Masbate Island is the largest of three major islands of
Masbate Province
Masbate, officially the Province of Masbate (Masbateño language, Masbateño: ''Probinsya san Masbate''; ), is an island Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located near the midsection of the nation's archipelago. Its provi ...
in the
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
. The other two major islands are
Ticao Island
Ticao Island is an island with a total land area of . It is one of the three major islands of Masbate province in the Philippines. It is separated from the Bicol Peninsula by the Ticao Pass. The other two major islands are Masbate Island () ...
and
Burias Island. It is the 11th-largest island in both area and population in the Philippines and the
world's 155th largest island by area and the
world's 70th most populous island. The island is divided into 14 municipalities and 1 city, and has a total population of 731,269 people as of 2020 census.
Masbate City
Masbate City, officially the City of Masbate (Masbateño language, Masbateño: ''Syudad san Masbate''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Masbate, P ...
is the island's largest settlement with a total population of 104,522 as of 2020.
Masbate Island was severely affected by
Super Typhoon Yolanda in November 2013, which caused the evacuation of about 15,700 people.
References
External links
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Masbate Information Service Website
Islands of Masbate
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