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Bohol | |
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Province | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Anthem: Awit sa Bohol (Bohol Hymn)[1] | |
 Location in the Philippines | |
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| Coordinates: 9°54′N 124°12′E / 9.9°N 124.2°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Discovered by the Spanish | March 25, 1565 |
| Founded | July 22, 1854 |
| Capital and largest city | Tagbilaran |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
| • Governor | Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado |
| • Vice Governor | Dionisio Victor A. Balite |
| • Legislature | Bohol Provincial Board |
| Area [2] | |
| • Total | 4,820.95 km2 (1,861.38 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Matunog) | 864 m (2,835 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,394,329 |
| • Rank | 20th out of 81 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2019)[4] | 898,682 |
| • Language |
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| Demonym(s) | boholano Bul·anon boholana Boholan |
| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 0 |
| • Component cities | 1
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| • Municipalities | 47
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| • Districts | List
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| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6300–6346 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-BOH |
| Income class | 1st class |
| PSGC | 071200000 |
| Website | www |
Bohol (Tagalog pronunciation: [buˈhol]), officially the Province of Bohol (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Bohol; Hiligaynon: Kapuroan sang Bohol; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands.[5] Its capital is Tagbilaran. With a land area of 4,821 km2 (1,861 sq mi) and a coastline 261 km (162 mi) long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines.[6]
The province of Bohol is a first-class province divided into 3 congressional districts, comprising 1 component city and 47 municipalities.[7] It has 1,109 barangays.[8]
The province is a popular tourist destination with its beaches and resorts.[9] The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of brown-colored limestone formations, are the most popular attraction. The formations can be seen by land (climbing the highest point) or by air via ultralight air tours. Panglao Island, located just southwest of Tagbilaran, is famous for its diving locations and is routinely listed as one of the top ten diving locations in the world. Numerous tourist resorts and dive centers dot the southern beaches. The Philippine tarsier, among the world's smallest primates, is indigenous to the island.
It was the home province of Carlos P. Garcia, the eighth president of the Republic of the Philippines (1957–1961) who was born in Talibon, Bohol.[10]
On October 15, 2013, Bohol was devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake whose epicenter was 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Sagbayan. The earthquake, which also hit southern Cebu, claimed 222 lives altogether and injured 374 people. It also destroyed or damaged a number of Bohol's heritage churches.[11][12]
In 2023, Bohol Island was designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark, the first in the Philippines.[13][14]
Bohol is also the province with the most towns in the Philippines, totalling 47 towns, and 1 component city, Tagbilaran City.
- ^ Hellingman 2002a.
- ^ "Province: Bohol". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Number of Registered Voters by Sex : 2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. 2019.
- ^ "Bohol Island Philippines". bohol-philippines.com. Bohol Philippines Travel Guide. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ The Island-Province of Bohol www
.bohol .gov .ph Retrieved November 15, 2006. - ^ NEDA 2000.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
profilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Socio-economic Profile". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015.
- ^ Bountiful Bohol www
.aenet .org Retrieved November 15, 2006. - ^ Philippines quake hits Cebu and Bohol BBC News. Retrieved on October 15, 2013
- ^ Powerful quake kills 74 people, destroys heritage churches in Bohol, Cebu GMA News Online. Retrieved on October 15, 2013
- ^ Almazan, Faye. "Bohol is PH's first UNESCO Global Geopark". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Bohol Island UNESCO Global Geopark | UNESCO". www.unesco.org. Retrieved May 25, 2023.