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.
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Population Estimate Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Basco, Batanes (Wikipedia)
Lead: population
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 9,647 people
Lead: population census year
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 9,647 people
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 20.25, 121.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 20.25, 121.75
20.25 121.75 Af
3. GeoNames: Basco - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1726449, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 1726449, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
20.44865 121.97017 P PPLA2 PH 02 08 020901000 9647 23 Asia/Manila
Wikidata: Basco
Wikidata Q43180, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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