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Municipality

Basco

Basco is a municipality in Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines. Its population was 9,647 in the 2024 census, and it has 6 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Basco by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
MahataoIhubok II: 2,728 people, 812 per km², 0.92% a yearIhubok I: 1,779 people, 1,098 per km², 0.15% a yearSan Antonio: 2,264 people, 270 per km², 0.18% a yearSan Joaquin: 529 people, 33 per km², −0.49% a yearChanarian: 430 people, 160 per km², −0.98% a yearKayhuvokan: 1,917 people, 1,162 per km², 0.37% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    9,647

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 22% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 6 cities and municipalities of Batanes by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 51 of every 100 people in Batanes lived in Basco in 2024 (50.94%)

  • Inside itSources

    6

    barangays

  • LandSources

    33.67 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Basco's land would fill a square about 5.8 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 287 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    3,176

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    46.7%

    About 47 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0200901000[4]Formerly 020901000
ZIP code
3900[13, 14, 15]

People

Basco had 9,647 people in the 2024 census, up 22% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Basco had the most people of the 6 cities and municipalities of Batanes in 2024[1]
  1. 1Basco9,647
  2. 2Itbayat2,937
  3. 3Sabtang1,774
  4. 4Mahatao1,745
  5. 5Uyugan1,466
  6. 6Ivana1,368
All 6 cities and municipalities of Batanes
Its 6 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Ihubok II2,72828 in 100
  2. San Antonio2,26423 in 100
  3. Kayhuvokan1,91720 in 100
  4. Ihubok I1,77918 in 100
  5. San Joaquin5295 in 100
  6. Chanarian4304 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 24 of every 100 are children under 15 (23.9%)
  • About 69 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (68.5%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 4702357345
5 - 9717401316
10 - 14822431391
15 - 19966470496
20 - 24910443467
25 - 29809422387
30 - 34673340333
35 - 39622312310
40 - 44624328296
45 - 49591291300
50 - 54512258254
55 - 59394219175
60 - 64319142177
65 - 69255111144
70 - 741666799
75 - 791254283
80 years and over17238134

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
9,647[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3,176[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.0 on average[1, 2]
Share of Batanes, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
50.94%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
46.7% (4,507 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
4,672 men, 4,707 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20249,647[1, 2]0.33% a year3,1763.0
2020as of May 1, 20209,517[1]2.21% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20158,579[1]1.56% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20107,907[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then7,517[32]1.56% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders6,717[32, 33]3.30% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then5,772[32]0.14% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then5,729[32]2.81% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then4,341[32]1.73% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then3,984[32]1.18% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then3,757[32]2.68% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then2,868[32]———

Barangays

Basco is made up of 6 barangays.
Barangays of Basco. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Chanarian4304.46%−0.98% a yearabout 2.69 km²Rural
Ihubok I1,77918.44%0.15% a yearabout 1.62 km²Urban
Ihubok II2,72828.28%0.92% a yearabout 3.36 km²Urban
Kayhuvokan1,91719.87%0.37% a yearabout 1.65 km²Rural
San Antonio2,26423.47%0.18% a yearabout 8.37 km²Rural
San Joaquin5295.48%−0.49% a yearabout 15.99 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Basco covers 33.67 km² of land, 287 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,010 m above the sea and it has 28.1 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
33.67 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
287 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
20.46726° N, 122.00497° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
210 m
Highest
1,010 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

28.1 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Yas-yas Creek1.9 km

Peaks[29]

  1. Mount Irayavolcano1,009 m
  2. Mount Mahataovolcano161 m

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[30]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Basco, the nearest PAGASA station, 6 km away[31]Averages for 2001 to 2020: 2,329 mm of rain on 150 days a year; 24.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Basco, 2001 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January146 mm1521.3 °C24.1 °C18.5 °C
February91 mm921.9 °C24.8 °C19.1 °C
March55 mm723.0 °C26.0 °C20.0 °C
April56 mm525.1 °C28.1 °C22.1 °C
May215 mm1126.8 °C29.8 °C23.8 °C
June183 mm1227.5 °C30.4 °C24.7 °C
July231 mm1327.5 °C30.4 °C24.6 °C
August321 mm1627.2 °C30.0 °C24.4 °C
September343 mm1726.7 °C29.5 °C23.8 °C
October261 mm1425.5 °C28.3 °C22.6 °C
November269 mm1624.2 °C26.9 °C21.4 °C
December158 mm1521.9 °C24.7 °C19.1 °C
The year2,329 mm15024.9 °C27.7 °C22.0 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 167 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 4 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
4.4% of people[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 4 of every 100 people in Basco lived below the poverty line in 2021 (4.4%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 2.4% and 6.3%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA says caution must be observed in using this estimate: read it as a rough guide only.

Public places

  • 10government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 8schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 2stations and terminals
  • 1park
  • 1beach
  • 2monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Basco” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices10

4 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 6 barangays of Basco

Hospitals and health centres2

Stations and terminals2

Parks1

Beaches1

Monuments and memorials2

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Basco. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

Capital of
Batanes[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Batanes[16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    German Amboy Caccam[19]
    Vice mayor
    Will Lee Hernandez Gabotero[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    German Amboy Caccam[20]
    Vice mayor
    Arlyne Castillo Velayo[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Demetrius Paul Caballero Narag[21]
    Vice mayor
    German Amboy Caccam[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Anastacia Balles Viola[22]
    Vice mayor
    German Amboy Caccam[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Demetrius Paul Caballero Narag[23]
    Vice mayor
    Anastacia Balles Viola[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Demetrius Paul Caballero Narag[24]
    Vice mayor
    Anastacia Balles Viola[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Demetrius Paul Caballero Narag[25]
    Vice mayor
    Flinton Tabuso Abad[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Manuel Viola[26]
    Vice mayor
    Emilio Ballesteros[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Manuel G. Viola[27]
    Vice mayor
    Roscoe B. Santana[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Basco, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026German Amboy Caccam[19]Will Lee Hernandez Gabotero[19]
2022–2025German Amboy Caccam[20]Arlyne Castillo Velayo[20]
2019–2022Demetrius Paul Caballero Narag[21]German Amboy Caccam[21]
2016–2019Anastacia Balles Viola[22]German Amboy Caccam[22]
2013–2016Demetrius Paul Caballero Narag[23]Anastacia Balles Viola[23]
2010–2013Demetrius Paul Caballero Narag[24]Anastacia Balles Viola[24]
2007–2010Demetrius Paul Caballero Narag[25]Flinton Tabuso Abad[25]
2004–2007Manuel Viola[26]Emilio Ballesteros[26]
2001–2004Manuel G. Viola[27]Roscoe B. Santana[27]

History & Identity

How it got its name

The Ivatan monograph says the capital town was named Basco after Governor General Jose Basco y Vargas, who was given the title Conde de la Conquista de Batanes.[9]

Its story

The Spanish performed the rites of annexation of Batanes in 1783 on the plains where Basco town now stands, and the province was originally called Provincia de la Concepcion.[9]

The town served as the base for Spanish political and mission work, which reached out to Mahatao.[9]

When Act No. 1952 of 1909 restored Batanes as a province, it named Santo Domingo de Basco as the capital.[10]

Timeline

  1. 26 June 1783

    Spanish annexation rites for Batanes held at what is now Basco; Basco became the capital town.[9]

  2. 20 May 1909

    Act No. 1952 restored Batanes as a province with Santo Domingo de Basco as capital.[10]

Nearby

Basco shares a border with Mahatao.

How it compares

Basco beside Batanes, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Batanes.

Basco beside Batanes
FigureBascoBatanesRank among the cities and municipalities of Batanes
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary9,647[1, 2]18,9371st of 6
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.33% a year[1, 2]faster0.13% a year4th of 6
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary287[6]more crowded911st of 6
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary33.67 km²[6]208.25 km²3rd of 6
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.0[1, 2]about the same3.0not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary46.7%[5]higher23.8%not ranked

Shares a border with[3]

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
662.8 km south

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. MahataoBatanes8.8 km southwest
  2. UyuganBatanes11.2 km southwest
  3. IvanaBatanes12.1 km southwest
  4. SabtangBatanes23.1 km southwest
  5. ItbayatBatanes35.0 km northwest
  6. CalayanCagayan139.6 km southwest

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  27. 27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  29. 29.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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