Location: Southermost tip of Luzon

Boundaries:

• Northwest-Quezon Province
• East-Pacific Ocean
• Southeast-Samar Sea
• Southwest-Sibuyan Sea

Total Land Area: 18,140.4 square kilometers

Political Subdivisions:

• No. of Province: 6
• No. of Cities: 7 (one chartered city: Naga and six component cities, namely: Legazpi, Iriga, Tabaco, Ligao, Masbate and Sorsogon
• No. of Municipalities: 107
• No. of District: 14
• No. of Barangays: 3,471

Land Use Agricultural:

• 50.76%
• Forest: 13.56%
• Grasslands: 30.23%
• Miscellaneous: 2.42%

Topography: From Slightly Modulating to Rolling and from Hilly to Mountainous

Highest Elevation: Mayon Volcano 2,462 meters above sea level

Coastal Waters: Ragay Gulf San Miguel Bay Lagonoy Gulf Albay Gulf Sorsogon Bay Alinang Bay Nin Bay Asid Gulf

Population (as of 2000 National Census of Population) Bicol Region: 4,674,855

• Albay: 1,090,907
• Camarines Norte: 458,840
• Camarines Sur: 1,548,846
• Catanduanes: 215,356
• Masbate: 707,668
• Sorsogon: 650, 535

Language/Dialect: Filipino is the official dialect although the English language is widely used especially in schools and in business transactions. Bicol is the official dialect. This varies, through, among the different municipalities and provinces.