Masbate
Province in Bicol, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the province. For its capital city, see Masbate City. For the major eponymous island of the province, see Masbate Island.
Masbate, officially the Province of Masbate (Masbateño: Probinsya san Masbate; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Masbate), is an island province in the Philippines located near the midsection of the nation's archipelago. Its provincial capital is Masbate City. The province consists of three major islands: Masbate, Ticao and Burias.
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Masbate | |
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Province of Masbate | |
Coordinates: 12°16′N 123°35′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Founded | March 18, 1901 |
Capital and largest city | Masbate City |
Government | |
• Governor | Antonio T. Kho (PDP-Laban) |
• Vice Governor | Elisa T. Kho (PDP-Laban) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,151.78 km2 (1,603.01 sq mi) |
• Rank | 30th out of 81 |
Highest elevation (Conical Peak) | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 908,920 |
• Rank | 32nd out of 81 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
• Rank | 43rd out of 81 |
Divisions | |
• Independent cities | 0 |
• Component cities | |
• Municipalities | |
• Barangays | 550 |
• Districts | Legislative districts of Masbate |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP Code | 5400–5421 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
ISO 3166 code | PH-MAS |
Spoken languages | |
Website | masbate |
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Masbate is at the crossroads of two island groups: Visayas and Luzon. It is politically part of Bicol Region in the latter. However, from a bio-geographic and socio-ethno-linguistic perspective, Masbate is grouped in the former.[4]