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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA" title="ماسبات – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ماسبات" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87" title="ماسباته – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ماسباته" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_de_Masbate" title="Provincia de Masbate – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Provincia de Masbate" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87" title="ماسباته – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ماسباته" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%88%EC%8A%A4%EB%B0%94%ED%85%8C%EC%A3%BC" title="마스바테주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="마스바테주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87" title="मस्बाते – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मस्बाते" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_di_Masbate" title="Provincia di Masbate – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Provincia di Masbate" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="მასბატეს პროვინცია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="მასბატეს პროვინცია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate_(provincia)" title="Masbate (provincia) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Masbate (provincia)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate_(province)" title="Masbate (province) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Masbate (province)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5" title="Масбате – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Масбате" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate_(provincie)" title="Masbate (provincie) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Masbate (provincie)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%83%90%E3%83%86%E5%B7%9E" title="マスバテ州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="マスバテ州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pag mw-list-item"><a href="https://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Pangasinan" lang="pag" hreflang="pag" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Pangasinan" data-language-local-name="Pangasinan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangasinan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate_(prowincja)" title="Masbate (prowincja) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Masbate (prowincja)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Масбате (провинция) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Масбате (провинция)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate_(provins)" title="Masbate (provins) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Masbate (provins)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D" title="மஸ்பேட் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="மஸ்பேட்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%95" title="จังหวัดมัสบาเต – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="จังหวัดมัสบาเต" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbate" title="Masbate – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Masbate" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%96%D1%8F)" title="Масбате (провінція) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Масбате (провінція)" data-language-autonym="Українська" 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Masbate</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">Province</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;width:250px;display:table;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:2px 0 0 2px"><div style="display:table;background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Masbate_Provincial_Capitol_facade_(Ibingay,_Masbate_City;_04-12-2024).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Masbate_Provincial_Capitol_facade_%28Ibingay%2C_Masbate_City%3B_04-12-2024%29.jpg/250px-Masbate_Provincial_Capitol_facade_%28Ibingay%2C_Masbate_City%3B_04-12-2024%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Masbate_Port_3.jpg/186px-Masbate_Port_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Masbate_Port_3.jpg/248px-Masbate_Port_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Balangingi_island_galleryfull.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Balangingi_island_galleryfull.jpg/124px-Balangingi_island_galleryfull.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Balangingi_island_galleryfull.jpg/186px-Balangingi_island_galleryfull.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Balangingi_island_galleryfull.jpg/248px-Balangingi_island_galleryfull.jpg 2x" data-file-width="584" data-file-height="438" /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bituon_beach_mobo_galleryfull.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bituon_beach_mobo_galleryfull.jpg/124px-Bituon_beach_mobo_galleryfull.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bituon_beach_mobo_galleryfull.jpg/186px-Bituon_beach_mobo_galleryfull.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bituon_beach_mobo_galleryfull.jpg/248px-Bituon_beach_mobo_galleryfull.jpg 2x" data-file-width="583" data-file-height="439" /></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gawas_beach,_Esperanza,_Masbate,_Philippines.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Gawas_beach%2C_Esperanza%2C_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg/124px-Gawas_beach%2C_Esperanza%2C_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Gawas_beach%2C_Esperanza%2C_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg/186px-Gawas_beach%2C_Esperanza%2C_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Gawas_beach%2C_Esperanza%2C_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg/248px-Gawas_beach%2C_Esperanza%2C_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption">(from top: left to right) <a href="/wiki/Masbate_City" title="Masbate City">Masbate Port</a>, Balangingi Island in <a href="/wiki/Pio_V._Corpus" title="Pio V. Corpus">Pio V. Corpus</a>, Bituon Beach in <a href="/wiki/Mobo,_Masbate" title="Mobo, Masbate">Mobo</a>, and Gawas Beach in <a href="/wiki/Esperanza,_Masbate" title="Esperanza, Masbate">Esperanza</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PH-MAS_Flag.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Masbate"><img alt="Flag of Masbate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/PH-MAS_Flag.png/120px-PH-MAS_Flag.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/PH-MAS_Flag.png/180px-PH-MAS_Flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/PH-MAS_Flag.png/240px-PH-MAS_Flag.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ph_seal_masbate.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Masbate"><img alt="Official seal of Masbate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ph_seal_masbate.png/80px-Ph_seal_masbate.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ph_seal_masbate.png/120px-Ph_seal_masbate.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Ph_seal_masbate.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="150" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Masbate_in_Philippines.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within the Philippines"><img alt="Location within the Philippines" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Masbate_in_Philippines.svg/250px-Masbate_in_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Masbate_in_Philippines.svg/375px-Masbate_in_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Masbate_in_Philippines.svg/500px-Masbate_in_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1869" data-file-height="2465" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the Philippines</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">OpenStreetMap</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="7" data-overlays="["_fdd531d5967bb4857c5b170909d8687824b633d5"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,7,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Masbate&revid=1256005994&groups=_fdd531d5967bb4857c5b170909d8687824b633d5" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,7,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Masbate&revid=1256005994&groups=_fdd531d5967bb4857c5b170909d8687824b633d5 2x" alt="Map" /></a></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.27_N_123.58_E_region:PH_type:adm1st"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°16′N</span> <span class="longitude">123°35′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.27°N 123.58°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.27; 123.58</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region">Bicol Region</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Date_of_establishment" class="mw-redirect" title="Date of establishment">Founded</a></th><td class="infobox-data">March 18, 1901</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital<br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">and largest city</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Masbate_City" title="Masbate City">Masbate City</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Governor" title="Governor">Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Antonio T. Kho (<a href="/wiki/PDP-Laban" class="mw-redirect" title="PDP-Laban">PDP-Laban</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Vice_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Governor">Vice Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elisa_Olga_Kho" title="Elisa Olga Kho">Elisa T. Kho</a> (<a href="/wiki/PDP-Laban" class="mw-redirect" title="PDP-Laban">PDP-Laban</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-nscblist_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nscblist-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">4,151.78 km<sup>2</sup> (1,603.01 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">30th out of 81</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Conical_Peak,_Masbate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Conical Peak, Masbate (page does not exist)">Conical Peak</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">699 m (2,293 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020)<sup id="cite_ref-PSA20–05_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–05-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">908,920</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">32nd out of 81</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">220/km<sup>2</sup> (570/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">43rd out of 81</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Divisions<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-nscbV_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nscbV-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines#Independent_cities" title="Cities of the Philippines">Independent cities</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">Component cities</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;"><div>1</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Masbate_City" title="Masbate City">Masbate City</a> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_the_Philippines" title="Municipalities of the Philippines">Municipalities</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;"><div>20</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Aroroy,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Aroroy, Masbate">Aroroy</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Baleno,_Masbate" title="Baleno, Masbate">Baleno</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Balud,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Balud, Masbate">Balud</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Batuan,_Masbate" title="Batuan, Masbate">Batuan</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Cataingan,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Cataingan, Masbate">Cataingan</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Cawayan,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Cawayan, Masbate">Cawayan</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Claveria,_Masbate" title="Claveria, Masbate">Claveria</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Dimasalang,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Dimasalang, Masbate">Dimasalang</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Esperanza,_Masbate" title="Esperanza, Masbate">Esperanza</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Mandaon,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandaon, Masbate">Mandaon</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Milagros,_Masbate" title="Milagros, Masbate">Milagros</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Mobo,_Masbate" title="Mobo, Masbate">Mobo</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Monreal,_Masbate" title="Monreal, Masbate">Monreal</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Palanas,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Palanas, Masbate">Palanas</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Pio_V._Corpus" title="Pio V. Corpus">Pio V. Corpus</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Placer,_Masbate" title="Placer, Masbate">Placer</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/San_Fernando,_Masbate" title="San Fernando, Masbate">San Fernando</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/San_Jacinto,_Masbate" title="San Jacinto, Masbate">San Jacinto</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/San_Pascual,_Masbate" title="San Pascual, Masbate">San Pascual</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Uson,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Uson, Masbate">Uson</a> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">Barangays</a></th><td class="infobox-data">550</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">Districts</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Masbate" title="Legislative districts of Masbate">Legislative districts of Masbate</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B8" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+8">UTC+8</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philippine_Standard_Time" title="Philippine Standard Time">PST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_ZIP_codes_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ZIP codes in the Philippines">ZIP Code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">5400–5421</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/International_direct_dialing" title="International direct dialing">IDD</a><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>:<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_Philippines" title="Telephone numbers in the Philippines">area code</a> </span></span></th><td class="infobox-data">+63 (0)56</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">PH-MAS</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spoken languages</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Masbate%C3%B1o_language" title="Masbateño language">Masbateño</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Waray_language" title="Waray language">Waray</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Hiligaynon_language" title="Hiligaynon language">Hiligaynon</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Bikol_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Bikol language">Bikol</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Cebuano_language" title="Cebuano language">Cebuano</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Filipino_language" title="Filipino language">Filipino</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_English" title="Philippine English">English</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://masbate.gov.ph/">masbate<wbr />.gov<wbr />.ph</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Masbate</b>, officially the <b>Province of Masbate</b> (<a href="/wiki/Masbate%C3%B1o_language" title="Masbateño language">Masbateño</a>: <i>Probinsya san Masbate</i>; <a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a>: <i lang="tl">Lalawigan ng Masbate</i>), is an island <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">province</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> located near the midsection of the nation's archipelago. Its provincial capital is <a href="/wiki/Masbate_City" title="Masbate City">Masbate City</a>, the most populous in the province. The province consists of three major islands: <a href="/wiki/Masbate_Island" title="Masbate Island">Masbate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ticao_Island" title="Ticao Island">Ticao</a> and <a href="/wiki/Burias_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Burias Island">Burias</a>. </p><p>Masbate is at the crossroads of two island groups: <a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a>. It is politically part of <a href="/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region">Bicol Region</a> in the latter. However, from a bio-geographic and socio-ethno-linguistic perspective, Masbate is grouped in the former.<sup id="cite_ref-pia_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Masbate is one of the oldest settlements in the Philippines.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Archaeological records show that Batungan (in Mandaon) and Bagumbayan (in Palanas) were major settlement sites during the Bronze Age (4000-1000 BC). The development of bronze metallurgy in South-East Asia coincided with an increasingly hierarchical society, firmly based on agricultural village settlements. It was these crucial changes, the introduction of new technologies, new social forms, and a new economic base, which culminated in the foundation of the proto-urban settlements of the 1st millennium AD. A fine stone chisel from Mount Batungan is dated to the twelfth century BC. Of the age of Philippine neoliths, it is only possible to say that polished stone adzes from Masbate have been dated from 2710 BC to AD 179.2 Kalanay (in Aroroy) was an island site from 1000 BC to AD 850 (early metal). Masbateño burial jars and a small pottery skull box found in caves dated to the beginning of the Christian era. Exquisite goldwork represents an old Philippine wealth in both an economic and an artistic sense: all sorts of wrought or molded ornaments and jewelry demonstrate both the availability of the raw material and the skill of the artisan – finger rings, earrings, head-bands, pendants, and pectoral ornaments, heavy chains with interlocking serrated edges, light filigree work, delicate necklaces of fine twisted wires, 12-millimeter beads composed of 184 separate granules soldered together, thin hammered sheets for decorating grosser objects like earplugs or the visages of corpses, and a charming little snail of unknown use. Productive mines in Benguet, Butuan, Masbate, and Paracale were in operation and gold being panned in riverbeds all over the archipelago when the Spaniards arrived. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spanish_colonial_era">Spanish colonial era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Spanish colonial era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the Spanish regime, San Jacinto in Ticao Island was an anchorage point for the <a href="/wiki/Manila_galleon" title="Manila galleon">Manila-Acapulco-Manila galleons</a>. The course as described by the standard pilot's guide of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabrera_Bueno&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cabrera Bueno (page does not exist)">Cabrera Bueno</a> was substantially followed by nearly all the <a href="/wiki/Galleons" class="mw-redirect" title="Galleons">galleons</a>. The largest variations were in the height at which the eastward crossing was made and in the course laid off the coast of <a href="/wiki/The_Californias" title="The Californias">the Californias</a>. </p><p>The successive stages were as follows: from <a href="/wiki/Cavite" title="Cavite">Cavite</a> on <a href="/wiki/Manila_Bay" title="Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a> out through one of the <a href="/wiki/Strait" title="Strait">bocas</a>, generally between <a href="/wiki/Mariveles" title="Mariveles">Mariveles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Corregidor" title="Corregidor">Corregidor</a>; thence SSW, keeping well clear of Fortun to the left and high <a href="/wiki/Ambil,_Looc" title="Ambil, Looc">Ambil</a> to the right; past Cape Santiago on the Luzon Coast, and E between <a href="/wiki/Mindoro" title="Mindoro">Mindoro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maricaban_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Maricaban Island">Maricaban</a>; by the Punta de Escarceo, or “Tide Rip Point,” where currents run strong, and under Isla Verde, outside Subaang Bay, within which there was a fair anchorage in case of need; SE past the islets of <a href="/wiki/Baco,_Oriental_Mindoro" title="Baco, Oriental Mindoro">Baco</a>, with a good channel off Calapan; SE by E down the Mindoro coast by Punta Gorda de Pola; E by SE between the Tres Reyes and the Dos Hermanas; thence by the wide bocanabetween Marinduque and Banton, out onto the tablazo, or open water, above Sibuyan; SE by E between Burias and Masbate; turning ENE around the Punta de San Miguel and the Punta del Diablo; coasting around the east side of Ticao to the anchorage at San Jacinto; clearing from thence and working out seaward with the <a href="/wiki/Monsoon" title="Monsoon">monsoon</a>; E right leagues, with the dangerous Naranjos to starboard and the shoal of Calantas to port; NE by N and then ENE seven leagues around Capul; NE with the Sorsogon coast to port and San Bernardino to starboard and NE by E seven leagues to the Embocadero, with San Bernardino now to port and the island of Biri to starboard. At this point, according to Cabrera, “the rapid currents require skillful pilot work.” The galleon was now in the open sea. </p><p>From the <a href="/wiki/Chronicle" title="Chronicle">chronicles</a> of the early years of Spanish colonization, a <i>relacion</i> (report) about Masbate first appeared in Fray Martin de Rada's letter dated July 1569 to the Viceroy of <a href="/wiki/New_Spain" title="New Spain">New Spain</a> (Mexico), Marquis de Falces. He mentioned that in a place called Masbat there were plenty of gold mines. Other later documents such as Artieda's Relacion (1573) and Andres de Mirandaola's letter (1574) refer to a place called Masbat or Masbad. It wasn't until 1582 that <a href="/w/index.php?title=Miguel_de_Loarca&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Miguel de Loarca (page does not exist)">Miguel de Loarca</a> wrote about a place called Masbate. </p><p>In the same year that the Augustinian Fray de Rada wrote about Masbat's gold mines, his fellow Augustinian Fray Alonzo Jimenez landed in Burias and baptized its chieftain Buaya. This baptism is said to be the very first baptism in Luzon. Fray Jimenez also built a church in Burias before he sailed on to Ibalon in 1570. By 1575, Masbate had become a priority in the Augustinian Missionary Memoranda. Fray Francisco de Ortega reported on the pillaging activities of a pirate named Caxabic in the islands of Masbate and Burias. By 1600, the Spaniards had developed Mobo as a galleon shipyard and San Jacinto as a strategic port. In 1605, Masbate was officially an Augustinian Mission and it is first prior was Fray Francisco Guerrero. Masbate had about 250 tributes and 1000 Christian natives. In 1609, Fray Pedro de Arce, bishop-elect of Nueva Caceres, ceded the spiritual administration of Masbate to the Mitra (secular clergy). On May 28, 1682, bishop-elect Dominican Fray Andres Gonzales petitioned the King of Spain to revert some curacies of Nueva Caceres to the charge of religious communities. The petition was approved in 1685 and by 1687, the first Augustinian Recollect missionaries had sailed for the port of San Jacinto to begin the Recollect Mission in Masbate. In 1700, Fray Ildefonso de la Concepcion established the settlement of Uson as a visita (barrio) of Mobo. The town of Masbate was established in 1791 by Fray Manuel dela Virgen del Tremedal. </p><p>The jurisdiction of Nueva Caceres embraced the entire provinces of Camarines and Albay, as far as and including the islands of Ticao, Masbate, Burias, and Catanduanes; the province of Tayabas, as far as and including Lucban; and in the opposite coast of Maobàn, to Binangonan, Polo, Baler, and Casiguran. At one time, it was governed by his very illustrious Lordship Doctor Don Ysidoro de Arevalo, who was the bishop-elect. Records show that he enjoyed a yearly stipend of 4,000 pesos of common gold, in conformance with a royal decree. Likewise, a payment was made from the royal treasury, in virtue of a decree by the supreme government and the council of the royal treasury dated October 2, 1723, 200 pesos, for priests of the choir, at 100 pesos each, as assistants of the aforesaid illustrious lord. Another payment was made of 400 pesos, assigned to this church by the royal decree, dated at San Yldefonso on August 19, 1736; for the pay of singers, sacristans, and doorkeepers, and other expenses for worship and for the [care of the] building of the church. It likewise had a contribution of 232 pesos, 4 tomins, which was paid in 6 quintals of wax, 100 gantas of coconut-oil, and 4 arrobas of Castilian wine, in conformity with another royal decree dated February 21, 1705. </p><p>The administration of Masbate was given back to the Mitra after the Recollects left Masbate in 1794. All in all, over 60 Recollect missionaries were assigned in Masbate for a period of more than 100 years. Masbate became a separate politico-military command province in 1846. In 1864, it was declared a separate province from Albay. After a devastating typhoon in 1908, Masbate was annexed to the province of Sorsogon. It finally gained status as a separate province on December 15, 1920, by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 2934. In Rafael Bernal's book: <i>Mexico En Filipinas</i>, Masbate was listed among other places which include Cavite and Pampanga, as areas where there were large concentrations of Mexican immigrants to the Philippines.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Philippines" title="Japanese occupation of the Philippines">Japanese invaded the Philippines</a> and turned Masbate into a hub for sexual slavery which they called "the military club". A "comfort station" was built by the Japanese in the province, where young girls and teenagers were forced to become "<a href="/wiki/Comfort_women" title="Comfort women">comfort women</a>", and routinely gang-raped, brutalized, humiliated, and murdered by Japanese soldiers for entertainment. <sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Japanese occupation was resisted by local Masbateño <a href="/wiki/Philippine_resistance_against_Japan" title="Philippine resistance against Japan">guerrillas</a> under Captain Manuel Donato up until April 1945 during the Allied liberation by which the guerrillas controlled much of the province.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Animasola_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Animasola_3.jpg/220px-Animasola_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Animasola_3.jpg/330px-Animasola_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Animasola_3.jpg/440px-Animasola_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5456" data-file-height="3064" /></a><figcaption>Animasola Beach in Masbate</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ph_fil_masbate.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Ph_fil_masbate.png/150px-Ph_fil_masbate.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Ph_fil_masbate.png/225px-Ph_fil_masbate.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Ph_fil_masbate.png/300px-Ph_fil_masbate.png 2x" data-file-width="2465" data-file-height="2990" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>The province lies roughly at the center of the Philippine archipelago, between latitudes 11°43′ north and 123°09′ east and 124°5′ east. It is bounded on the north by <a href="/wiki/Burias_Pass" title="Burias Pass">Burias</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ticao_Pass" title="Ticao Pass">Ticao Pass</a>, east by <a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino_Strait" title="San Bernardino Strait">San Bernardino Strait</a>, south by the <a href="/wiki/Visayan_Sea" title="Visayan Sea">Visayan Sea</a>, and west by the <a href="/wiki/Sibuyan_Sea" title="Sibuyan Sea">Sibuyan Sea</a>. Relative to mainland <a href="/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region">Bicol</a>, the province faces the southwestern coasts of <a href="/wiki/Camarines_Sur" title="Camarines Sur">Camarines Sur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Albay" title="Albay">Albay</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> areas. Masbate covers a total area of 4,151.78 square kilometres (1,603.01 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-nscb_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nscb-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The general surface configuration of the province ranges from slightly undulating to rolling and from hilly to mountainous. In each island, the rugged topography is concentrated in the northeastern portion and gradually recedes to blunt hills and rolling areas in the south, southeast, and southwest. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administrative_divisions">Administrative divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Masbate comprises 20 <a href="/wiki/Philippine_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine municipality">municipalities</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">city</a>, all encompassed by 3 <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Masbate" title="Legislative districts of Masbate">congressional districts</a>. </p> <div style="clear:right;" class=""></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#CCFFCC; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> † </span> <span style="font-size:90%;">Provincial capital and component city</span></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FDFDFD; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <span style="font-size:90%;">Municipality</span></li></ul></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;table-layout:fixed;text-align:right;background-color:#FDFDFD;font-size:90%;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan="2">City <span style="font-size:85%;">or</span> municipality </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Masbate" title="Legislative districts of Masbate">District</a><sup id="cite_ref-nscb_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nscb-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan="3">Population </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate. Executive Order 135 §6 states that for "census years" (years divisible by 10) the reference date would be May 1, but for all other years, the reference date is to be the "middle of the year". This means that growth rates, although correct, are not necessarily simple year-on-year comparisons.">±% p.a.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan="2">Area<sup id="cite_ref-nscb_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nscb-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan="2">Density </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Total number of barangays">Barangay</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Coordinates" class="mw-redirect" title="Coordinates">Coordinates</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Coordnone"><a href="#endnote_Coordnone">[A]</a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;" colspan="2"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;" colspan="2"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span><sup id="cite_ref-PSA20–05_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–05-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span><sup id="cite_ref-PSA15–05_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA15–05-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;">km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;" class="unsortable"><span class="nowrap">sq mi</span> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;">/km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;" class="unsortable"><span class="nowrap">/sq mi</span> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aroroy,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Aroroy, Masbate">Aroroy</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000972043744223914♠" style="display:none"></span>9.7%</td> <td style="text-align:right">88,351 </td> <td>86,168 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+0.48%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">440.30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">170.00 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">200 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">520 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">41 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.5118_N_123.3975_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Aroroy"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°30′42″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°23′51″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.5118°N 123.3975°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.5118; 123.3975</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Aroroy</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Baleno,_Masbate" title="Baleno, Masbate">Baleno</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000317464683360471♠" style="display:none"></span>3.2%</td> <td style="text-align:right">28,855 </td> <td>26,096 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+1.93%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">204.38 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">78.91 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">140 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">360 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.4738_N_123.4975_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Baleno"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°28′26″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°29′51″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.4738°N 123.4975°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.4738; 123.4975</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Baleno</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Balud,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Balud, Masbate">Balud</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000441788056154557♠" style="display:none"></span>4.4%</td> <td style="text-align:right">40,155 </td> <td>38,124 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+0.99%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">231.00 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">89.19 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">170 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">440 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">32 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.0376_N_123.1930_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Balud"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°02′15″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°11′35″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.0376°N 123.1930°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.0376; 123.1930</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Balud</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Batuan,_Masbate" title="Batuan, Masbate">Batuan</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000160740219161202♠" style="display:none"></span>1.6%</td> <td style="text-align:right">14,610 </td> <td>15,086 </td> <td><span style="color:red;">−0.61%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">56.28 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.73 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">260 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">670 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.4211_N_123.7815_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Batuan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°25′16″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°46′53″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.4211°N 123.7815°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.4211; 123.7815</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Batuan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cataingan,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Cataingan, Masbate">Cataingan</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000556957708049113♠" style="display:none"></span>5.6%</td> <td style="text-align:right">50,623 </td> <td>50,327 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+0.11%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">191.64 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">73.99 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">260 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">670 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">36 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.0002_N_123.9966_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Cataingan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°00′01″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°59′48″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.0002°N 123.9966°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.0002; 123.9966</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Cataingan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cawayan,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Cawayan, Masbate">Cawayan</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000762058266954187♠" style="display:none"></span>7.6%</td> <td style="text-align:right">69,265 </td> <td>67,033 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+0.63%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">260.19 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">100.46 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">270 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">700 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">37 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=11.9284_N_123.7689_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Cawayan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°55′42″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°46′08″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.9284°N 123.7689°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.9284; 123.7689</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Cawayan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Claveria,_Masbate" title="Claveria, Masbate">Claveria</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000463649166043216♠" style="display:none"></span>4.6%</td> <td style="text-align:right">42,142 </td> <td>43,693 </td> <td><span style="color:red;">−0.69%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">182.98 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">70.65 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">230 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">600 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.9029_N_123.2457_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Claveria"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°54′10″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°14′45″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.9029°N 123.2457°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.9029; 123.2457</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Claveria</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dimasalang,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Dimasalang, Masbate">Dimasalang</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000274050521498041♠" style="display:none"></span>2.7%</td> <td style="text-align:right">24,909 </td> <td>26,192 </td> <td><span style="color:red;">−0.95%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">148.07 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">57.17 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">170 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">440 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.1923_N_123.8590_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Dimasalang"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°11′32″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°51′32″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.1923°N 123.8590°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.1923; 123.8590</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Dimasalang</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Esperanza,_Masbate" title="Esperanza, Masbate">Esperanza</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000192910267130220♠" style="display:none"></span>1.9%</td> <td style="text-align:right">17,534 </td> <td>18,568 </td> <td><span style="color:red;">−1.09%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">67.49 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26.06 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">260 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">670 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=11.7365_N_124.0420_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Esperanza"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°44′11″N</span> <span class="longitude">124°02′31″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.7365°N 124.0420°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.7365; 124.0420</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Esperanza</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mandaon,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandaon, Masbate">Mandaon</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000485433261453153♠" style="display:none"></span>4.9%</td> <td style="text-align:right">44,122 </td> <td>41,262 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+1.28%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">319.15 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">123.22 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">140 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">360 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.2262_N_123.2841_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Mandaon"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°13′34″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°17′03″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.2262°N 123.2841°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.2262; 123.2841</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Mandaon</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:#CCFFCC;border-right:0;"><a href="/wiki/Masbate_City" title="Masbate City">Masbate City</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;border-left:0;">† </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001114995819214012♠" style="display:none"></span>11.5%</td> <td style="text-align:right">104,522 </td> <td>95,389 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+1.76%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">188.00 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">72.59 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">560 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.3689_N_123.6205_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Masbate+City"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°22′08″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°37′14″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.3689°N 123.6205°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.3689; 123.6205</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Masbate City</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Milagros,_Masbate" title="Milagros, Masbate">Milagros</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000633037010958060♠" style="display:none"></span>6.3%</td> <td style="text-align:right">57,538 </td> <td>57,473 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+0.02%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">565.30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">218.26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">100 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">260 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.2182_N_123.5082_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Milagros"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°13′06″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°30′30″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.2182°N 123.5082°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.2182; 123.5082</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Milagros</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mobo,_Masbate" title="Mobo, Masbate">Mobo</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000449137437838313♠" style="display:none"></span>4.5%</td> <td style="text-align:right">40,823 </td> <td>38,813 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+0.97%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">143.47 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">55.39 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">280 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">730 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.3383_N_123.6588_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Mobo"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°20′18″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°39′32″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.3383°N 123.6588°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.3383; 123.6588</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Mobo</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Monreal,_Masbate" title="Monreal, Masbate">Monreal</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000276856048937200♠" style="display:none"></span>2.8%</td> <td style="text-align:right">25,164 </td> <td>26,614 </td> <td><span style="color:red;">−1.06%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">128.67 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">49.68 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">200 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">520 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.6430_N_123.6636_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Monreal"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°38′35″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°39′49″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.6430°N 123.6636°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.6430; 123.6636</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Monreal</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Palanas,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Palanas, Masbate">Palanas</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000300598512520353♠" style="display:none"></span>3.0%</td> <td style="text-align:right">27,322 </td> <td>26,222 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+0.79%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">119.53 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">46.15 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">230 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">600 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.1459_N_123.9218_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Palanas"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°08′45″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°55′18″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.1459°N 123.9218°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.1459; 123.9218</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Palanas</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pio_V._Corpus" title="Pio V. Corpus">Pio V. Corpus</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000261233111825023♠" style="display:none"></span>2.6%</td> <td style="text-align:right">23,744 </td> <td>23,236 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+0.41%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">89.33 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">34.49 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">270 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">700 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=11.8837_N_124.0498_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Pio+V.+Corpus"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°53′01″N</span> <span class="longitude">124°02′59″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.8837°N 124.0498°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.8837; 124.0498</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Pio V. Corpus</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Placer,_Masbate" title="Placer, Masbate">Placer</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000619856533028209♠" style="display:none"></span>6.2%</td> <td style="text-align:right">56,340 </td> <td>55,826 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+0.17%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">193.03 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">74.53 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">290 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">750 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=11.8681_N_123.9120_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Placer"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°52′05″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°54′43″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.8681°N 123.9120°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.8681; 123.9120</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Placer</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/San_Fernando,_Masbate" title="San Fernando, Masbate">San Fernando</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000237644677199313♠" style="display:none"></span>2.4%</td> <td style="text-align:right">21,600 </td> <td>23,057 </td> <td><span style="color:red;">−1.24%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">77.50 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29.92 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">280 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">730 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.4835_N_123.7625_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=San+Fernando"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°29′01″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°45′45″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.4835°N 123.7625°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.4835; 123.7625</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">San Fernando</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/San_Jacinto,_Masbate" title="San Jacinto, Masbate">San Jacinto</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000326607402191612♠" style="display:none"></span>3.3%</td> <td style="text-align:right">29,686 </td> <td>30,372 </td> <td><span style="color:red;">−0.43%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">122.40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">47.26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">240 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">620 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.5669_N_123.7318_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=San+Jacinto"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°34′01″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°43′54″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.5669°N 123.7318°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.5669; 123.7318</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">San Jacinto</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/San_Pascual,_Masbate" title="San Pascual, Masbate">San Pascual</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000489030937816309♠" style="display:none"></span>4.9%</td> <td style="text-align:right">44,449 </td> <td>46,674 </td> <td><span style="color:red;">−0.93%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">246.65 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">95.23 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">180 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">470 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=13.1267_N_122.9821_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=San+Pascual"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">13°07′36″N</span> <span class="longitude">122°58′56″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">13.1267°N 122.9821°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">13.1267; 122.9821</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">San Pascual</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Uson,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Uson, Masbate">Uson</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000628944241517405♠" style="display:none"></span>6.3%</td> <td style="text-align:right">57,166 </td> <td>56,168 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+0.34%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">163.20 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">63.01 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">350 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">910 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Masbate&params=12.2253_N_123.7834_E_region:PH-MAS_type:city&title=Uson"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°13′31″N</span> <span class="longitude">123°47′00″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.2253°N 123.7834°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.2253; 123.7834</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Uson</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;">Total </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">908,920 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">892,393 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;"><span style="color:green;">+0.35%</span> </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">4,138.56 </th> <th scope="col">1,597.91 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">220 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">570 </th> <th scope="col">550 </th> <th scope="col" style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(see <a href="#External_links">GeoGroup box</a>)</span> </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F2F2F2;border-top:double grey;line-height:1.3em;"> <td colspan="13"> <div><ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_Coordnone"><a href="#ref_Coordnone"><b><sup>^</sup></b></a></span> Coordinates mark the <a href="/wiki/Town_center" class="mw-redirect" title="Town center">city/town center</a>, and are sortable by <a href="/wiki/Latitude" title="Latitude">latitude</a>.</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:auto;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Population census of Masbate</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate. Executive Order 135 §6 states that for "census years" (years divisible by 10) the reference date would be May 1st, but for all other years, the reference date is to be the "middle of the year". This means that growth rates, although correct, are not necessarily simple year-on-year comparisons.">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1903 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">43,675</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1918 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">67,513</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.95%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1939 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">182,483</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.85%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1948 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">211,113</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.63%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">335,971</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.95%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">492,908</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.90%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1975 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">533,387</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.60%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">584,520</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.85%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">599,355</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.25%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1995 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">653,852</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.64%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">707,668</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.71%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2007 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">768,939</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.15%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">834,650</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.03%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2015 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">892,393</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.28%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">908,920</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.36%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: Philippine Statistics Authority<sup id="cite_ref-PSA15–05_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA15–05-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NSO10–05_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSO10–05-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NSO10–05_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSO10–05-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NSOBicolCom_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSOBicolCom-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The population of Masbate in the 2020 census was 908,920 people,<sup id="cite_ref-PSA20–05_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–05-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a density of 220 inhabitants per square kilometre or 570 inhabitants per square mile. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Language">Language</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Language"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="notheme barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#f99"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Languages Spoken (2000)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Language</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">Speakers in '000</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-right:0.4em; padding-left:0.4em"><a href="/wiki/Masbate%C3%B1o_language" title="Masbateño language">Masbateño</a></td> <td style="border-left:solid 1px silver;border-right:solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Green; width:64.4px; overflow:hidden"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="min-width:3em;padding-left:0.4em; text-align:right">500</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-right:0.4em; padding-left:0.4em"><a href="/wiki/Hiligaynon_language" title="Hiligaynon language">Hiligaynon</a></td> <td style="border-left:solid 1px silver;border-right:solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Red; width:43.6px; overflow:hidden"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="min-width:3em;padding-left:0.4em; text-align:right">328</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-right:0.4em; padding-left:0.4em"><a href="/wiki/Cebuano_language" title="Cebuano language">Cebuano</a></td> <td style="border-left:solid 1px silver;border-right:solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Blue; width:7.1px; overflow:hidden"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="min-width:3em;padding-left:0.4em; text-align:right">68</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-right:0.4em; padding-left:0.4em"><a href="/wiki/Waray_language" title="Waray language">Waray</a></td> <td style="border-left:solid 1px silver;border-right:solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Orange; width:3.0px; overflow:hidden"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="min-width:3em;padding-left:0.4em; text-align:right">26</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <p>There are four <a href="/wiki/Visayan_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Visayan languages">Visayan languages</a> and one from Luzon, spoken in the province. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Masbate%C3%B1o_language" title="Masbateño language">Masbateño</a> or <i>Minasbaté</i> is a Visayan language unique to the province. It has 75-83% mutual intelligibility with <a href="/wiki/Hiligaynon_language" title="Hiligaynon language">Hiligaynon</a>, another Visayan language spoken in the southwestern tip of Masbate island. <a href="/wiki/Cebuano_language" title="Cebuano language">Cebuano</a> is another Visayan language spoken in the southeastern municipalities in the island. <a href="/wiki/Waray_language" title="Waray language">Waray</a> is spoken in the islands of <a href="/wiki/Ticao_Island" title="Ticao Island">Ticao Island</a> due to their proximity to mainland <a href="/wiki/Northern_Samar" title="Northern Samar">Northern Samar</a>, especially to the southern portion parts of the Province of <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> where <a href="/wiki/Waray_Sorsogon" class="mw-redirect" title="Waray Sorsogon">Waray Sorsogon</a> is spoken. </p><p>Minasbaté is spoken in <a href="/wiki/Masbate_City" title="Masbate City">Masbate City</a> and its neighboring municipalities. 33% of the population speaks <a href="/wiki/Hiligaynon_language" title="Hiligaynon language">Hiligaynon</a> and it is spoken mainly in the towns of <a href="/wiki/Balud,_Masbate" class="mw-redirect" title="Balud, Masbate">Balud</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mandaon" title="Mandaon">Mandaon</a> and the southwestern part of <a href="/wiki/Milagros,_Masbate" title="Milagros, Masbate">Milagros</a>, while the remaining 9% speak <a href="/wiki/Cebuano_language" title="Cebuano language">Cebuano</a>, mainly in the southern towns of <a href="/wiki/Esperanza,_Masbate" title="Esperanza, Masbate">Esperanza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pio_V._Corpus" title="Pio V. Corpus">Pio V. Corpus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Placer,_Masbate" title="Placer, Masbate">Placer</a>. In northeastern <a href="/wiki/Burias_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Burias Island">Burias Island</a> they speak <a href="/wiki/Bicolano_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicolano language">Bicolano</a>, while in <a href="/wiki/Ticao_Island" title="Ticao Island">Ticao Island</a> they speak <a href="/wiki/Waray_language" title="Waray language">Waray</a> similarly as the people of <a href="/wiki/Gubat,_Sorsogon" class="mw-redirect" title="Gubat, Sorsogon">Gubat</a>, due to the island's proximity to the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Samar" title="Northern Samar">Northern Samar</a> mainland. </p><p>The people generally speak <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a>, though these languages are rarely used in everyday discourse. The people only use them when conversing with tourists and visitors from other Philippine regions and foreign nationals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_the_Philippines" title="Religion in the Philippines">Religion in the Philippines</a></div> <p>Prior to colonization, the region had a complex religious system which involved various deities. Among these deities include: Gugurang, the supreme god who dwells inside of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Mayon" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Mayon">Mount Mayon</a> where he guards and protects the sacred fire in which Aswang, his brother was trying to steal. Whenever people disobey his orders, wishes and commit numerous sins, he would cause Mount Mayon to burst lava as a sign of warning for people to mend their crooked ways. Ancient Bikolanos had a rite performed for him called Atang.;<sup id="cite_ref-ourownvoice.com_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourownvoice.com-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-youtube.com_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube.com-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Asuang, the evil god who always tries to steal the sacred fire of Mount Mayon from his brother, Gugurang. Addressed sometimes as Aswang, he dwells mainly inside Mount Malinao. As an evil god, he would cause the people to suffer misfortunes and commit sins.<sup id="cite_ref-ourownvoice.com_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourownvoice.com-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-youtube.com_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube.com-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Enemy of Gugurang and a friend of Bulan the god of the Moon; Haliya, the masked goddess of the moonlight and the arch-enemy of Bakunawa and protector of Bulan. Her cult is composed primarily of women. There is also a ritual dance named after her as it is performed to be a counter-measure against Bakunawa.;<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Bulan</i>, the god of the pale moon, he is depicted as a pubescent boy with uncommon comeliness that made savage beast and the vicious mermaids (Magindara) tame. He has deep affection towards Magindang, but plays with him by running away so that Magindang would never catch him. The reason for this is because he is shy to the man that he loves. If Magindang manages to catch Bulan, Haliya always comes to free him from Magindang's grip; <i>Magindang</i>, the god of the sea and all its creatures. He has deep affection to the lunar god Bulan and pursues him despite never catching him. Due to this, the Bicolanos reasoned that it is to why the waves rise to reach the Moon when seen from the distant horizon. Whenever he does catch up to Bulan, Haliya comes to rescue Bulan and free him immediately; <i>Okot</i>, god of forest and hunting; and <i><a href="/wiki/Bakunawa" title="Bakunawa">Bakunawa</a></i>, a gigantic sea serpent deity who is often considered as the cause of eclipses, the devourer of the Sun and the Moon, and an adversary of Haliya as Bakunawa's main aim is to swallow Bulan, who Haliya swore to protect for all of eternity.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Catholicism">Catholicism</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Catholicism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>About 91% of the population are members of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism in the Philippines">Catholic Church</a> (Statistics by Diocese Hierarchy, 2014). Devotional practices such as the rosary, novenas to saints, and other religious manifestations as processions, the <i><a href="/wiki/Misa_de_Gallo" title="Misa de Gallo">Misa de Gallo</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Holy_Week" title="Holy Week">Holy Week</a> traditional activities are still very much part of the way of life of most parishioners. The <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Masbate" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Masbate">Diocese of Masbate</a> was created on March 23, 1968, separating it from the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Sorsogon" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon">Diocese of Sorsogon</a>. It comprises then,, and now, the civil province of Masbate with its 121 islands incl,uding the two larger ones <a href="/wiki/Burias_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Burias Island">Burias</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ticao_Island" title="Ticao Island">Ticao</a>. It is now a <a href="/wiki/Suffragan" class="mw-redirect" title="Suffragan">suffragan</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Caceres" class="mw-redirect" title="Archdiocese of Caceres">Archdiocese of Caceres</a>. Its titular patron is <a href="/wiki/St._Anthony_of_Padua" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Anthony of Padua">St. Anthony of Padua</a>. </p><p>There are a total 22 parishes in the Diocese of Masbate, ministered to by 43 priests and 11 religious sisters. It has 1 minor seminary, 4 pastoral centers, 3 elementary schools, 6 high schools, 1 college and 7 kindergarten schools. And among its faith communities are 20 BEC's 46 neo-catechumenal communities, 11 mandated organizations and 3 charismatic groups. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Others">Others</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other denominations include the <a href="/wiki/Aglipayan_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Aglipayan Church">Aglipayan Church</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Members_Church_of_God_International" title="Members Church of God International">Members Church of God International</a>, popularly called <i><a href="/wiki/Ang_Dating_Daan" title="Ang Dating Daan">Ang Dating Daan</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Miracle_Crusade" title="Jesus Miracle Crusade">Jesus Miracle Crusade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iglesia_ni_Cristo" title="Iglesia ni Cristo">Iglesia ni Cristo</a> (Church of Christ) which also functions many religious and social events in the province, as well as <a href="/wiki/Baptist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist Church">Baptist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist Church">Methodist</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> (Mormons), <a href="/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses" title="Jehovah's Witnesses">Jehovah's Witnesses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventh-day Adventist">Seventh-day Adventist</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_the_Philippines" title="Christianity in the Philippines">Christians</a>. Non Christians are also present which is commonly represented by <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Muslims</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1034237262">.mw-parser-output .stack{box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .stack>div{margin:1px;overflow:hidden}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-left{float:left;clear:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-right{float:right;clear:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-left{float:left;clear:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output 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style="position:absolute;left:60.5px;top:13px;height:206px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Masbate: 56.33"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:113.5px;top:32px;height:187px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Masbate: 51.32"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:166.5px;top:53px;height:166px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Masbate: 45.44"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:219.5px;top:99px;height:120px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Masbate: 32.95"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:272.5px;top:146px;height:73px;min-width:36px;max-width:36px;background-color:#D4AF37;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #D4AF37;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Masbate: 20.2"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;height:220px;min-width:100px;max-width:100px;"> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:173px;padding:0 2px">10</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:183px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:137px;padding:0 2px">20</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:147px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:100px;padding:0 2px">30</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:110px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:63px;padding:0 2px">40</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:73px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:27px;padding:0 2px">50</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:37px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:-10px;padding:0 2px">60</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:0px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;top:220px;left:100px;width:320px;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:1px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2006 <br /> 53.57</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:26.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:54px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2009 <br /> 56.33</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:79.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:107px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2012 <br /> 51.32</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:132.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:160px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2015 <br /> 45.44</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:185.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2018 <br /> 32.95</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:238.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:266px;top:10px;min-width:51px;max-width:51px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2021 <br /> 20.20</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:291.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <p style="margin-left: 20px;"> <b>Source:</b> <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <p>Masbate is endowed with rich natural resources. In line with its agriculture are other industries such as large farming, livestock, and poultry raising. Along with its coastal areas, the fishing industry predominates. Agricultural lands are planted with rice, corn, root crops, and coconut. </p><p>Masbate ranks second to <a href="/wiki/Bukidnon" title="Bukidnon">Bukidnon</a> in raising cattle.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> About 70% of these are sold to <a href="/wiki/Metro_Manila" title="Metro Manila">Metro Manila</a> and other provinces in <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a>. Farming is the main source of livelihood. <a href="/wiki/Copra" title="Copra">Copra</a> is the leading product, followed by <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">corn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a> and root crops. Fishing is a major industry along the coast. </p><p>Manufacturing firms are in the copra industry, handicrafts, furniture making, and fish processing. </p><p>Rich minerals are found in the province. Masbate is described by geologists as a province sitting on a "pot of gold". Other minerals found in the area are <a href="/wiki/Manganese" title="Manganese">manganese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Copper" title="Copper">copper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Silver" title="Silver">silver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">iron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chromite" title="Chromite">chromite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guano" title="Guano">guano</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Carbon" title="Carbon">carbon</a>. </p><p>Cottage industries such as furniture and cabinet making, ceramics, garments, handicrafts, and metalcrafts, are likewise the source of livelihood. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In an agricultural province, Masbate remains a net importer of consumer and industrial products. The supply of goods came from Metro Manila, Cebu, Panay, and Bicol Provinces. Construction materials, particularly cement, are sometimes sourced from as far as <a href="/wiki/Iligan_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Iligan City">Iligan City</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a>. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Major institutions of higher learning in the province include the state-supported <a href="/wiki/DEBESMSCAT" class="mw-redirect" title="DEBESMSCAT">Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mandaon" title="Mandaon">Mandaon</a> and in Masbate City, Osmeña Colleges, Masbate Colleges, Liceo de Masbate (a Catholic school with primary, secondary and tertiary educations under the directorship of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Masbate" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Masbate">Diocese of Masbate</a>), Southern Bicol College, Cataingan Municipal College. Masbate also has national schools in Aroroy, Cataingan, Placer, San Jacinto, Mandaon, Mobo, and Masbate City. </p><p>Other educational institutions include public and private schools such as the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate_National_Comprehensive_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Masbate National Comprehensive High School (page does not exist)">Masbate National Comprehensive High School</a> in Masbate City that has two campuses: the Main Campus, which accommodates the Junior High School, and the Annex Campus which holds the Senior High School, Holy Name Academy (a Catholic institution run by the <a href="/wiki/Augustinian_Recollect_Sisters" class="mw-redirect" title="Augustinian Recollect Sisters">Augustinian Recollect Sisters</a> in Palanas, Masbate) and Lucio Atabay Memorial Elementary School (formerly, Nipa Elem. School) in Nipa, Palanas, Masbate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Masbate has several islands and beaches open to tourists. The province also holds a rodeo festival every summer.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Masbate_Cathedral.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cathedral of Saint Anthony of Padua"><img alt="Cathedral of Saint Anthony of Padua" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Masbate_Cathedral.jpg/150px-Masbate_Cathedral.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Masbate_Cathedral.jpg/225px-Masbate_Cathedral.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Masbate_Cathedral.jpg/300px-Masbate_Cathedral.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4160" data-file-height="3120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cathedral of Saint Anthony of Padua</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BUNTOD_MASBATE_SANDBAR.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Buntod, Masbate"><img alt="Buntod, Masbate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/BUNTOD_MASBATE_SANDBAR.jpg/150px-BUNTOD_MASBATE_SANDBAR.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/BUNTOD_MASBATE_SANDBAR.jpg/225px-BUNTOD_MASBATE_SANDBAR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/BUNTOD_MASBATE_SANDBAR.jpg/300px-BUNTOD_MASBATE_SANDBAR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="3096" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Buntod, Masbate</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sandbar_at_Tinalisayan_Island_in_San_Pascual,_Masbate.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tinalisayan Island Sandbar in San Pascual"><img alt="Tinalisayan Island Sandbar in San Pascual" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Sandbar_at_Tinalisayan_Island_in_San_Pascual%2C_Masbate.jpg/150px-Sandbar_at_Tinalisayan_Island_in_San_Pascual%2C_Masbate.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Sandbar_at_Tinalisayan_Island_in_San_Pascual%2C_Masbate.jpg/225px-Sandbar_at_Tinalisayan_Island_in_San_Pascual%2C_Masbate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Sandbar_at_Tinalisayan_Island_in_San_Pascual%2C_Masbate.jpg/300px-Sandbar_at_Tinalisayan_Island_in_San_Pascual%2C_Masbate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3984" data-file-height="2656" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Tinalisayan Island Sandbar in San Pascual</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Morning_at_Sombrero_Island,_San_Pascual_Burias_Islands_Masbate,_Philippines.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sombrero Island"><img alt="Sombrero Island" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Morning_at_Sombrero_Island%2C_San_Pascual_Burias_Islands_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg/150px-Morning_at_Sombrero_Island%2C_San_Pascual_Burias_Islands_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Morning_at_Sombrero_Island%2C_San_Pascual_Burias_Islands_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg/225px-Morning_at_Sombrero_Island%2C_San_Pascual_Burias_Islands_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Morning_at_Sombrero_Island%2C_San_Pascual_Burias_Islands_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg/300px-Morning_at_Sombrero_Island%2C_San_Pascual_Burias_Islands_Masbate%2C_Philippines.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sombrero Island</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Animasola_Island_06.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Animasola Island"><img alt="Animasola Island" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Animasola_Island_06.jpg/150px-Animasola_Island_06.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Animasola_Island_06.jpg/225px-Animasola_Island_06.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Animasola_Island_06.jpg/300px-Animasola_Island_06.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Animasola Island</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_person">Notable person</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masbate&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notable person"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bea_Santiago" title="Bea Santiago">Bea Santiago</a> – <a href="/wiki/Miss_International_2013" title="Miss International 2013">Miss International 2013</a></li> <li>Emilio R. Espinosa Jr. – politician, former governor and served as Secretary of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Labor_and_Employment_(Philippines)" title="Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)">Department of Labor</a> under President <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Marcos" title="Ferdinand Marcos">Ferdinand Marcos</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonardo_Quisumbing" title="Leonardo Quisumbing">Leonardo Quisumbing</a> – lawyer, politician, served as former secretary of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Labor_and_Employment_(Philippines)" title="Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)">Department of Labor and Employment</a> and <a href="/wiki/Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" title="Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines">associate justice</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" title="Supreme Court of the Philippines">Supreme Court</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Robredo" title="Jesse Robredo">Jesse Robredo</a> – politician, former secretary of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Interior_and_Local_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Interior and Local Government">Department of Interior and Local Government</a> who died in a plane crash at Masbate islands nearby</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bea_Rose_Santiago" class="mw-redirect" title="Bea Rose Santiago">Bea Rose Santiago</a> – beauty queen and television personality, <a href="/wiki/Miss_International_2013" title="Miss International 2013">Miss International 2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisses_Delavin" title="Kisses Delavin">Kisses Delavin</a> – actress and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Arnold_(model)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hannah Arnold (model)">Hannah Arnold</a> – beauty queen, model, and television personality, <a href="/wiki/Binibining_Pilipinas_2021" title="Binibining Pilipinas 2021">Binibining Pilipinas International 2021</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130111015112/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp">"List of Provinces"</a>. <i>PSGC Interactive</i>. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp">the original</a> on 11 January 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 January</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PSGC+Interactive&rft.atitle=List+of+Provinces&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nscb.gov.ph%2Factivestats%2Fpsgc%2Flistprov.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMasbate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-PSA20–05-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-PSA20–05_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PSA20–05_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PSA20–05_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCensus_of_Population2020" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Census of Population (2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/Region%25205.xlsx">"Region V (Bicol Region)"</a>. <i>Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay</i>. <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 July</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Region+V+%28Bicol+Region%29&rft.btitle=Total+Population+by+Province%2C+City%2C+Municipality+and+Barangay&rft.pub=Philippine+Statistics+Authority&rft.date=2020&rft.au=Census+of+Population&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpsa.gov.ph%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fphcd%2F2022-12%2FRegion%2525205.xlsx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMasbate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nscbV-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nscbV_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121114043819/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/regview.asp?region=05">"Region: REGION V (Bicol Region)"</a>. <i>PSGC Interactive</i>. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/regview.asp?region=05">the original</a> on 14 November 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 July</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=pia.gov.ph&rft.atitle=Masbate&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpia.gov.ph%2Fprovinces%2Fmasbate&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMasbate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://masbate.gov.ph/governor/history-of-masbate">http://masbate.gov.ph/governor/history-of-masbate</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2022">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.academia.edu/36533048/M%C3%89XICO_EN_FILIPINAS">(In Spanish) Mexico En Filipinas By Rafael Bernal</a> Page 10</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-:0_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/2020/11/29/939811000/philippine-survivor-recounts-her-struggle-as-a-comfort-woman-for-wartime-japan">"Philippine Survivor Recounts Her Struggle As A 'Comfort Woman' For Wartime Japan"</a>. <i>NPR.org</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 August</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=NPR.org&rft.atitle=Philippine+Survivor+Recounts+Her+Struggle+As+A+%27Comfort+Woman%27+For+Wartime+Japan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2020%2F11%2F29%2F939811000%2Fphilippine-survivor-recounts-her-struggle-as-a-comfort-woman-for-wartime-japan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMasbate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-:1_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=9IsBB-RVTlQC&dq=comfort+gay+philippines+japan&pg=PR9"><i>The Other Empire: Literary Views of Japan from the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia</i></a>. The University of the Philippines Press. 2008. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789715425629" title="Special:BookSources/9789715425629"><bdi>9789715425629</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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P., Reyes, F. R., & Nuval, L. Q. (1994). <i>World War II in the Philippines</i>. 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Quezon City, Philippines: <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 January</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PSGC+Interactive&rft.atitle=Province%3A+Masbate&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpsa.gov.ph%2Fclassification%2Fpsgc%2F%3Fq%3Dpsgc%2Fcitimuni%2F054100000&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMasbate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-PSA15–05-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-PSA15–05_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PSA15–05_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCensus_of_Population2015" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Census of Population (2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/R05.xlsx">"Region V (Bicol Region)"</a>. <i>Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay</i>. <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 June</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Region+V+%28Bicol+Region%29&rft.btitle=Total+Population+by+Province%2C+City%2C+Municipality+and+Barangay&rft.pub=Philippine+Statistics+Authority&rft.date=2015&rft.au=Census+of+Population&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpsa.gov.ph%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fphcd%2F2022-12%2FR05.xlsx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMasbate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NSO10–05-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NSO10–05_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NSO10–05_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCensus_of_Population_and_Housing2010" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Census of Population and Housing (2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/Bicol.pdf">"Region V (Bicol Region)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay</i>. <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority#National_Statistics_Office" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">National Statistics Office</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 June</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Region+V+%28Bicol+Region%29&rft.btitle=Total+Population+by+Province%2C+City%2C+Municipality+and+Barangay&rft.pub=National+Statistics+Office&rft.date=2010&rft.au=Census+of+Population+and+Housing&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpsa.gov.ph%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fphcd%2F2022-12%2FBicol.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMasbate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NSOBicolCom-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NSOBicolCom_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nsobicol.com/Special_Release_CPH/Special_Release_on_CPH_2000_Region_V_Final.pdf">"Census 2000; Population and Housing; Region V"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Philippine Statistics Authority (Philippine Statistics Authority - Region V)</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 June</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Philippine+Statistics+Authority+%28Philippine+Statistics+Authority+-+Region+V%29&rft.atitle=Census+2000%3B+Population+and+Housing%3B+Region+V&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsobicol.com%2FSpecial_Release_CPH%2FSpecial_Release_on_CPH_2000_Region_V_Final.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMasbate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov.ph/content/masbate-population-increase-33-persons-day-results-2000-census-population-and-housing-nso">Table 4. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-04-03</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Asuang+Steals+Fire+from+Gugurang+by+Damiana+L.+Eugenio&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourownvoice.com%2Ftales%2Ftales2004a-2.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMasbate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-youtube.com-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-youtube.com_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-youtube.com_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Clark, Jordan (2011) <i>The Aswang Phenomenon</i> Animation <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goLgDpSStmc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goLgDpSStmc</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090911045425/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090907-223978/Bicol-artists-protest-Natl-Artist-awardees">"Inquirer NewsInfo: Bicol Artist protest Natl. 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