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The National Planetarium was 16-meter (52 ft) high and had a seating capacity of 310. It was equipped with a GM-15-S Goto starball projector acquired in 1975. [6] It featured four daily regular shows and a permanent exhibit in the main building featuring paintings of Philippine astronomical myths and beliefs and diorama representations of the Solar System, major constellations and astronomists.
July 7, 1975 – Region XII is created, and some regions of Mindanao are reorganized. [3] July 25, 1975 – Regions IX and XII are declared as Autonomous Regions in Western and Central Mindanao, respectively. [4] August 21, 1975 – Region IX is divided into Sub-Region IX-A and Sub-Region IX-B. Some regions in Mindanao are reorganized. [5]
Cordillera Administrative Region: 4 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Mount Ragang: 2,815 m 9,236 ft 5 IV-B-Mimaropa: Mount Halcon: 2,586 m 8,484 ft 6 NIR-Negros Island Region: Mount Kanlaon: 2,465 m 8,087 ft 7 V-Bicol Region: Mayon Volcano: 2,463 m 8,081 ft 8 I-Ilocandia: Mount Sicapoo: 2,360 m 7,740 ft 9 IV-A-Calabarzon: Mount ...
This is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines. The Philippines is administratively divided into 82 provinces ( Filipino : lalawigan ). These, together with the National Capital Region , are further subdivided into cities (Filipino: lungsod ) and municipalities (Filipino: bayan ).
The Philippines, [f] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
These alignments have different names depending on the number of stars visible. Three planets constitutes a mini alignment. Four planets are a small alignment, which we saw during April 8’s eclipse.
Philippines map of Köppen climate classification zones. The Philippines has a tropical maritime climate that is usually hot and humid. There are three seasons: tag-init or tag-araw, the hot dry season or summer from March to May; tag-ulan, the rainy season from June to November; and tag-lamig, the cool dry season from December to February.
The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around 321,000 square kilometers (124,000 sq mi) and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015). Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.