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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.
Basco Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the town of Basco in Batanes, the northernmost province in the Philippines. [2] [1] [3] Located in Naidi Hills in Barangay San Antonio, the lush green hills and the open sea provide a beautiful backdrop for the lighthouse. The place can easily be reached by a 1.2-km (3/4 mile) hike from the Port of Basco.
Basco: Chavayan 169 152 180 165 193 Sabtang: Hanib 372 380 441 397 447 Mahatao: Ihubok I (Kaychanarianan) 1,665 1,649 1,517 1,465 1,361 Basco: Ihubok II (Kayvaluganan) 2,103 2,055 1,729 1,381 1,330 Basco: Imnajbu: 159 139 130 147 149 Uyugan: Itbud 463 460 484 489 446 Uyugan: Kaumbakan 483 435 504 381 416 Mahatao: Kayhuvokan 1,641 1,603 1,372 ...
Basco Airport (IATA: BSO, ICAO: RPUO) is an airport serving the province of Batanes in the Philippines. It is located in the provincial capital, Basco . It is one of two airports in the Batanes Islands , the other being Itbayat Airport .
Poverty Incidence of Batanes 10 20 30 40 2000 6.94 2003 9.00 2006 16.56 2009 14.40 2012 33.33 2015 13.68 2018 9.56 2021 2.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority About 75% of the Ivatans are farmers and fishermen. The rest are employed in the government and services sector. Garlic and cattle are major cash crops. Ivatans plant camote (sweet potato), cassava, gabi or tuber and a unique ...
It is speculated that the image of the Immaculate Conception was brought to Batanes during the 1783 expedition. [1] As a parish church, it bears the name Santo Domingo Church, in honor of the patron saint of the capital of Batanes, which is Basco, while it was dedicated to the Immaculate Conception as a cathedral. [2]
Batan Island (/ b ɑː ˈ t ɑː n / bah-TAHN [4]) is the main island of Batanes, an archipelagic province in the Philippines. It is the second largest of the Batanes Islands , the northernmost group of islands in the Philippines.
José Basco y Pérez de Vargas, 1st Count of the Conquest of Batanes Islands (Spanish: José Basco y Vargas, primer conde de la conquista de las islas Batanes (1731–1805) was a naval officer of the Spanish Navy who served as the 53rd governor of the Spanish Philippines under the Spanish Empire, from 1778 to 1787.