Basco
| Municipality of Basco | |||
| Location of Basco in the province of Batanes | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Cagayan Valley | ||
| Province : | Batanes | ||
| Barangays : | 6th | ||
| District: | 1. District of Batanes | ||
| PSGC : | 020901000 | ||
| Income class : | 5th income bracket | ||
| Households : | 1469 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 8,579 August 1, 2015 census
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| Coordinates : | 20 ° 27 ′ N , 121 ° 58 ′ E | ||
| Area code : | +63 78 | ||
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Basco (also known as Santo Domingo de Basco ) is a municipality in the Philippine province of Batanes in the north of the country and is also the capital of the province. Basco is located on Batan Island , the second largest of the Batan Islands . Basco also has an airport with a flight connection to Manila .
Personalities
- Pacita Abad (1946–2004), American painter
Barangays
Basco is divided into the following six barangays :
- Ihubok II (Kayvaluganan)
- Ihubok I (Kaychanarianan)
- San Antonio
- San Joaquin
- Chanarian
- Kayhuvokan