Why visit Capul
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 1 place to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Capul Island Lighthouse and Simbahan ng Capul.
Weather in Capul
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About Capul
Capul, officially the Municipality of Capul (Inabaknon: Bungto si Capul; Waray: Bungto han Capul; Tagalog: Bayan ng Capul), is an island municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,127 people.
From the Wikipedia article Capul (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Capul on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Capul Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse · 7.7 km
Lighthouse in the Philippines
Museums and landmarks3
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship1
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History
According to oral folk history, the native Abaknon people of the island of Capul were originally from the island of Balabac, off the southern coast of Palawan. They were originally a Sama-Bajau group. In the 1300s, their island was annexed by the Sultanate of Sulu. The people who refused to submit to the Sultanate and convert to Islam fled Balabac under the leadership of a datu named Abak. They sailed northwards until reaching the island of Capul. Here, they established a settlement which they called Abak. By 1610, Spanish Jesuits arrived in the island and construction of the first church began around this period. The Inabaknon language of the Abaknon people are still classified by linguists as a Sama-Bajaw language, though the Abaknon people have converted to Christianity and have become culturally Visayan due to proximity with Visayan groups.
On June 18, 1966, barrios Mahaba, Maragat, Mongolbongol, Panganoron, Sila, Ternate, and Sang-putan were excised from Capul to form the new municipality of San Vicente.
From the History section of Capul on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Healthcare4
Map of Capul
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Getting there and nearby towns
Catarman Airport (CRM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 50 km away.
- Catarman 50 km east, about 50 min by car
- Barcelona 50 km north, about 50 min by car
- Gubat 56 km north, about 56 min by car
- Mobo 58 km west, about 58 min by car
- Calbayog City 60 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Mondragon 63 km east, about 1 h by car
- Sorsogon 64 km north, about 1 h by car
- Castilla 67 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Santa Margarita 67 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Pilar 78 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- US Navy 061104-N-5067K-055 USS Essex (LHD 2) passes the Capul Island Lighthouse as it transits through the San Bernardino Straits, U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael D. Kennedy, Public domain
- Capul lighthouse, National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Public domain
- Simbahan ng Capul, National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Public domain
- Simbahan ng Capul historical marker - NHCP, National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Public domain
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