Masbate City is a component city and the capital of Masbate province, in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. Founded as a town in 1864 and converted to a city on September 30, 2000 under Republic Act 8807, it had a 2024 census population of 104,011 across 188.00 square kilometers. The city serves as the province main commercial center and chief seaport and is known as the Rodeo Capital of Southeast Asia.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Climate Zone Sources
1. Wikipedia: Masbate City
Lead paragraph, 2024 census population sentence
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 104,011 people
Lead paragraph, census year in the population sentence
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 104,011 people
Infobox, Area, Total
188.00 km2 (72.59 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
12.3739°N 123.6247°E
Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
12.3739°N 123.6247°E
History section, founding sentence
the town of Masbate was first founded in 1864
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 12.25, 123.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 12.25, 123.75
12.25 123.75 Af
3. GeoNames: Masbate - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1700712, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.25 km)Quote, cities500 record 1700712, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.25 km)
12.37169 123.62494 P PPLA3 PH 05 39 054111000 47490 12 Asia/Manila
Wikidata: Masbate City
Wikidata Q191651, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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