Romblon

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

Romblon consists of numerous islands sitting in the Sibuyan Sea[?]. It lies south of Marinduque and Quezon, east of Mindoro, north of Aklan[?], and west of Masbate. The three major islands are Romblon Island[?], Tablas Island[?], and Sibuyan Island[?].

Romblon is the country's leading producer of high-quality marble, comparable to that of Italy.

Table of contents 1 People and Culture 2 Economy 3 Geography 3.1 Political 3.1.1 Municipalities 3.2 Physical 4 History 5 External Links

People and Culture

Economy

Geography

Political

Romblon is subdivided into 17 municipalities.

Municipalities

Alcantara[?] Banton[?] Cajidiocan[?] Calatrava[?] Concepcion[?] Corcuera[?] Looc[?] Magdiwang[?] Odiongan[?]

Romblon[?] San Agustin[?] San Andres[?] San Fernando[?] San Jose[?] Santa Fe[?] Ferrol[?] Santa Maria[?] (Imelda)

Physical

History

The province of Romblon was formerly called Lomlon or Domblon. It was organized by the Spanish into a politico-military district in 1853 and made a sub-province of Capiz[?]. In 1917, it was converted into a separate province. In October 1, 1946, Romblon was made into a special province with four municipalities, namely Tablas, Romblon, Sibuyan ang Manghali. On January 1, 1947, the regular provincial status of Romblon was restored.

External Links

• Romblon Travel Guide
  http://www.romblon.homestead.com