The Republic of the Philippines (Pilipinas in Filipino) includes more than 7600 islands stretching over 1750 km (1100 mi) of the western Pacific and separating the Philippine Sea on the east from the South China Sea on the west. The largest islands are Luzon at the northern end of the country and Mindanao at the southern end. As of 2020 the population of the country was about 109 million. The archipelago was a Spanish colony until the Spanish-American War of 1898, which brought the islands under U.S. administration. Japan occupied the islands during World War II (1942-45) and the country became independent shortly thereafter (1946). The country is divided into 17 regions and subdivided into 81 provinces. This page lists lighthouses in Bohol Province, part of the Central Visayas Region in the central part of the Philippines. Bohol is an island southeast of Cebu and southwest of Leyte. The island is elliptical in shape, about 80 km (50 mi) long east to west and 50 km (30 mi) wide. The population is about 1.4 million. Bohol faces the Bohol Sea to the south and the Camotes Sea to the north; it is separated from Leyte by the Canigao Channel and from Cebu by the Cebu Strait. Filipino and English are official languages in the Philippines. In Filipino a lighthouses is called a parola; an island is an isla or pulo. Many English maritime terms have been adopted into Filipino, including cape, bay, and port, and the names of historic lighthouses are often retained in their Spanish forms. Lighthouses in the Philippines are maintained by the Marine Safety Services Command of the Philippine Coast Guard. Notices to Mariners are posted by the National Mapping and Resource Information Agency (NAMRIA). Many Philippine lighthouses are not well known so better information and photos are always needed. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. PCG numbers are the Philippines Light List numbers, where known. Admiralty numbers are from volume F of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.
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Bohol Province Lighthouses
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![]() Getafe Light, Bohol, October 2019 Google Maps photo by Cinnamoroll Puff |
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![]() Ubay Light, Bohol, November 2022 Google Maps street view |
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Adjoining pages: Northeast: Leyte and Biliran | South: Northern Mindanao | West: Negros | Northwest: Cebu
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Posted July 24, 2005. Checked and revised November 27, 2024. Lighthouses: 24. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.