Geography, Population
GEOGRAPHY
Area: 12,073sqkm (4,661sqmi)
Topography: rugged and mountainous except for some areas in the north and southwest which are lowlands
Mountains: Mt Labo near Imelda, Camarines Norte 942m (3,090ft); Mt Isarog near Binunuan, Camarines Sur 1976m (6463ft); Mt Mayon near Camalig, Albay 2,462m (8,078ft); Mt Bulusan near Layog, Sorsogon 1,559m (5,115ft)
Rivers: Polangui and Quinale rivers in Albay; Labo river in Camarines Norte; Bicol River in Camarines Sur; Putiao, Sonsol and Irosin rivers in Sorsogon
POPULATION
Majority Group: Bicolanos
Dialect: Bicolano in most parts of the region and Tagalog in some northern towns of Camarines Norte
Minorities: Aetas, Dumagats
Region Population: 2,717,000
Cities, Towns: (Census of 1980, x1000)
Province Camarines Norte: Labo 57, Daet 55, Panganiban 30, Mercedes 27, Vinzons 26, Paracale 25.
Province Camarines Sur: Naga City 91, Iriga City 66, Libmanan 68, Nabua 53, Buhi 49, Sipocot 44.
Province Albay: Legazpi City 100, Daraga 73, Tabaco 73, Ligao 70, Polangui 56, Guinobatan 54.
Province Sorsogon: Bulan 61, Sorsogon 61, Pilar 46, Gubat 44, Irosin 35, Castilla 35.
Political Structure: Province (Population x1000, area, capital): Camarines Norte (308, 2113 sqkm, Daet), Camarines Sur (1099, 5267 sqkm, Pili), Albay (809, 2553 sqkm, Legazpi City), Sorsogon (501, 2141 sqkm, Sorsogon).
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