Virac

Virac is the largest town in , an island province of the Philippines, the provincial capital, and the island's main transport hub.
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  • Type: Town with 73,700 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Catanduanes
  • Also known as: Virac, Catanduanes

Places of Interest

Highlights include Virac Airstrip.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Virac Airport is an serving the island province of in the . It is located in the capital, Virac, and is the only airport in the province.

Virac

Latitude
13.5804° or 13° 34′ 49″ north
Longitude
124.2312° or 124° 13′ 52″ east
Population
73,700
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
IATA airport code
VRC
United Nations Location Code
PH VRC
Open location code
7Q56H6JJ+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 198506019
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1679802
Wiki­data ID
Q192681
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In Other Languages

From Amis to Zulu—“Virac” goes by many names.
  • Amis: Virac
  • Asturian: Virac
  • Balinese: Virac
  • Banjar: Virac
  • Basque: Virac
  • Batak Toba: Virac
  • Buginese: Virac
  • Capiznon: Virac
  • Catalan: Virac
  • Cebuano: Virac, Catanduanes
  • Cebuano: Virac
  • Central Bikol: Virac
  • Chavacano: Virac
  • Chinese: 比拉克
  • Chinese: 維拉克
  • Chinese: 維拉克市
  • Chinese: 维拉克
  • Dagbani: Virac
  • Danish: Virac
  • Dutch: Virac
  • Esperanto: Virac
  • Fijian: Virac
  • Filipino: Virac
  • French: Virac
  • Georgian: ვირაკი
  • German: Virac
  • Gorontalo: Virac, Catanduanes
  • Gorontalo: Virac
  • Hausa: Virac
  • Hiligaynon: Virac
  • Hiri Motu: Virac
  • Igbo: Virac
  • Iloko: Virac
  • Indonesian: Virac, Catanduanes
  • Indonesian: Virac
  • Irish: Virac
  • Italian: Virac
  • Jamaican Creole English: Virac
  • Japanese: ヴィラク
  • Japanese: ビラク (カタンドゥアネス州)
  • Javanese: Virac
  • Kinaray-A: Virac
  • Kongo: Virac
  • Latvian: Viraka
  • Malagasy: Virac
  • Malay: Virac
  • Maori: Virac
  • Min Nan Chinese: Virac
  • Min Nan Chinese: 咪六
  • Min Nan Chinese: 米轆
  • Minangkabau: Virac
  • Nauru: Virac
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Virac
  • Norwegian: Virac
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Virac
  • Oromo: Virac
  • Paiwan: Virac
  • Pampanga: Virac
  • Pangasinan: Virac
  • Portuguese: Virac
  • Rinconada Bikol: Virac
  • Russian: Вирак (провинция Катандуанес)
  • Russian: Вирак
  • Sakizaya: Virac
  • Samoan: Virac
  • Scots: Virac
  • Spanish: Birac
  • Spanish: Virac
  • Sundanese: Virac
  • Swahili: Virac
  • Swedish: Virac
  • Tagalog: Virac
  • Tahitian: Virac
  • Tatar: Вирак
  • Tetum: Virac
  • Thai: บีรัก
  • Tok Pisin: Virac
  • Urdu: ویراک، کاتاندوانیس
  • Urdu: ویراک
  • Vietnamese: Virac
  • Waray (Philippines): Virac, Pilipinas
  • Waray (Philippines): Virac
  • Welsh: Virac
  • Xhosa: Virac
  • Yoruba: Virac
  • Zulu: Virac
  • Virac
  • Virac, Catanduanes

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