Overview of the Region
The province of Sorsogon

The Province of Sorsogon is located at the southernmost tip of the Bicol Peninsula. It is bounded on the north by the Province of Albay, on the east and northeast by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the San Bernardino Strait and the west and northwest by the Ticao and Burias Passes. The province has an irregular coastline with good harbors in Bulan, Magallanes and along the shore of Sorsogon Bay.

Sorsogon has 14 municipalities, one city and 541 barangays with two congressional districts. It covers an area of 2,119.0 square kilometers. With a population of 650,535 in May 1, 2000, it had a population density of 307.0 persons per square kilometer. Sorsogon was the fastest growing province in the region with an average annual growth rate of 2.04 percent between 1995 and 2000.

The province has an agricultural economy with coconut, rice, corn, abaca, and pili nuts as the major products. Its rich marine resources yield various products such as fish, crabs, clams, mollusks and seaweeds.

Sorsogon is known for its historic and panoramic places such as the "baluartes" in Sta. Magdalena, Bacon, Matnog, Casiguran and Bulusan; the "Tulong Gapo" and Rizal Beaches in Bacon and Gubat, respectively; the Irosin Church in Irosin; the tranquil Bulusan Lake and the geologically young Bulusan Volcano in Bulusan.

The province of Sorsogon connects Bicol Region and the rest of Luzon to the Visayas and Mindanao areas through the ferry service in Matnog.
 

As of January 2006

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