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Batanes

Administration
Full nameBatanes
Settlement typeProvince
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
Founded1909
Government
CapitalBasco
GovernorVicente Gato (Liberal)
Geography
Total Area84.5 sq mi (219.01 km2)
Area rank80th out of 80
Demography
Total Population15974 (80th out of 80) (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (70th out of 80) (0/sq mi)
Divisions
Independent cities0
Component cities0
Municipalities6
Barangays29
DistrictsLone district of Batanes
Other information
Time zonePHT (UTC+8)
Spoken languagesIvatan, Itbayaten, Isamurongen

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The Province of Batanes is the northernmost and the smallest province of the Philippine Republic, both in terms of population and land area. The provincial capital is Basco.

The province is composed of ten islands, called the Batanes Islands, located about 162 km north of the Luzon mainland in the Luzon Strait and is part of the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Of this island group, the largest and only inhabited islands are Itbayat, Batan and Sabtang.

The Batanes Islands are separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan Province by the Balintang Channel and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel.

The northernmost island of the province, as well as of the Philippines, is Mavudis (Yami) Island. The other islands are Misanga, Siayan, Itbayat, Dinem, Batan, Sabtang, Ivuhos, and Dequey. Only the four largest islands (Batan, Ivuhos, Itbayat and Sabtang) are inhabited.

The Batanes are about 190 kilometers south of Taiwan.

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Environment Group Lauds Move to Make Bicol Plastic Bag-Free - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin--Joel -Batanes- said Frivaldo's bid is laudable and added his suggestion for everyone to use recyclable materials for packaging is most welcome. ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:09:49 GMT+00:00
'Megi' now a typhoon, could bring 'Ondoy-like' rains - ABS CBN News Tweet this news
ABS CBN News--On the other hand, the storm could also shift northwest and enter -Batanes-, affecting Aparri and Abra before exiting via Pangasinan and Zambales. ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:02:23 GMT+00:00
Euro chamber calls for carrot and stick to encourage more power conservation - BusinessWorld Online Tweet this news
BusinessWorld Online--House Committee on Energy chairman Henedina R. Abad of -Batanes- could not be reached for a comment. But DoE undersecretary Ramon V. Oca told reporters at the ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:43:33 GMT+00:00
Tropical depression 'Inday' nears Batanes - ABS CBN News Tweet this news
ABS CBN News---...- Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), said Inday was located 640 km east of Basco, -Batanes- as of Wednesday morning. ... - Date : Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:00:22 GMT+00:00
Storm 'Inday' Moves Slowly North of Basco - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin--MANILA, Philippines � The weather disturbance east of -Batanes- has developed into a tropical storm named “Inday” (international name: ... - Date : Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:45:58 GMT+00:00
A quest to explore 7107 islands - GMANews.TV Tweet this news
GMANews.TV---...- but it hasn't stopped him from exploring countless of them over the years - from -Batanes- up north, to the corners of Sarangani down south. ... - Date : Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:51:45 GMT+00:00
Batanes Day Care workers attend skills enhancement training - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency--Basco, -Batanes- (17 September) -- Day are workers from the six (6) municipalities of -Batanes- province recently attended a three-day ... - Date : Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:23:16 GMT+00:00
All the way to Batanes - Manila Standard Today Tweet this news
Manila Standard Today--It's not very cheap to go to -Batanes-. A three-day/two-night package tour would cost about P20,000. But it's definitely gonna be worth every ... - Date : Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:18:12 GMT+00:00
PAGASA: Tropical Storm Meranti threatens Batanes - GMANews.TV Tweet this news
GMANews.TV--A tropical storm just outside Philippine territory remains a threat to residents and fishermen near -Batanes- in Northern Luzon, state weather forecasters ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:44:55 GMT+00:00
Clandestine Rendezvous - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin--Because -Batanes- is a cock's crow from Taiwan and we share the same typhoons, Taiwan National Science Council donated $170000 to complete the repair and ... - Date : Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:26:34 GMT+00:00

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CapitalManila * National Capital Region
Autonomous regionAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvincesAbra * Agusan del Norte * Agusan del Sur * Aklan * Albay * Antique * Apayao * Aurora * Basilan * Bataan * Batanes * Batangas * Benguet * Biliran * Bohol * Bukidnon * Bulacan * Cagayan * Camarines Norte * Camarines Sur * Camiguin * Capiz * Catanduanes * Cavite * Cebu * Compostela Valley * Cotabato * Davao del Norte * Davao del Sur * Davao Oriental * Eastern Samar * Guimaras * Ifugao * Ilocos Norte * Ilocos Sur * Iloilo * Isabela * Kalinga * La Union * Laguna * Lanao del Norte * Lanao del Sur * Leyte * Maguindanao * Marinduque * Masbate * Misamis Occidental * Misamis Oriental * Mountain Province * Negros Occidental * Negros Oriental * Northern Samar * Nueva Ecija * Nueva Vizcaya * Occidental Mindoro * Oriental Mindoro * Palawan * Pampanga * Pangasinan * Quezon * Quirino * Rizal * Romblon * Samar * Sarangani * Siquijor * Sorsogon * South Cotabato * Southern Leyte * Sultan Kudarat * Sulu * Surigao del Norte * Surigao del Sur * Tarlac * Tawi-Tawi * Zambales * Zamboanga del Norte * Zamboanga del Sur * Zamboanga Sibugay
Other subdivisionsIsland groups * Regions * Cities * Municipalities * Barangays * Legislative districts
Territorial disputesBenham Plateau * North Borneo (Sabah) * Scarborough Shoal * Spratly Islands



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