{thinsp}}mi}}
! style="border-width:0 0 thin thin;text-align:center;" | /km<sup>2</sup>
! style="border-width:0 thin thin 0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" | {{nowrap|/sq{{thinsp}}mi}}
! style="border-top:0;" |
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|9.9985|N|125.5104|E|name=Basilisa|region:PH-DIN_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Basilisa, Dinagat Islands|Basilisa]]
| {{percent and number|36,911|128,117|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 36,880
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|36,911|2015.3315|36,880}}
| {{convert|92.68|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|36,911/92.68|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 27
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|9.9229|N|125.6719|E|name=Cagdianao|region:PH-DIN_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands|Cagdianao]]
| {{percent and number|18,350|128,117|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 16,808
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|18,350|2015.3315|16,808}}
| {{convert|249.48|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|18,350/249.48|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|9.9609|N|125.5911|E|name=Dinagat|region:PH-DIN_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Dinagat, Dinagat Islands|Dinagat]]
| {{percent and number|10,621|128,117|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 10,632
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|10,621|2015.3315|10,632}}
| {{convert|139.94|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|10,621/139.94|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|10.1953|N|125.5325|E|name=Libjo|region:PH-DIN_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Libjo, Dinagat Islands|Libjo]]
| {{percent and number|18,051|128,117|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 17,760
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|18,051|2015.3315|17,760}}
| {{convert|180.57|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|18,051/180.57|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|10.3592|N|125.5793|E|name=Loreto|region:PH-DIN_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Loreto, Dinagat Islands|Loreto]]
| {{percent and number|9,690|128,117|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 9,309
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|9,690|2015.3315|9,309}}
| {{convert|255.87|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|9,690/255.87|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
|-
! scope="row" style="border-width:medium 0 medium medium;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|10.0095|N|125.5708|E|name=San Jose|region:PH-DIN_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-width:medium 0 medium;" | [[San Jose, Dinagat Islands|San&nbsp;Jose]]
| style="border-width:medium medium medium 0;padding-right:0.7em;" | †
| {{percent and number|26,375|128,117|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 27,487
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|26,375|2015.3315|27,487}}
| {{convert|27.80|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|26,375/27.80|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|10.3272|N|125.5562|E|name=Tubajon|region:PH-DIN_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Tubajon, Dinagat Islands|Tubajon]]
| {{percent and number|8,119|128,117|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 8,276
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|8,119|2015.3315|8,276}}
| {{convert|90.00|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|8,119/90.00|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
|- class="sortbottom"
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;" |
! colspan="3" style="border-left:0;text-align:left;font-size:medium;font-variant:small-caps;letter-spacing:0.05em;" | Total
! style="text-align:right;" | 128,117
! style="text-align:right;" | 127,152
! style="text-align:right;" | {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|128,117|2015.3315|127,152}}
! style="text-align:right;" | 1,036.34
! style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|1,036.34|km2|disp=number|2}}
! style="text-align:right;" | {{sigfig|128,117/1,036.34|2}}
! style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|{{sigfig|128,117/1,036.34|2}}|PD/km2|disp=number}}
! style="text-align:center;" | 100
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==Demographics==
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The population of the Dinagat Islands in the 2020 census was 128,117 people,{{PH census|current|Caraga}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|128,117/1,036.34|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.

The original inhabitants of the province are called "Lumad", while residents of the Dinagat Islands are called "Dinagatnon". The Dinagat Islands is predominantly a [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]]-speaking province. However, towns facing the Surigao del Norte maritime border are [[Surigaonon language|Surigaonon]]-speaking, particularly the municipalities of [[Dinagat, Dinagat Islands|Dinagat]] and [[Cagdianao]] due to their proximity to the province of Surigao del Norte. Barangay Panamaon and the historic [[Gibusong|Hibuson Island]] in [[Loreto, Dinagat Islands|Loreto]] speak [[Waray-Waray language|Waray-Waray]]. Influences of the Cebuano and [[Boholano dialect|Boholano]] languages with a [[Tausug language|Tausug]] accent can be traced. Most can also speak various levels of [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] and [[Philippine English|English]].

===Religion===
Religious breakdown in the province shows [[Catholic Church in the Philippines|Catholicism]] at majority with 53% adherence while [[Iglesia Filipina Independiente]] or Aglipayan is the significant minority religion at 23%. Other minority religions are the [[Church Body of Christ- Filipinista]]s (12%), [[United Church of Christ in the Philippines]] (4%), [[Iglesia ni Cristo]] (4%) and other smaller Christian groups (Dinagat Island Socio Economic Factbook, 2007).{{Full citation needed|date=July 2016}}

Recent cultural, religious and socioeconomic changes of the province have allowed the rebound of Catholics (and Aglipayans in some degree) and their numbers have constantly increased; the province had experienced a Catholic decline in several decades (1970s-early 2000s) due to immigration of the members of Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association in the 1960s. There were some decades (1990s-2000s) where Catholics became minority with as low as 37% of the population.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

Several religious conflicts{{explain|date=July 2016}} were recorded in the province. But at present, religious harmony is relatively observed in most parts of Dinagat Island.

==Government==
The Governor of the Dinagat Islands is the local chief executive of the province of the Dinagat Islands.

{|class=wikitable
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number of terms in office}}
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Took office
! scope="col" | Left office
! scope="col" colspan=2 | Party
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| [[Geraldine Ecleo Villaroman|Geraldine B. Ecleo-Villaroman]]
| June 30, 2007
| June 30, 2010
| {{party name with colour|Lakas–CMD}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 | 2
| rowspan=3 | Glenda B. Ecleo
| rowspan=3 | June 30, 2010
| rowspan=3 | June 30, 2019
| {{party name with colour|Lakas-Kampi-CMD}}
|-
| {{party name with colour|Nacionalista Party}}
|-
| {{party name with colour|United Nationalist Alliance}}
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| [[Kaka Bag-ao|Arlene J. Bag-ao]]
| June 30, 2019
| June 30, 2022
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
! scope="row" |4
| [[Nilo Demerey Jr.|Nilo P. Demerey Jr.]]
|June 30, 2022
|
| {{party name with colour|Lakas–CMD}}
|}

The Representative of the Dinagat Islands is the congressperson of the province of the Dinagat Islands in the House of Representatives.

{|class=wikitable
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number of terms in office}}
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Took office
! scope="col" | Left office
! scope="col" colspan=2 | Party
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| Glenda B. Ecleo
| June 30, 2007 
| June 30, 2010
| {{party name with colour|Lakas–CMD}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| Ruben B. Ecleo, Jr.
| June 30, 2010
| May 31, 2012
| {{party name with colour|Lakas-Kampi-CMD}}
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| [[Kaka Bag-ao|Arlene "Kaka" J. Bag-ao]]
| June 30, 2013
| June 30, 2019 
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 4
| rowspan="2"|Allan I B. Ecleo 
| rowspan="2"|June 30, 2019
| rowspan="2"|
| {{party name with colour|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan}}
|-
| {{party name with colour|Lakas–CMD}}
|}

==Economy==
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==Tourism==
[[File:Nepenthes bellii upper pitcher.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|{{center|[[Nepenthes bellii]], a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippine islands of [[Mindanao]] and Dinagat, where it grows at elevations of 0–800 m above sea level}}]]
Dinagat Islands is a young island-province at the northern tip of [[Mindanao]]. Many describe Dinagat Islands as a hidden gem of the [[Caraga Region|Caraga Region XIII]]. The Islands are enriched with great bio-diversity, abundant natural wonders and rich resources. Dinagat Islands has a multitude of fascinating white sandy beaches with arrays of colossal rock formations. These sites and attractions are as diverse as the topography of the islands and islets.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

The province is known for its caves, resorts, and beaches. These include Bitaug Beach, Campintac Black Beach No. 2, Linao Spring Resort, and San Juan Cave (all in Loreto), Lake Bababu, Puerto Prinsesa Beach & Hagakhak Cave in Basilisa, Tagberayan Beach, Sayaw Beach, Legaspi Water Falls, Hinabyan and Leandro's Beach Resort in Cagdianao, Talisay Beach in Tubajon, Quano Blue Lagoon and Quano Cave, Ben Paz Mountain Resort and Oasis Islet Resort in Libjo, and the Cab-ilan Beach & Cab-ilan Gamay Beach in Dinagat.

==Environment and wildlife==
{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2019}}
The Dinagat Islands is one of the most environmentally significant provinces in the Philippines, where [[endemism]] of fauna is unique in its region. Animals that are endemic to the province include the critically endangered [[Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat]] that was rediscovered in 2012 after decades of disappearance,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hance |first=Jeremy |date=2012-04-17 |title=Two-foot-long cloud rat rediscovered after missing for forty years in the Philippines |url=https://news.mongabay.com/2012/04/two-foot-long-cloud-rat-rediscovered-after-missing-for-forty-years-in-the-philippines/ |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=Mongabay Environmental News |language=en-US}}</ref> the endangered [[Dinagat hairy-tailed rat]], [[Dinagat gymnure]] that has been declared by the EDGE Species Programme of the [[Zoological Society of London]] as one of the top 100 most evolutionary distinct and globally endangered species in the world, and a strange sub-species of the [[Philippine Tarsier]] that is unusually larger and darker in color than the common Philippine tarsier. The province is highly forested and is considered as a Key Biodiversity Area by [[Haribon Foundation]] and the [[Department of Environment and Natural Resources]] of the Philippines because of its unique fauna and flora, along with its lush rainforests that are classified as primary forests, or forests that have never been fully obliterated since pre-colonial times.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.senate.gov.ph/republic_acts/ra%209355.pdf Charter of the Province of Dinagat Islands (Republic Act No. 9355)]

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| North  = [[Eastern Samar]]<br />''[[Leyte Gulf]]''
| East   = ''[[Philippine Sea]]''
| South  = ''Hiniyuan Passage''<br />[[Surigao del Norte]]
| West   = [[Southern Leyte]] / ''[[Surigao Strait]]''
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