Danajon Islet

Danajon Islet (also known as Dawahon Islet), is at the easternmost edge of the Danajon Bank. It is coterminous of Barangay Dawahon, a part of the municipality of Bato, Leyte.

The islet is only 5 hectares (12 acres), and has a population of about 10,000, depending on the time of year.

The main and only cash crop for the locals living on the islet is guso (seaweed), which is grown in the shallow waters of the Danajon Bank, upon which the islet sits. The islet is only 3 meters (9.8 feet) above sea level, but the Danajon Bank protects it somewhat. There are two large 1,000 feet bamboo docks, for the drying of the guso before it is sold. The guso is either sold in Cebu or Cagayan de Oro, after it is transported there. It is quite a lucrative cash crop for the islanders there.

There is an elementary school, a church, two basketball courts, one small road, and one government medical clinic. The high school children are sent to Hingotanan Island, 10 kilometers away by boat. There is a weekly ferry service from this islet to Bato, Leyte, which is 10 kilometers away. Other nearby islands include the Caubyan Islets, which are 27 miles (43 km) to the east.