Virac is the capital and largest municipality of Catanduanes province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, founded in 1775 and seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Virac. Its 2024 census population was 75,135 across 63 barangays, and the settlement traces its origins to a pre-Spanish community founded near the Vidak spring.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Virac, Catanduanes - Wikipedia
Lead: population
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 75,135 people
Lead: population census year
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 75,135 people
Geography: land area
It has a total land area of 18,778.4 hectares (46,402 acres)
Infobox: established_date
1775
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 13.75, 124.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.75, 124.25
13.75 124.25 Af
3. GeoNames: Virac - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1679802, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 1679802, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
13.5848 124.2374 P PPLA3 PH 05 19 052011000 75135 7 Asia/Manila
Wikidata: Virac
Wikidata Q192681, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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