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|footnotes = }} Masbate City, officially the City of Masbate (Bikol: ''Syudad nin Masbate''; ; ; (タガログ語:Lungsod ng Masbate)), is a fourth class city and capital of the province of Masbate in the Philippines. The only city in the province, it serves as the province's main commercial center and chief seaport. It is noted for its well-protected port with Ticao Island acting as barrier against the effect of inclement weather from the northeast. Being located at the central part of the Philippine archipelago, the city serves as Bicol Region's gateway to Visayas and Mindanao provinces. It is accessible through sea and air transportation. The City of Masbate is one of the major cities in the Bicol Region after Naga City, Legazpi City and Sorsogon City. The city domain is bounded on the northeast by Masbate Pass; on the southwest by the municipality of Milagros and on the northwest by a portion of Asid River and the municipalities of Milagros and Baleno. From Manila, the city is barely 212.5 aerial miles or 362 nautical miles. By plane, it takes more or less one hour to negotiate; by boat, 16 to 18 hours to ply. The city is more or less situated at the center of Masbate province, too, taking the tip of Burias Island as its northernmost part and the tip of Esperanza municipality as the southernmost part. The city serves as the dividing line between Luzon and the rest of the islands in the country. To the neighboring islands, Masbate City is three hours away by boat from the nearest point in Bicol mainland; three hours away from the nearest point in Burias; three hours away from the nearest municipality in Ticao Island; five hours from the nearest point in the island of Cebu and five hours from the nearest point in Panay island. According to the 2010 census, the city has a population of 85,227 people.〔 ==History== The account that "Masbate" was coined after the words "''masa''" and "''bate''" remains anecdotal. 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「Masbate City」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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