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Coron covers the eastern part of Busuanga Island, all of Coron Island and about fifty smaller islands reaching from Tara Island in the northeast to Canipo Island in the south, in the Calamian group between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea.

Municipality of 23 barangays, 689.1 km² of land.

Pictured: Kayangan Lake. Photo: Giuliano Gabella, via Unsplash, Unsplash License

Coron covers the eastern part of Busuanga Island, all of Coron Island and about fifty smaller islands reaching from Tara Island in the northeast to Canipo Island in the south, in the Calamian group between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea.

The municipal tourism office counts 34 natural attractions, 15 of them on Coron Island, which the Tagbanua manage as their ancestral domain. On the Busuanga side, Mt. Tapyas above the town is a common sunset walk. The Coron Island Natural Biotic Area is on the Philippines' tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage.

Around Coron

Coron is a wreck-diving destination: about a dozen sunken Japanese warships lie at depths of 10 to 40 metres.

Coron is the commercial capital of the Calamian Islands.

  • Island

    Coron Island

    Third-largest island of the Calamian Islands, forming the eastern side of Coron Bay. It makes up two of Coron's barangays, Banuang Daan and Cabugao.

  • Nature

    Barracuda Lake

    Lake on Coron Island, also called Luluyuan, where the water warms with depth to more than 38 °C, producing thermoclines.

  • Reef

    Siete Pecados Marine Park

    Marine protected area around a group of seven rocky islets off Coron. It received a Blue Park Award from the Marine Conservation Institute in April 2024.

  • Mountain

    Mt. Tapyas

    Mountain in Coron climbed by more than 700 steps to its peak. It is a site for the Stations of the Cross during Holy Week.

  • Nature

    Maquinit Hot Spring

    Hot spring near Siete Pecados whose salty, heated water collects in pools built by the owners. It can be reached by boat when the tide is high.

  • Beach

    Banol Beach

    Beach on Coron Island, the island that forms the eastern side of Coron Bay.

A short history

  1. The Spanish named the place Peñon de Coron, after the Tagbanua word corong, a kind of pot. In 1998 Coron Island was recognised as a Tagbanua ancestral domain.

  2. On 24 September 1944 more than a hundred American aircraft attacked the Japanese ships sheltering around Coron; the wrecks left in the bay are what draws many divers today.

  3. The Kasadyaan Festival falls on the feast of Saint Augustine, the town's patron, on 28 August, with masses and processions alongside street dancing by schools and local groups.

The way in

  1. Manila

    From Manila: Fly to Francisco B. Reyes Airport in Busuanga (about 1 to 1.5 hours from Manila; flights also from Cebu and Clark), then 30 to 45 minutes by van to Coron town. By sea, 2GO and Atienza Inter-Island Ferries sail from Manila to Coron, about 13 hours.

  2. Coron

    Nearest gateway. Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) in Busuanga, with Coron's own port for ferries from Manila

A place in Coron

11°59′N 120°12′E

11°57′N 120°14′E

Kayangan Lake

Lagoons and lakes

How to get there. By boat from Coron town on an island-hopping tour, then a short climb over the ridge to the lake

Best time. December to April, when seas are calmest for boat tours

Open Kayangan Lake

Fees, rules and schedules change. Check them with the town.

Official website
Municipality of CoronChecked 21 Oct 2026
Tourism office
Coron TourismChecked 21 Oct 2026
Local government
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