Sorsogon

Also known as Province of Sorsogon

Sorsogon, officially the Province of Sorsogon (Bikol: Probinsya kan Sorsogon; Waray: Probinsya han Sorsogon; ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. It is the southernmost province in the island of Luzon and is subdivided into fourteen municipalities (towns) and one city. Its capital (and largest city) is Sorsogon City (formerly the towns of Sorsogon and Bacon) and borders the province of Albay to the north.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Sorsogon
Settlement.image_caption: (from top: left to right) Lake Bulusan, Mount Bulusan, Sorsogon City Downtown, Barcelona church, Bulusan Volcano National Park, Sorsogon Provincial Capitol.
Settlement.image_flag: PH-SOR Flag 2.png
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_seal: Sorsogon Provincial Seal.png
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.anthem: Marcha nin Sorsogon (Sorsogon March)
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: October 17, 1894
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.leader_title: Governor
Settlement.leader_name: Jose Edwin B. Hamor (NPC)
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice Governor
Settlement.leader_name1: Krunimar Antonio D. Escudero II (NPC)
Settlement.leader_title2: Legislature

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Encyclopedic overview

27 sections

Contents

History
Spanish colonial era
American colonial era
During the Marcos dictatorship
Contemporary
Geography
Administrative divisions
Climate
Demographics
Population
Languages
Sorsogon Ayta Language
Religion
Superstitions and local legends and beliefs
Economy
Infrastructure
Transportation
Road
Seaports
Culture
Festivals
Town fiestas
Minorities
Government
See also
References
External links

Sorsogon is at the tip of the Bicol Peninsula and faces the island of Samar to the southeast across the San Bernardino Strait and Ticao Island to the southwest. Sorsoganons is how the people of Sorsogon call themselves.

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