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Basco

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Basco is the capital and largest municipality of Batanes province in the Philippines, on Batan Island in the Cagayan Valley region, and is named for the Spanish governor-general Jose Basco y Vargas. Its 2024 census population was 9,647 across six barangays, and it is home to the Basco Lighthouse and Basco Cathedral and the province airport.

Facts
Population
167,297 1
Founding Year
1604 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Sources
1. Tuguegarao - Wikipedia
  • Introduction, sentence 1
    it has a population of 167,297 people
  • Introduction, census clause
    According to the 2024 census
  • Infobox, established_date
    May 9, 1604
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