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Bohol is a of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bohol Island Philippines )〕 Its capital is Tagbilaran City. With a land area of and a coastline long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines.〔(The Island-Province of Bohol ) Retrieved November 15, 2006.〕 To the west of Bohol is Cebu, to the northeast is the island of Leyte and to the south, across the Bohol Sea is Mindanao. The province is a popular tourist destination with its beaches and resorts.〔(Socio-economic Profile ) 〕 The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of limestone formations, are the most popular attraction. The formations can be seen by land (climbing the highest point) or by air via ultralight airplane tours. Panglao Island, located just southwest of Tagbilaran City, is famous for its diving locations and is routinely listed as one of the top ten diving locations in the world. Numerous tourist resorts and dive centers dot the southern beaches. The Philippine tarsier, amongst the world's smallest primates, is indigenous to the island. A narrow strait separates the island of Cebu and Bohol, and both share a common language, but the Boholanos retain a conscious distinction from the Cebuanos. Bohol's climate is generally dry, with maximum rainfall between the months of June and October. The interior is cooler than the coast. It is the home province of Carlos P. Garcia, the eighth president of the Republic of the Philippines (1957–1961) who was born in Talibon, Bohol.〔(Bountiful Bohol ) Retrieved November 15, 2006.〕 On 15 October 2013, Bohol was devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake whose epicenter was south of Sagbayan town. The earthquake, which also devastated neighboring Cebu City, claimed 156 lives altogether and injured 374 people. It also destroyed or damaged a number of Bohol's heritage churches.〔(Philippines quake hits Cebu and Bohol ) BBC News. Retrieved on 15 October 2013〕〔(Powerful quake kills 74 people, destroys heritage churches in Bohol, Cebu ) GMA News Online. Retrieved on 15 October 2013〕 ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bohol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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