Bicol Region

Bicol
Bicol
Region
	Clockwise from the top: Mayon Volcano, Calaguas Islands, Ateneo de Naga University Church, Caramoan National Park, Legazpi Cathedral
	Nickname: Home of the Uragons
	Anthem: Bicol Regional March
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 13°30′N 123°20′E
Country	Philippines
Island group	Luzon
Regional center; and largest city	Legazpi
Area
• Total	18,155.82 km2 (7,010.00 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mayon Volcano)	2,463 m (8,081 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	6,082,165
• Density	330/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-05
Provinces	6 Albay ; Camarines Norte ; Camarines Sur ; Catanduanes ; Masbate ; Sorsogon ;
Cities	7 Iriga ; Legazpi ; Ligao ; Masbate City ; Naga ; Sorsogon City ; Tabaco;
Municipalities	107
Barangays	3,471
Cong. districts	16
Languages	Bikol languages (Central Bikol; Albayanon; Rinconada; Northern Catanduanes; Southern Catanduanes); ; Visayan languages (Masbateño; Northern Sorsogon; Waray Sorsogon); ; Tagalog; English;
GDP (2022)	₱583.72 billion; $11 billion
Growth rate	(8.06%)
HDI	0.687 (Medium)
HDI rank	13th in the Philippines (2019)
Website	dilgbicol.org

The Bicol Region, commonly shortened to Bicol and designated as Region V, is an administrative region of the Philippines. Also referred to as Bicolandia, it comprises six provinces, four on the Bicol Peninsula (the southeastern end of Luzon): Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Sorsogon, and two off the shore: Catanduanes and Masbate.

The regional center is Legazpi and has one independent component city, the pilgrim city of Naga. The region is bounded by Lamon Bay to the north, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Sibuyan Sea and Ragay Gulf to the west. The northernmost provinces, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, are bordered to the west by the province of Quezon in the Calabarzon region.

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