Basilisa
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Basilisa, officially the Municipality of Basilisa (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Basilisa; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,911 people.
Key facts
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- Flag_of_Basilisa,_Dinagat_Islands.png
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- 120x80px
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- 100x80px
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- yes
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- Philippines
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- right
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- Location within the
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- Philippines
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- Region
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- Province
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- Basilisa Meso
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- Rizal
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- District
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- Founded
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- June 17, 1967
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- Barangays
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- para
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Basilisa, officially the Municipality of Basilisa (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Basilisa; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,911 people.
The municipality was created on June 17, 1967 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4986 and named it as Rizal. On June 21, 1969, the municipality was renamed as Basilisa by virtue of Republic Act No. 5775 in honor of the late former Mayor Basilisa Meso.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Basilisa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.