Masbate Island is the largest of three major islands of
Masbate Province in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. 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 B ...
and
Burias Island
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
Masbate Island is the largest ...
. 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''; fil, Lungsod ng Masbate), is a 4th class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the P ...
is the island largest settlement with a total population of 104,522 as of 2020.
Masbate Island was severely affected by
Super Typhoon Yolanda
Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. On making landfall, Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. It is one of the ...
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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