Boac is a municipality and the capital of Marinduque province, in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. Founded on December 8, 1622 on the western coast of Marinduque island, it had a 2024 census population of 54,365 across 212.70 square kilometers. The municipality hosts the Boac Cathedral fortress church, the Casa Real, and the Marinduque branch of the National Museum of the Philippines, and is a principal venue of the annual Moriones Festival.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Boac, Marinduque - Wikipedia
Lead section
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 54,365 people.
Infobox, Area
212.70 km2 (82.12 sq mi)
Infobox: established_date
December 8, 1622
Infobox, Elevation
Elevation: 90 m average
Infobox, Coordinates
13.45 N
Infobox, Coordinates [longitude]
121.83 E
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. GeoNames: Boac - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1724576
13.4463 121.84 P PPLA3 PH 41 38 174001000 6566 17 Asia/Manila
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 17 m
View the Source 3. 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 13.25, 121.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.25, 121.75
13.25 121.75 Am
Wikidata: Boac
Wikidata Q107011, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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