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Romblon, Romblon

South-eastern Asia

Romblon is a municipality and the titular capital of Romblon province, in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. Settled as an encomienda in 1571 and established as a pueblo in 1631, it had a 2024 census population of 39,004 across 86.87 square kilometers and comprises Romblon Island along with the smaller islands of Alad, Cobrador and Logbon. The town is the country second largest producer of marble and holds a pair of Spanish era forts along with Romblon Cathedral, a declared national cultural treasure.

Facts
Population
39,004 1
Area (sq km)
86.87 1
Founding Year
1571 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
43 1
Latitude
12.578869 degrees north 1
Longitude
122.274656 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 5
Sources
1. Romblon, Romblon (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 39,004 (2024)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 12.578869, longitude 122.274656
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 43 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 86.87 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 39004 (2024)
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. Romblon, Romblon (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox 'Founded' = '1571 (as encomienda)' on 'Romblon, Romblon'View the Source
3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 12.5789,122.2747
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 14.0
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4. 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 12.75, 122.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 12.75, 122.25
12.75 122.25 Af
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5. GeoNames: Romblon - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1691538, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.59 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1691538, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.59 km)
12.57513 122.27081 P PPLA3 PH 41 54 175910000 15316 14 Asia/Manila
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Wikidata: Romblon, Romblon
Wikidata Q174649, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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