Basco, Batanes

Basco
Municipality of Basco
From the top, left to right: Basco Lighthouse, Basco Municipal Hall, Basco Airport
Flag of Basco
Official seal of Basco
Map of Batanes with Basco highlighted
Map of Batanes with Basco highlighted
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Basco is located in Philippines
Basco
Basco
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 20°27′N 121°58′E / 20.45°N 121.97°E / 20.45; 121.97
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceBatanes
District Lone district
Named forJosé Basco y Vargas
Barangays6 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorGerman A. Caccam
 • Vice MayorArlyne C. Velayo
 • RepresentativeCiriaco B. Gato Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate6,344 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total49.46 km2 (19.10 sq mi)
Elevation23.4 m (76.8 ft)
Highest elevation
1,013 m (3,323 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total9,517
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
 • Households
2,823
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
4.36
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 84.05 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 228.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 81.96 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 51.41 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBatanes Electric Cooperative (BATANELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3900
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesIvatan
Tagalog
Ilocano

Basco, officially the Municipality of Basco (Ivatan: Kavahayan nu Basco; Ilocano: Ili ti Basco; Tagalog: Bayan ng Basco), is a 5th class municipality and capital of the province of Batanes, Philippines. In the 2020 census, it had a population of 9,517 people.[4]

Basco is the most populous town in Batanes and it is located on Batan Island, the second largest among the Batanes Islands, the northernmost islands of the Philippines. The town has a domestic airport, Basco Airport, serving flights from Manila, Tuguegarao, and Itbayat.[citation needed]

The Basco Lighthouse is one of the landmarks.

  1. ^ Municipality of Basco | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/r02/batanes/basco.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.