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Masbate

Also known as Province of Masbate

Masbate, officially the Province of Masbate (Masbateño: Probinsya san Masbate; ), is an island province in the Philippines located near the midsection of the nation's archipelago. Its provincial capital is Masbate City, the most populous in the province. The province consists of three major islands: Masbate, Ticao and Burias.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Masbate
Settlement.image_caption: (from top: left to right) Masbate Capitol Building, Port of Masbate, Balangingi Island in Pio V. Corpus, Bituon Beach in Mobo, and Gawas Beach in Esperanza
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_seal: Seal of Masbate (New).png
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Masbate in Philippines.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location within the Philippines
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 7
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: March 18, 1901
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.leader_title: Governor
Settlement.leader_name: Richard T. Kho (Lakas-CMD)
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice Governor
Settlement.leader_name1: Fernando P. Talisic (Lakas-CMD)

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

History
Early history
Spanish colonial era
20th century
Geography
Administrative divisions
Demographics
Language
Religion
Catholicism
Others
Economy
Infrastructure
Tourism
Education
Notable people
References
External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Masbate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.