Basco
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municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Batanes
Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Cagayan Valley
- Province
- Batanes
- District
- Lone district
- Named after
- José Basco y Vargas
- Barangays
- 6 (see Barangays )
- Type
- Sangguniang Bayan
- Mayor
- German A. Caccam
- Vice mayor
- Will Lee H. Gabotero
- Representative
- Ciriaco Gato Jr.
- Municipal council
- Members Franklin Z. Redondo Jacklord N. Labrador Carla A. Cordel Paking Castillo Eulalia Gordo Teresita Vinalay John Paul Castillo Aren Joseph C. Veracruz
- Electorate
- 6,170 voters ( 2025 )
- Total
- 49.46 km (19.10 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 23.4 m (77 ft)
- Highest elevation
- 1,013 m (3,323 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Density
- 195.0/km (505.2/sq mi)
- Households
- 2,823
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Basco, officially the Municipality of Basco, is a municipality and capital of the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 9,647 people.
The town is the most populous town in Batanes and is located on Batan Island, the second largest among the Batanes Islands, the northernmost group of islands of the Philippines. The town has an airport, Basco Airport, that serves domestic flights from Manila, Tuguegarao, and Itbayat. Despite its proximity to East Asian cities, there are no international flights.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Basco” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.