Basco

Basco is the provincial capital of the smallest province, . It is on Batan Island. It is home to about 10,000 people For practical reasons, this guide covers Basco and the neighboring municipality of Mahatao.
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  • Type: Town with 9,650 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Batanes
  • Also known as: “Basco, Batanes”, “Municipality of Basco”, and “Santo Domingo de Basco”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basco Airport and Basco Lighthouse.

Aerodrome
Photo: tharty, CC BY 2.0.
is an serving the province of in the . It is located in the provincial capital, Basco. It is one of two airports in the Batanes Islands, the other being Itbayat Airport.

Lighthouse
is a lighthouse in the town of Basco in , the northernmost province in the . Located in Naidi Hills in Barangay San Antonio, the lush green hills and the open sea provide a beautiful backdrop for the lighthouse.

Church
Photo: KisekiLacroix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as Santo Domingo de Guzman Parish Church and , is a Roman Catholic cathedral church located in Basco, Northern , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahatao.

Town
Photo: Klienneeco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,745 people. is situated 4 km southwest of Basco.

Basco

Latitude
20.449° or 20° 26′ 57″ north
Longitude
121.9683° or 121° 58′ 6″ east
Population
9,650
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
IATA airport code
BSO
United Nations Location Code
PH BSO
Open location code
7QG3CXX9+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 198496785
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1726449
Wiki­data ID
Q43180
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amis to Zulu—“Basco” goes by many names.
  • Amis: “Basco”
  • Arabic: “بسكو”
  • Asturian: “Basco”
  • Balinese: “Basco”
  • Banjar: “Basco”
  • Basque: “Basco”
  • Batak Toba: “Basco”
  • Buginese: “Basco”
  • Capiznon: “Basco”
  • Catalan: “Basco”
  • Cebuano: “Basco, Batanes”
  • Cebuano: “Basco”
  • Cebuano: “Lungsod sa Basco”
  • Cebuano: “Santo Domingo de Basco”
  • Central Bikol: “Basco”
  • Chavacano: “Basco”
  • Chinese: “Basco”
  • Chinese: “巴士古”
  • Dagbani: “Basco”
  • Danish: “Basco”
  • Dutch: “Basco”
  • Esperanto: “Basco”
  • Fijian: “Basco”
  • Filipino: “Basco”
  • French: “Basco”
  • Georgian: “ბასკო”
  • Georgian: “ბასკოს მუნიციპალიტეტი”
  • German: “Basco”
  • Gorontalo: “Basco”
  • Hausa: “Basco”
  • Hebrew: “בסקו”
  • Hiligaynon: “Basco”
  • Hiri Motu: “Basco”
  • Igbo: “Basco”
  • Iloko: “Basco, Batanes”
  • Iloko: “Basco”
  • Indonesian: “Basco”
  • Irish: “Basco”
  • Italian: “Basco”
  • Jamaican Creole English: “Basco”
  • Japanese: “バスコ”
  • Javanese: “Basco”
  • Kinaray-A: “Basco”
  • Kongo: “Basco”
  • Korean: “바스코”
  • Latvian: “Basko”
  • Macedonian: “Баско”
  • Malagasy: “Basco”
  • Malay: “Basco”
  • Maori: “Basco”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Basco”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “描示戈”
  • Minangkabau: “Basco”
  • Nauru: “Basco”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Basco”
  • Norwegian: “Basco”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Basco”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Basco”
  • Oromo: “Basco”
  • Paiwan: “Basco”
  • Pampanga: “Basco”
  • Pangasinan: “Basco”
  • Persian: “بسکو، باتانز”
  • Polish: “Basco”
  • Portuguese: “Basco”
  • Rinconada Bikol: “Basco”
  • Russian: “Баско”
  • Sakizaya: “Basco”
  • Samoan: “Basco”
  • Scots: “Basco”
  • Slovenian: “Basco”
  • Spanish: “Basco”
  • Spanish: “Santo Domingo de Basco”
  • Sundanese: “Basco”
  • Swahili: “Basco”
  • Swedish: “Basco”
  • Tagalog: “Basco, Batanes”
  • Tagalog: “Basco”
  • Tagalog: “Bayan ng Basco”
  • Tagalog: “Santo Domingo de Basco”
  • Tahitian: “Basco”
  • Tetum: “Basco”
  • Thai: “บัสโก”
  • Tok Pisin: “Basco”
  • Ukrainian: “Баско”
  • Urdu: “باسکو، باتانیس”
  • Urdu: “باسکو”
  • Vietnamese: “Basco”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Basco”
  • Welsh: “Basco”
  • Xhosa: “Basco”
  • Yoruba: “Basco”
  • Zulu: “Basco”
  • “Basco”
  • “Basco, Batanes”

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