Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Sorsogon City (Bikol: Ciudad nin Sorsogon, Filipino: Lungsod ng Sorsogon), is a third class city in and the provincial seat of Sorsogon, Philippines. It is the capital city of the province of Sorsogon, located on the Bicol Peninsula at southern tip of Luzon. This city was formed by merging the Bacon and Sorsogon towns. The census put the city's population at {{#property:P1082}} people, spread across 64 barangays. It is the third most populous city in the Bicol Region behind Legazpi City (182,201) and Naga City (174,931). Sorsogon City covers a land area of 31,292 hectares (120.82 sq mi) making it Bicol's largest city in terms of land area. The city is bounded by the municipality of Casiguran and Sorsogon Bay, on the west by the municipality of Castilla, on the northeast by the municipality of Manito in Albay, and on the north by Albay Gulf. The city serves a trans-shipment point from the Visayas and Mindanao provinces. It is also dubbed as "Gateway to Southern Philippines". Sorsogon City is one of the region’s leading cities in urbanization.Sorsogon City is divided into three districts: The West District, East District where the central business area is located and Bacon district which is a former town of the province and was merged with the town of Sorsogon upon the creation of the city in 2000.The name of the city is derived from the word "sosogon" meaning "trace the river by going upstream"."@en }
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- Sorsogon_City abstract "Sorsogon City (Bikol: Ciudad nin Sorsogon, Filipino: Lungsod ng Sorsogon), is a third class city in and the provincial seat of Sorsogon, Philippines. It is the capital city of the province of Sorsogon, located on the Bicol Peninsula at southern tip of Luzon. This city was formed by merging the Bacon and Sorsogon towns. The census put the city's population at {{#property:P1082}} people, spread across 64 barangays. It is the third most populous city in the Bicol Region behind Legazpi City (182,201) and Naga City (174,931). Sorsogon City covers a land area of 31,292 hectares (120.82 sq mi) making it Bicol's largest city in terms of land area. The city is bounded by the municipality of Casiguran and Sorsogon Bay, on the west by the municipality of Castilla, on the northeast by the municipality of Manito in Albay, and on the north by Albay Gulf. The city serves a trans-shipment point from the Visayas and Mindanao provinces. It is also dubbed as "Gateway to Southern Philippines". Sorsogon City is one of the region’s leading cities in urbanization.Sorsogon City is divided into three districts: The West District, East District where the central business area is located and Bacon district which is a former town of the province and was merged with the town of Sorsogon upon the creation of the city in 2000.The name of the city is derived from the word "sosogon" meaning "trace the river by going upstream".".