Batanes
Batanes is the northernmost and the smallest, both in terms of population and land area, among the provinces of the Philippines. The province lies on a group of islands (called the Batanes Islands) in the Luzon Strait and is part of the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Basco and is separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan province by the Balintang Channel and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel. The northenmost island is Y'Ami, which is 224 (?) kilometers from the southernmost tip of Taiwan.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Province of Batanes
Founded:
Population:
2000 census—16,467 (smallest).
Density—79 per km² (11th lowest).
Area: 209.3 km² (smallest)
Governor: Vicente S. Gato (2001-2004)
People and Culture
Economy
Geography
Political
Batanes is subdivided into 6 municipalities.
Municipalities
Physical
Batanes lies on a group of islands collectively called Batanes Islands and they are the northernmost islands of the Philippines. They are located between the Babuyan Islands (belonging to Cagayan Province) and Taiwan. The islands are sparsely populated and subject to frequent typhoons.
The three largest islands are Itbayat, Batan, and Sabtang. The northernmost is Y'Ami.
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Babuyan Islands | Basco | Basco, Batanes | Cagayan | Cagayan Valley | Camiguin | House of Representatives of the Philippines | Isabela | List of Philippine-related topics | List of Philippines-related topics | Luzon | Luzon Island | Luzon Strait | Nueva Vizcaya | Philippine House of Representatives | Philippine province | Province of the Philippines | Provinces of the Philippines | Quirino | Siquijor
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