Manicani Island

Manicani
Manicani Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar (view towards the West from the Guiuan Integrated Transport Terminal)
Manicani
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates10°59′31″N 125°38′13″E / 10.99194°N 125.63694°E / 10.99194; 125.63694
Adjacent toLeyte Gulf
Administration
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityGuiuan
Demographics
Population3,000

Manicani is a small island in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The local governing body is the municipality of Guiuan of Eastern Samar province. Its 3,000 residents live in four barangays: San Jose, Banaag, Hamorawon and Buenavista. Housing and construction is mostly simple timber or concrete huts without power or plumbing.