Bohol (island)
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| Province | |||
| Province of Bohol | |||
Bohol Capitol Building, Tagbilaran
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| Anthem: Awit sa Bohol Bohol Hymn | |||
 Location in the Philippines |
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| Coordinates: 9°54′N 124°12′E / 9.9°N 124.2°ECoordinates: 9°54′N 124°12′E / 9.9°N 124.2°E | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) | ||
| Discovered Founded |
25 March 1565 22 July 1854 |
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| Provincial Capital | Tagbilaran | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan | ||
| • Governor | Edgar Chatto (LP) | ||
| • Vice governor | Dionisio Balite | ||
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,820.95 km2 (1,861.38 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015 census) | |||
| • Total | 1,313,560 | ||
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) | ||
| • Voter (2016) | 798,768 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Boholano | ||
| Divisions | |||
| • Independent cities | 0 | ||
| • Component cities |
1
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| • Municipalities |
47
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| • Districts | 3 | ||
| Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 6300–6346 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | PH-BOH | ||
| Income class | 1st class | ||
| PSGC | 071200000 | ||
| Website | www |
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Bohol is a 1st provincial income class island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. 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. To the west of Bohol is Cebu, to the northeast is the island of Leyte and to the south, across the Bohol Sea, is Mindanao.
The province is a popular tourist destination with its beaches and resorts. The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of 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, amongst the world's smallest primates, is indigenous to the island.
A narrow strait separates the island of Cebu and Bohol, and both share a common language, but the Boholanos retain a conscious distinction from the Cebuanos. Bohol's climate is generally dry, with maximum rainfall between the months of June and October. The interior is cooler than the coast.
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.
On 15 October 2013, Bohol was devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake whose epicenter was 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Sagbayan town. The earthquake, which also hit southern Cebu, claimed 156 lives altogether and injured 374 people. It also destroyed or damaged a number of Bohol's heritage churches.
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