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Romblon is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. Its capital is the municipality also named Romblon .

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES


Region: MIMAROPA (Region IV-B)
Founded: March 10, 1917
Population:
2000 census—264,357 (16th smallest)
Density—195 per km² (44th highest)
Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—0
Municipalities—17
Barangays—219
Congressional districts—1
Languages: Tagalog, Ilonggo, Romblomanon
Governor: Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona (2001-2004)

Romblon consists of numerous islands sitting in the Sibuyan Sea. It lies south of Marinduque and Quezon, east of Mindoro, north of AklanAklan is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Kalibo and is located at the northwest portion of Panay island, bordering Antique to the west and Capiz to the southeast. Aklan faces Sibuyan Sea and the province, and west of MasbateMasbate is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Masbate City and consists of three major islands: Masbate, Ticao and Burias. People and Culture Economy Geography Political Masbate is subdivided into 20. The three major islands are Romblon Island , Tablas Island , and Sibuyan Island .

Romblon is the country's leading producer of high-quality marbleThis page is about the metamorphic rock. For the game with little glass spheres see marbles. Marble is metamorphosed limestone, composed of fairly pure calcite (a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, Ca C O). It is extensively used for sculpture, as an, comparable to that of ItalyThe Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Italia is a country in the south of Europe, consisting mainly of a boot-shaped peninsula together with two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Sicily and Sardinia. To the north, where it borders France, Switzer.

1 People and Culture

Languages. The languages in Romblon are Romblomanon including the dialect Sibuyanon, Inunhan or Onhan, and Bantoanon or Asi.



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