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| The Municipality of Ivana |
| In the town's historic seaport of Radiwan, the Katipuneros of the Philippine Revolution landed in September 1898. The town is fourteen kilometres from Basco, the provincial capital. There is one other major settlement in the municipality named San Vicente that is situated a kilometre north of the town proper. Ivana formerly included the municipality of Uyugan, which was established as a separate township upon the restoration of provincial status to Batanes in 1909. |
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| Ivana lies in the southwestern part of Batan Island. It covers an approximate land area of 1,200 hectares or 12 square kilometres. Over a thousand people live in the municipality, which is bounded by Mahatao on the north, the Balintang Channel on the south, Uyugan on the east and the Sabtang Channel/China Sea on the west. The town of Ivana is located on the narrow coastal plains between the foothills of Mount Matarem and the |
| Sabtang Channel. Ivana was established almost at the same time as Basco in 1783 and was known then as San Jose de Ivana. |
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| The Municipalities |
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