Place:Basco, Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines

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NameBasco
Alt namesSanto Domingo de Bascosource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates20.417°N 122.0°E
Located inBatanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Basco, officially the Municipality of Basco, is a 5th class municipality and capital of the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,517 people.

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.

The Basco Lighthouse is one of the landmarks.

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