Basco, Batanes

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Basco
Municipality

Basco Lighthouse

Seal

Location within Batanes province

Basco
Location within the Philippines

Coordinates:

2027N 12158ECoordinates:

2027N 12158E

Country

Philippines

Region

Cagayan Valley (Region II)

Province

Batanes

District

Lone District

Barangays

6 (see Barangays)

Government[1]
Type

Sangguniang Bayan

Mayor

Demetrius Paul C. Narag

Area[2]
Total

49.46 km2 (19.10 sq mi)

Population (2015 census)[3]

Total

8,579

Density

170/km2 (450/sq mi)

Voter(2016)[4]

4,954

Time zone

PST (UTC+8)

ZIP code

3900

IDD:area code

+63(0)78

Income class

5th class

PSGC

020901000

Basco, officially the Municipality of Basco (Filipino: Bayan ng Basco), is a municipality in

the province of Batanes in the Cagayan Valley (Region II) of the Philippines, serving as the provincial
capital. The population was 8,579 at the 2015 census.[3] In the 2016 election, it had 4,954 registered
voters.[4]
Basco 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 and Baguio.[citation needed]
The town is named after Capitn General Jos Basco, who led the Philippines to freedom from the
control of New Spain, which is today Mexico.
The Basco Lighthouse is one of the landmarks.
Contents
[hide]

1Geography
o

1.1Climate

1.2Barangays

2Demographics

3Transportation

4Education

5References

6External links

Geography[edit]
Basco is located at 2027N 12158E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 49.46 square
kilometres (19.10 sq mi)[2]constituting 22.58% of the 219.01-square-kilometre- (84.56 sq mi) total
area of Batanes.

Climate[edit]
Basco has a tropical rainforest climate (Kppen climate classification Af), with slightly cooler
temperatures especially during the winter months due to its northerly location compared to other
cities down south such as Laoag or Manila. Unlike these two cities whose hottest months are April
and May, Basco experiences its warmest temperature during the months of June and July, similar to
Taiwan.

[hide]Climate data for Basco, Philippines (1961-1990)

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Average high C

24.9

25.9

27.6

29.6

31.3

31.7

(F)

(76.8)

(78.6)

(81.7)

(85.3)

(88.3)

(89.1)

Daily mean C

22.0

22.9

24.4

26.5

28.1

28.5

(F)

(71.6)

(73.2)

(75.9)

(79.7)

(82.6)

(83.3)

Average low C

19.2

19.8

21.2

23.3

24.8

25.3

(F)

(66.6)

(67.6)

(70.2)

(73.9)

(76.6)

(77.5)

178.0

122.7

91.4

70.3

169.7

258.4

(7.008

(4.831

(3.598

(2.768

(6.681

(10.173

18

14

10

10

14

Average rainfall
mm (inches)

Average rainy
days

Jul

31.9
(89.4
)

28.5
(83.3
)

25.2
(77.4
)

279.4
(11)

Aug

Sep

Oct

31.2

31.2

29.8

27.7

25.6

(88.2)

(85.6)

(81.9)

(78.1)

28.1

27.9

26.7

24.9

22.9

(82.6)

(82.2)

(80.1)

(76.8)

(73.2)

24.9

24.5

23.6

22.2

20.1

(76.8)

(76.1)

(74.5)

(72)

(68.2)

419.6

380.4

328.1

(16.52

(14.976

(12.917

20

18

18

15

Barangays[edit]
Basco is politically subdivided into 6 barangays.[6]
The sitio of Diptan was converted into a barrio, known as San Antonio, in 1955.[7] Also in the same
year, the sitios of Coral, Hago, Tuva, Diojango, Canalaan, Honaan and Dimnalamay were converted
into the barrio of San Joaquin.[8]

Barangay

Population
2015

020901005

Chanarian

020901001

Ihubok II (Kayvaluganan)

% p.a.
2010

[3]

Dec

(88.2)

Source: Hong Kong Observatory[5]

PSGC

Nov

[9]

4.2%

360

334

+1.44%

27.3%

2,344

2,103

+2.09%

296.9
(11.689)

19

253.0
(9.961
)

19

PSGC

Barangay

Population
2015

% p.a.
2010

[3]

[9]

020901002

Ihubok I (Kaychanarianan)

21.2%

1,822

1,665

+1.73%

020901006

Kayhuvokan

19.8%

1,700

1,641

+0.67%

020901003

San Antonio

23.0%

1,969

1,772

+2.03%

020901004

San Joaquin

4.5%

384

392

0.39%

8,579

7,907

+1.57%

TOTAL

Demographics[edit]
Population census of Basco
Year

Pop.

1990
1995
2000

5,729
5,772
6,717

% p.a.

Year

Pop.

% p.a.

2007
+0.14% 2010
+3.30% 2015

7,517
7,907
8,579

+1.56%
+1.86%
+1.57%

Source: PSA[3][9][10]

In the 2015 census, Basco had a population of 8,579. [3] The population density was 170 inhabitants
per square kilometre (440/sq mi).
In the 2016 election, it had 4,954 registered voters.[4]

Transportation[edit]
Basco is accessible by air from Manila via Basco Airport. It is served by PAL Express and SKYJET,
and via Tuguegarao in Cagayan by Regional Airlines like NorthSky Air and Air Republiq (as of
January 2013).[citation needed]

Education[edit]
Schools

Basco Central School

Batanes National Science High School

Batanes State College

Chanarian Barrio School

Diptan Elementary School

Saint Dominic College

Tukon Barrio School

Valugan Barrio School