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Burias Island is one of the three major islands of Masbate province in the Philippines. It is separated from the Bicol Peninsula by the Burias Pass . The other two major islands are Ticao Island and Masbate Island .
Burias Pass is the strait that separates Burias Island from the Bicol Peninsula in the Philippines. [1] It connects Ragay Gulf on the north with the Ticao Pass and the Samar Sea on the south. It is considered a very important biodiversity area of the country.
In northeastern Burias Island they speak Bicolano, while in Ticao Island they speak Waray similarly as the people of Gubat, due to the island's proximity to the Northern Samar mainland. The people generally speak English and Tagalog, though these languages are rarely used in everyday discourse. The people only use them when conversing with ...
The other two major islands are Masbate Island (3,290 km 2 or 1,270 sq mi) and Burias Island (424 km 2 or 164 sq mi). [1] The island is divided into the municipalities of Batuan, Monreal, San Fernando and its mother-town, San Jacinto. San Miguel Island is located "just off the northern tip" of Ticao Island. [2]
Bicolanos from Albay, Sorsogon and nearby provinces and Tagalogs from the Bondoc Peninsula are considered as the first settlers of Burias Island. Their original settlement, called Matandang Nayon ("Old Village"), was founded near the bank of the Siargao River.
Burias can refer to: Burias (island), Philippines; Burias Pass, strait in the Philippines; Buriaş, a village in Periş commune, Ilfov county, Romania; Buriaš, a Kassite deity; Burna-Buriash II, a king in the Kassite dynasty of Babylon; Kadašman-Buriaš, a Babylonian governor; USS Burias (AG-69), a U.S. Navy ship
Ticao Pass is the strait that separates Ticao Island from the Bicol Peninsula in the Philippines. [1] It connects the Burias Pass in the north with the Samar Sea in the south. Along with the Burias Pass, the waters of the Ticao Pass are proposed to become a Marine Protected Area.
Poverty incidence of Banton 10 20 30 40 50 2006 42.40 2009 37.97 2012 30.65 2015 25.02 2018 16.71 2021 24.85 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Tourism Banton is an eco-tourism and heritage destination due to its beaches, diving sites, caves, churches and Spanish-era fortifications. Heritage sites The retablo or altarpiece of Banton Church showing different Catholic saints. Tambak Beach ...