Capul, Northern Samar (Capul Island)
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Capul is a 5th class island municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 10,619 people in 2,071 households. Prior to its founding as a town, Capul island itself with its lighthouse built on the island, served as a guidepost for the Acapulco-Manila galleon trade vessels passing through the treacherous waters of San Bernardino Strait. It also served as the capital of Samar from 1848 to 1852. The name Capul came from the word Acapulco, an old trading post in Mexico. Capul is the only town in the province of Northern Samar with distinct dialect Inabaknon instead of Waray-Waray, the native language spoken by the locals of Samar island.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capul,_Northern_Samar
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Coordinates: 12°25'55"N 124°9'48"E
- Naranjo Island Group 18 km
- Biliran Province 83 km
- Laoang Island 93 km
- Batag Island 98 km
- Daram, Samar 98 km
- Batan Island 100 km
- Zumarraga Island 108 km
- Cagraray Island 109 km
- San Miguel Island 117 km
- Province of Catanduanes 186 km
- Capul Pass 6.3 km
- Poblacion San Antonio 11 km
- Dalupiri Pass 14 km
- San Bernardino Strait 15 km
- Mongol Bongol, Pob Brgy. 1 18 km
- Destacado,Pob Brgy.2 19 km
- Punta, Pob. Brgy 3 19 km
- Protected Area (Turla's Project) 26 km
- Poblacion Rosario 31 km
- Sorsogon 47 km
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