Island province
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Island province is a province with jurisdictional extent encompassing the whole land area of an island.
A province cannot be called an "island province" if a certain part of the island is governed or administered by a separate province.
Some provinces include several islands:
- Philippines
- Cebu province: (Cebu Island and other)
- Palawan: (Palawan Island and other)
- Guimaras: (Guimaras Island and Inampulugan)
- Catanduanes (Catanduanes Island, Panay, Palumbanes, Parongpong, Calabagio and 23 other islets.)
- Siquijor
- Bohol
- Leyte
- Biliran
Hainan is a sister province of Jeju island-province of South Korea.
Other countries with island provinces are Canada and Chile among others.
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