Bicol Region

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Region V
BICOL REGION

Divisions


Regional center	Legazpi City, Albay
Bilang na too	4,674,855
– Density	265.1 per km²
Awang	17,632.5 km²
– Saray Luyag	6
– Saray Siyudad	7
– Saray Baley	107
– Saray Barangay	3,471
– Saray Distrito na Congress	14
Saray salita	Bikol, Masbatenyo, Sorsoganon, Tagalog

Bicol Region or Bicolandia is one of the 16 regions of the Philippines occupying the Bicol Peninsula at the southeastern end of Luzon island and some other islands.

It consists of six provinces, namely, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, and Sorsogon. It has one independent chartered city, Naga City, and six component cities, Iriga City, Legazpi City, Ligao City, Masbate City, Sorsogon City, and Tabaco City. The inhabitants speak one of the Bikol languages, Masbatenyo, or a Warayan language, and the commercial/financial centers and transportation hubs are Legazpi City, the Regional Center and the Gateway City to Bicolandia, and Naga City, The Heart of Bicol and The Home of Our Lady of Peñafrancia.

The Bicol region is often seen as the epicenter of the counterculture and liberal politics in the Philippines. As many of its inhabitants seem to oppose many right-wing governments and ideology in which they blame for corruption. The region has a political reputation of being the most liberal region in the highly conservative Archipelago. It is also a stronghold for the National Democratic Front.

[edit] Political Divisions

Bicol is composed of six provinces and 7 cities.

Province		Capital	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
Image:Ph seal albay.png	Albay	Legazpi City	1,090,907	2,552.6	427.4
Image:Ph seal camarines norte.png	Camarines Norte	Daet	458,840	2,112.5	217.2
Image:Ph seal camarines sur.png	Camarines Sur	Pili	1,551,549	5,266.8	294.6
Image:Ph seal catanduanes.png	Catanduanes	Virac	215,356	1,511.5	142.5
Image:Ph seal masbate.png	Masbate	Masbate City	707,668	4,047.7	174.8
Image:Ph seal sorsogon.png	Sorsogon	Sorsogon City	650,535	2,141.4	303.8

[edit] Component Cities

Legazpi City, Albay
Ligao City, Albay
Tabaco City, Albay
Iriga City, Camarines Sur
Naga City¹, Camarines Sur
Masbate City, Masbate
Sorsogon City, Sorsogon

[edit] Languages

The Bikol languages are the dominant languages of the region. Tagalog is also spoken in most of Camarines Norte as well as in the municipality of Del Gallego, Camarines Sur. Two Visayan languages, Sorsoganon and Masbatenyo, are spoken in Masbate and Sorsogon; they are collectively referred to as Bisakol.

¹ Naga City is an indepedent component city.

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Kabesera	Manila \| National Capital Region
Saray Luyag	Abra \| Agusan ed Baybay \| Agusan ed Abalaten \| Aklan \| Albay \| Antique \| Apayao \| Aurora \| Basilan \| Bataan \| Batanes \| Batangas \| Benguet \| Biliran \| Bohol \| Bukidnon \| Bulacan \| Cagayan \| Camarines ed Baybay \| Camarines Sur \| Camiguin \| Capiz \| Catanduanes \| Cavite \| Cebu \| Valley diad Compostela \| Cotabato \| Davao ed Baybay \| Davao ed Abalaten \| Davao ed Bokig \| Bokig na Samar \| Guimaras \| Ifugao \| Ilocos ed Baybay \| Ilocos ed Abalaten \| Iloilo \| Isabela \| Kalinga \| La Union \| Laguna \| Lanao ed Baybay \| Lanao ed Abalaten \| Leyte \| Maguindanao \| Marinduque \| Masbate \| Misamis ed Sagor \| Misamis Oriental \| Luyag na Palandey \| Negros ed Sagor \| Negros ed Bokig \| Baybay na Samar \| Balon Ecija \| Balon Vizcaya \| Mindoro ed Baybay \| Mindoro ed Bokid \| Palawan \| Pampanga \| Pangasinan \| Quezon \| Quirino \| Rizal \| Romblon \| Samar \| Sarangani \| Siquijor \| Sorsogon \| Cotabato ed Abalaten \| Abalaten na Leyte \| Sultan Kudarat \| Sulu \| Surigao ed Baybay \| Surigao ed Abalaten \| Tarlac \| Tawi-Tawi \| Zambales \| Zamboanga ed Baybay \| Zamboanga ed Abalaten \| Zamboanga Sibugay
Political divisions	Regions \| Cities \| Municipalities \| Barangays
Territorial disputes	Sabah \| Scarborough Shoal \| Spratly Islands