Romblon

Summary data
Map of the Philippines highlighting Romblon
Typeprovince
Island groupLuzon
RegionMIMAROPA Region
Cities0
Municipalities17
Barangays219
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesSibuyan Sea, Tablas Strait
Area (2013)1,533.45 km2 (592.07 sq mi)
Population (2020)308,985
Density (2020)201 / km2 (522 / sq mi)

Romblon is a province in the Philippines situated in the MIMAROPA Region grouped under the Luzon island group. Its capital is the Municipality of Romblon.

The province has a land area of 1,533.45 square kilometers or 592.07 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 308,985. This represented 9.57% of the total population of the MIMAROPA Region, 0.50% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 0.28% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 201 inhabitants per square kilometer or 522 inhabitants per square mile.

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Romblon is bordered, clockwise from the North, by the Sibuyan Sea, and Tablas Strait.

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Local government units

Romblon has 17 municipalities. The total number of barangays in the province is 219.

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Local government units of Romblon
NameTypePopulation (2020)Population (2015)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)Area (2013), in km2Density (2020), per km2Brgy count
Alcantaramunicipality17,17116,3511.04%60.1228612
Bantonmunicipality5,7375,5360.75%32.4817717
Cajidiocanmunicipality23,25921,8611.31%201.8511514
Calatravamunicipality11,34210,2752.10%86.701317
Concepcionmunicipality3,5614,037-2.61%19.821809
Corcueramunicipality10,11210,283-0.35%28.5335415
Ferrolmunicipality8,0056,9642.98%26.723006
Loocmunicipality21,79922,262-0.44%132.8216412
Magdiwangmunicipality15,38514,1421.79%100.751539
Odionganmunicipality49,28445,3671.76%185.6726525
Romblonmunicipality, capital40,55438,7580.96%86.8746731
San Agustinmunicipality24,11522,5981.38%140.4817215
San Andresmunicipality15,94015,5890.47%112.0014213
San Fernandomunicipality24,17123,2710.80%196.8712312
San Josemunicipality11,75910,8811.65%22.055335
Santa Femunicipality17,80216,0982.14%63.5228011
Santa Mariamunicipality8,9898,5081.16%36.202486
Romblon Total308,985292,7811.14%1,533.45201219

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Romblon for the fiscal year of 2016 was 692,248,130.71.

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Annual regular income of Romblon (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009197,304,527.82
2010424,393,321.48115.10%
2011460,281,123.078.46%
2012446,748,874.25-2.94%
2013486,739,853.908.95%
2014546,043,963.0112.18%
2015625,048,626.9914.47%
2016692,248,130.7110.75%

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  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Romblon is 10 to 14, with 35,189 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 3,705 individuals.

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Population of Romblon by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 15,9912.05%
1 to 426,6079.09%
5 to 933,98711.61%
10 to 1435,18912.02%
15 to 1931,25810.68%
20 to 2422,8477.80%
25 to 2918,8636.44%
30 to 3417,0355.82%
35 to 3916,1595.52%
40 to 4415,6295.34%
45 to 4915,1945.19%
50 to 5413,6944.68%
55 to 5911,6623.98%
60 to 648,8403.02%
65 to 696,6852.28%
70 to 745,5011.88%
75 to 793,9351.34%
80 and over3,7051.27%
Total292,781100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 59.45
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.58
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 71.03
  • Median Age: 22.92

Historical population

The population of Romblon grew from 52,848 in 1903 to 308,985 in 2020, an increase of 256,137 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.14%, or an increase of 16,204 people, from the previous population of 292,781 in 2015.

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Population of Romblon (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
52,848
64,6101.28%
99,3672.18%
108,8170.94%
131,6581.69%
167,0822.36%
182,2091.75%
193,1741.18%
227,6211.65%
244,6541.36%
264,3571.67%
279,7740.78%
283,9300.54%
292,7810.59%
308,9851.14%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Romblon for the year 2019 was 198,078.

National roads

As of December 2016, the National Roads in Romblon are:

Secondary Roads

  • Romblon Port Road
  • Romblon-Cogon-Sablayan Road
  • Sibuyan Circumferential Road
  • Tablas Circumferential Road

Tertiary Roads

  • Ambulong Port Road
  • Azagra Port Road
  • Batiano-Poctoy Port Road
  • Cajidiocan Port Road
  • Carmen Port Road
  • Concepcion East-West Road
  • Dapawan-Torrel Road
  • Junction Guinhayaan-Malbog Port Road
  • Junction Linawan-Mablaran Falls Road
  • Junction TCR-Batiano Complex Road
  • Looc (Cogon Tulay)-Odiongan Road
  • Lubi-Binoog Road
  • Odiongan-East-West Road
  • Parpagoha (Marigondon)-Binoog Road
  • San Agustin Port Road
  • Tugdan Airport Road

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.
  4. Data on National Roads is from the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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