Sorsogon

Sorsogon
Flag of Sorsogon
Official seal of Sorsogon
Anthem: Marcha nin Sorsogon (Sorsogon March)
Location in the Philippines
Location in the Philippines
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Coordinates: 12°50′N 123°55′E / 12.83°N 123.92°E / 12.83; 123.92
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
FoundedOctober 17, 1894[1][2]
Capital
and largest city
Sorsogon City
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Panlalawigan
 • GovernorJose Edwin B. Hamor (NPC)
 • Vice GovernorKrunimar Antonio D. Escudero II (NPC)
 • LegislatureSorsogon Provincial Board
Area
 • Total
2,119.01 km2 (818.15 sq mi)
 • Rank59th out of 81
Highest elevation1,565 m (5,135 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total
828,655
 • Rank36th out of 81
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
  • Rank15th out of 81
Divisions
 • Independent cities0
 • Component cities
 • Municipalities
 • Barangays541
 • DistrictsLegislative districts of Sorsogon
Time zoneUTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP Code
4700–4715
IDD:area code+63 (0)56
ISO 3166 codePH-SOR
Spoken languages
Websitewww.sorsogon.gov.ph Edit this at Wikidata

Sorsogon, officially the Province of Sorsogon (Bikol: Probinsya kan Sorsogon; Waray: Probinsya han Sorsogon; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Sorsogon), is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. It is the southernmost province in the island of Luzon and is subdivided into fourteen municipalities (towns) and one city. Its capital (and largest city) is Sorsogon City (formerly the towns of Sorsogon and Bacon) and borders the province of Albay to the north.

Sorsogon is at the tip of the Bicol Peninsula and faces the island of Samar to the southeast across the San Bernardino Strait and Ticao Island to the southwest. Sorsoganons is how the people of Sorsogon call themselves.

  1. ^ History of Sorsogon[permanent dead link]. Official Website of the Government of Sorsogon. Retrieved on June 6, 2010
  2. ^ Sorsogon, Where Comes the World's Largest Fish Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. The Philippines Agribusiness Center. Retrieved on June 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "Province: Sorsogon". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.