Aroroy

E917633

Aroroy is a coastal municipality in the province of Masbate in the Philippines, known historically for its gold mining and fishing industries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal municipality
municipality
country Philippines
countrySubdivision Bicol Region NERFINISHED
Region V NERFINISHED
governingCountry Republic of the Philippines NERFINISHED
hasAdministrativeClassification municipality of the Philippines
hasBodyOfWater Masbate Pass NERFINISHED
Visayan Sea NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical climate
hasCoastline yes
hasEconomicHistory gold rush era
traditional fishing community
hasEconomicSector primary sector
hasGovernmentType municipal government
hasHistoricalActivity fishing
gold mining
hasIndustry artisanal fishing
commercial fishing
small-scale gold mining
hasLandUse agricultural land
coastal fishing grounds
mining areas
hasMajorEconomicActivity agriculture
fisheries
mining
hasMiningCommodity gold ore
hasNaturalResource gold
hasPortType fishing port
hasRegionalEconomy resource-based economy
hasSector crop production
inland fisheries
livestock
marine fisheries
isCoastalSettlement true
knownFor fishing industry
gold mining
languageUsed Bikol NERFINISHED
English
Filipino
Masbateño NERFINISHED
locatedIn Bicol Region NERFINISHED
Luzon
Masbate NERFINISHED
locatedInArchipelago Philippine archipelago NERFINISHED
locatedOn Masbate Island NERFINISHED
partOf province of Masbate NERFINISHED
timeZone Philippine Standard Time
utcOffset +8

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