Baclayon

The historic town of Baclayon lies 6 km east along the seashore from city on the island of in the . It was the first town established in Bohol by the Spaniards.
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  • Type: Town with 22,500 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Philippines in the province of Bohol
  • Also known as: “Bacayán”, “Baclayón”, “Baclayon, Bohol”, “Badayon”, and “Bakayan”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of Baclayon.

Memorial
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is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dauis and Tagbilaran.

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, officially the Municipality of …

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is the capital city of the island province of in the .

Town
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, officially the Municipality… is situated 5 km east of Baclayon.

Baclayon

Latitude
9.6222° or 9° 37′ 20″ north
Longitude
123.9132° or 123° 54′ 47″ east
Population
22,500
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
6QX5JWC7+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 251106813
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1729604
Wiki­data ID
Q404489
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In Other Languages

From Amis to Zulu—“Baclayon” goes by many names.
  • Amis: “Baclayon”
  • Asturian: “Baclayon”
  • Balinese: “Baclayon”
  • Banjar: “Baclayon”
  • Basque: “Baclayon”
  • Batak Toba: “Baclayon”
  • Buginese: “Baclayon”
  • Capiznon: “Baclayon”
  • Catalan: “Baclayon”
  • Cebuano: “Baclayon”
  • Central Bikol: “Baclayon”
  • Chavacano: “Baclayon”
  • Chinese: “巴克拉永”
  • Dagbani: “Baclayon”
  • Danish: “Baclayon”
  • Dutch: “Baclayon”
  • Esperanto: “Baclayon”
  • Fijian: “Baclayon”
  • French: “Baclayon”
  • Georgian: “ბაკლაიონი”
  • German: “Baclayon”
  • Gorontalo: “Baclayon”
  • Hausa: “Baclayon”
  • Hiligaynon: “Baclayon”
  • Hiri Motu: “Baclayon”
  • Igbo: “Baclayon”
  • Iloko: “Baclayon”
  • Indonesian: “Baclayon”
  • Irish: “Baclayon”
  • Italian: “Baclayon”
  • Jamaican Creole English: “Baclayon”
  • Japanese: “バクラヨン”
  • Javanese: “Baclayon”
  • Kinaray-A: “Baclayon”
  • Kongo: “Baclayon”
  • Korean: “바클라욘”
  • Malagasy: “Baclayon”
  • Malay: “Baclayon”
  • Maori: “Baclayon”
  • Minangkabau: “Baclayon”
  • Nauru: “Baclayon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Baclayon”
  • Norwegian: “Baclayon”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Baclayon”
  • Oromo: “Baclayon”
  • Paiwan: “Baclayon”
  • Pampanga: “Baclayon”
  • Pangasinan: “Baclayon”
  • Portuguese: “Baclayon”
  • Rinconada Bikol: “Baclayon”
  • Sakizaya: “Baclayon”
  • Samoan: “Baclayon”
  • Scots: “Baclayon”
  • Spanish: “Baclayon”
  • Sundanese: “Baclayon”
  • Swahili: “Baclayon”
  • Swedish: “Baclayon”
  • Tagalog: “Baclayon”
  • Tahitian: “Baclayon”
  • Tetum: “Baclayon”
  • Tok Pisin: “Baclayon”
  • Urdu: “باکلایون، بوہول”
  • Urdu: “باکلایون”
  • Vietnamese: “Baclayon”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Baclayon”
  • Welsh: “Baclayon”
  • Xhosa: “Baclayon”
  • Yoruba: “Baclayon”
  • Zulu: “Baclayon”
  • “Baclayon”

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