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Municipality of Banton

Banton

Banton, officially the Municipality of Banton, is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 5,848 people.
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  • Type: Town with 5,740 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Philippines in the province of Romblon
  • Also known as: “Banton, Romblon”, “Jones, Romblon”, “Municipality of Banton”, and “Municipality of Jones”
  • Historically known as: “Jones”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fuerza de San José and Gabriel Fabella historical marker.

Fort
Photo: Joannerfabregas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 17th-century Spanish fortification located in the municipality of Banton, on the homonymous island, in , . Together with Fuerza de San Andrés and Fuerza de Santiago, it is part of the ancient fortification system…

Memorial
Photo: National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Public domain.
is a memorial.

Church
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Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Parish Church, commonly known as Banton Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Banton in province in the .

Banton

Latitude
12.94595° or 12° 56′ 45″ north
Longitude
122.09601° or 122° 5′ 46″ east
Population
5,740
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
7Q44W3WW+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 198526872
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1726961
Wiki­data ID
Q174511
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In Other Languages

From Amis to Zulu—“Banton” goes by many names.
  • Amis: “Banton”
  • Asturian: “Banton”
  • Balinese: “Banton”
  • Banjar: “Banton”
  • Basque: “Banton”
  • Batak Toba: “Banton”
  • Buginese: “Banton”
  • Capiznon: “Banton”
  • Catalan: “Banton”
  • Cebuano: “Banton, Romblon”
  • Cebuano: “Banton”
  • Cebuano: “Jones, Romblon”
  • Cebuano: “Jones”
  • Cebuano: “Lungsod sa Banton”
  • Cebuano: “Lungsod sa Jones”
  • Central Bikol: “Banton”
  • Chavacano: “Banton”
  • Chinese: “班頓 (朗布隆省)”
  • Chinese: “班頓”
  • Chinese: “班顿 (朗布隆省)”
  • Chinese: “班顿”
  • Dagbani: “Banton”
  • Danish: “Banton”
  • Dutch: “Banton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بانتون”
  • Esperanto: “Banton”
  • Fijian: “Banton”
  • French: “Banton”
  • Georgian: “ბანტონი (რომბლონი)”
  • Georgian: “ბანტონი”
  • German: “Banton”
  • Gorontalo: “Banton”
  • Hausa: “Banton”
  • Hiligaynon: “Banton”
  • Hiri Motu: “Banton”
  • Igbo: “Banton”
  • Iloko: “Banton”
  • Indonesian: “Banton, Romblon”
  • Indonesian: “Banton”
  • Irish: “Banton”
  • Italian: “Banton”
  • Jamaican Creole English: “Banton”
  • Japanese: “バントン”
  • Javanese: “Banton”
  • Kinaray-A: “Banton”
  • Kongo: “Banton”
  • Malagasy: “Banton”
  • Malay: “Banton”
  • Maori: “Banton”
  • Minangkabau: “Banton”
  • Nauru: “Banton”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Banton”
  • Oromo: “Banton”
  • Paiwan: “Banton”
  • Pampanga: “Banton”
  • Pangasinan: “Banton”
  • Persian: “بانتون، رومبلون”
  • Persian: “بانتون”
  • Portuguese: “Banton”
  • Rinconada Bikol: “Banton”
  • Sakizaya: “Banton”
  • Samoan: “Banton”
  • Scots: “Banton”
  • Slovenian: “Banton”
  • Spanish: “Banton”
  • Spanish: “Bantón”
  • Sundanese: “Banton”
  • Swahili: “Banton”
  • Swedish: “Banton”
  • Tagalog: “Banton, Romblon”
  • Tagalog: “Banton”
  • Tagalog: “Bayan ng Banton”
  • Tagalog: “Bayan ng Jones”
  • Tagalog: “Jones, Romblon”
  • Tagalog: “Jones”
  • Tagalog: “Munisipalidad ng Banton”
  • Tagalog: “Munisipalidad ng Jones”
  • Tagalog: “Munisipyo ng Banton”
  • Tagalog: “Munisipyo ng Jones”
  • Tahitian: “Banton”
  • Tetum: “Banton”
  • Tok Pisin: “Banton”
  • Vietnamese: “Banton”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Banton, Romblon”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Banton”
  • Welsh: “Banton”
  • Xhosa: “Banton”
  • Yoruba: “Banton”
  • Zulu: “Banton”
  • “Banton”
  • “Banton, Romblon”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Banton”. Photo: Lawrence ruiz, CC BY-SA 4.0.