Romblon (/rɒmˈbloʊn/ rom-BLOHN) is an archipelagic province of the Philippines located in

the Mimaropa region. Its main islands include Tablas, the largest, which covers nine
municipalities, Sibuyan with its three towns, as well as the smaller island municipalities
of Corcuera, Banton, Concepcion, San Jose, and Romblon, the provincial capital. The province lies
south of Marinduque and Quezon, east of Oriental Mindoro, north of Aklan and Capiz, and west
of Masbate. According to the 2015 census, it has a total population of 292,781.[4]
Romblon has been inhabited by aboriginal Filipinos prior to the arrival of the Spanish in 1569.
Archaeological artifacts recovered by the National Museum in 1936 indicate that the aborigines of
Romblon already have a rich and advanced culture. Under Spanish colonial rule, Romblon was
initially administered under the newly established province of Arevalo, until 1716, when it was
transferred to the jurisdiction of the newly created province of Capiz. With arrival of the Americans in
1901, Romblon was declared a province and placed under civilian rule. It lost its provincial status for
a short while between 1907 and 1945, but regained it in 1946, just after World War II.