vSorsogon (Bikol: Probinsya kan Sorsogon; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Sorsogon), is a province in

the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. It is the southernmost province in Luzon and is
subdivided into fourteen municipalities (towns) and one city. Its capital is Sorsogon
City (formerly the towns of Sorsogon and Bacon) and borders the province of Albay to the north.
Sorsogon is at the tip of the Bicol Peninsula and faces the island of Samar to the southeast across
the San Bernardino Strait and Ticao Island to the southwest. Sorsogueños is how the people of
Sorsogon call themselves.

Contents

 1History
 2Geography
o 2.1Administrative divisions
 3Demographics
o 3.1Population
o 3.2Languages
 3.2.1Sorsogon Ayta Language
o 3.3Religion
 4Economy
 5Climate
 6Culture
o 6.1Festivals
 6.1.1Town fiestas
o 6.2Minorities
 7Government
 8See also
 9References
 10External links

History[edit]
In 1570 two Augustinian friars, Alonzon Jiménez and Juan Orta, accompanied by a certain
captain, Enrique de Guzmán, reached Hibalong, a small fishing village near the mouth
of Ginangra River, and planted the cross and erected the first chapel in Luzon. It was from this
village that Ibalong, referring to the whole region, came to be. Moving inland with a
northwesterly direction they passed by the territory now known as Pilar, before they
reached Camalig, Albay. The establishment of the Abucay-Catamlangan Mission later was
ample proof of this. The early towns established here were: Gibalon in 1570 (now sitio
of Magallanes); Casiguran – 1600; Bulusan – 1631; Pilar – 1635; Donsol – 1668; Bacon –
1764; Juban and Matnog – 1800; Bulan – 1801; Castilla – 1827; Magallanes – 1860; Sorsogon –
1866 and Irosin – 1880. The province was eventually separated from Albay on October 17, 1894
and adopted the name Sorsogon. The town of Sorsogon was also selected as its capital.[1]
Tolonggapo Beach of Bacon District on the eastern side of Sorsogon City

On the 1935 Philippine Constitutional convention, Sorsogon had its own delegates. They were
Adolfo Grafilo, Francisco Arellano, José S. Reyes, and Mario Gaurino.
In 2000, Sorsogon City was created through the merging of the municipalities of Bacon and
Sorsogon.[5]

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Geography[edit]
Sorsogon covers a total area of 2,119.01 square kilometres (818.15 sq mi)[3] occupying the
southeastern tip of the Bicol Peninsula in Luzon. The province is bordered on the north
by Albay, east by the Philippine Sea, south by the San Bernardino Strait, and west and northwest
by the Ticao and Burias Passes. The Sorsogon Bay lies within the central portion of the province.

Bulusan Lake on the slope of Bulusan Volcano National Park

The province has an irregular topography. Except for landlocked Irosin, all the towns lie along
the coast. They are all connected by concrete and asphalt roads. Mountains sprawl over the
northeast, southeast and west portions. Mount Bulusan, the tallest peak, rises 1,560 metres
(5,120 ft) above sea level.
Except for its overland link with the province of Albay to the north, it is completely surrounded
by water. Sorsogon is the gateway of Luzon to the Visayas and Mindanao through its Roll-
on/Roll-off ferry terminal facilities located in the municipalities of Matnog, Pilar and Bulan.
Administrative divisions[edit]
Sorsogon comprises 14 municipalities and 1 city.
 Political map of Sorsogon

 † Provincial capital and component city

 Municipality
City or munici Distric ±% Barang
Population Area[3] Density Coordinates[A]
pality t[3] p.a. ay
/s
(201 k sq /k q
(2015)[4]
0)[6] m2 mi m2 m
i

20,99 0.60 23. 88

Barcelona 2nd 2.6%
0
20,340
%
61.18
62
340
0
25 12°51′59″N 124°
08′42″E
12.6 100,
Bulan 2nd
% 076