Dalupiri Island (Cagayan)
Dalupiri Island is an island in the Babuyan Islands in Luzon Strait north of Luzon Island in the Philippines. The whole island makes up the barangay of Dalupiri, which is part of the municipality of Calayan in Cagayan province, which had 606 inhabitants in 2007.
The island can reached by boat from the Port of Aparri.Geography
Dalupiri Island lies about north of Luzon and about north of Fuga Island. The island has an elongated elliptical shape orientated along a north–south axis, the island has a length of about, with a width of about at its widest point. The topography of the island is characterized by a flat hilly landscape, in the center of the island, the terrain rises to above sea level. The island has an area of. The longest river of the island is the Manolong River, about 2.5 km long.
The vegetation of the island consists partly of dense, tropical vegetation, and partly agricultural land. The largest animals on the island are the Carabao and horses. A small population of the Philippine crocodile is also native to the island. Of the avifauna present on the island, the nankeen night heron and the Zebra Ralle both are known to breed on the island.
Another island named Dalupiri is located in the Samar Sea, in the province of Northern Samar.
