Catanduanes is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon . Its capital is Virac and the province lies to the east of Camarines Sur across Maqueda Channel .

Catanduanes is known to many as an island paradise. It lies east of the Bicol peninsula. The island province is bounded by the Maqueda Channel in the west, the Pacific Ocean on the north and east, and Lagonoy Gulf and Cabugao Bay on the south.

It has an aggregate total area of 1,511.50 km². These include the smaller islands of Panay , Palumbanes , Parongpong , Calabagio and 23 other islets.

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