Batanes

Batanes
Batanes
Province
	Province of Batanes
	(from top: left to right) Lighthouse in Sabtang Island, Chavayan Beach in Sabtang, Mount Iraya, Batan Island, Malboro country in Mahatao and Batan island coastal rocky cliffs.
	Flag Seal
	Anthem: Beautiful Batanes Isles
	Location in the Philippines
	Coordinates: 20°35′N 121°54′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Founded	June 26, 1783
Capital; and largest municipality	Basco
Government
• Governor	Marilou Cayco (PFP)
• Vice Governor	Ignacio C. Villa (LP)
• Legislature	Batanes Provincial Board
Area
• Total	203.22 km2 (78.46 sq mi)
• Rank	81st out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Iraya)	1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	18,831
• Estimate (2020)	17,875
• Rank	81st out of 81
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
• Rank	73rd out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	6 Basco; Itbayat; Ivana; Mahatao; Sabtang; Uyugan; ;
• Barangays	29
• Districts	Legislative district of Batanes
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	3900–3905
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
ISO 3166 code	PH-BTN
Spoken languages	Ivatan; Itbayaten; Isamurongen; Ilocano; Tagalog; English;

Batanes, officially the Province of Batanes (Ivatan: Provinsiya nu Batanes; Ilocano: Probinsia ti Batanes; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Batanes, IPA: [bɐˈtanes]), is an archipelagic province in the Philippines, administratively part of the Cagayan Valley region. It is the northernmost province in the Philippines, and the smallest, both in population and land area. The capital is Basco, located on the island of Batan.

The island group is located approximately 162 kilometres (101 mi) north of the Luzon mainland and about 190 kilometres (120 miles) south of Taiwan (Pingtung County), separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan Province by the Balintang Channel, and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel.

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