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Romblon consists of three major islands and several islets. Tablas is the biggest, followed by Sibuyan and then Romblon. It is completely surrounded by deep waters, and lies on the Sibuyan Sea between the islands of Masbate and Mindoro. It is situated almost at the center of the Philippine Archipelago. It has a land area of 1,355.9 square kilometers, comprising only of 2.89% of the region and 0.45% of the country's total land area.

A fifth class province, Romblon is made up of 17 municipalities namely Romblon, the provincial capital, Odiongan, Banton, Corcuera, Concepcion, San Fernando, San Jose, Cajidiocan, San Agustin, Calatrava, Alcantara, San Andres, Magdiwang, Looc, Sta. Fe, Ferrol and Sta. Maria. It has 219 barangays.

In terms of land area, San Fernando and Cajidiocan are the two largest municipalities, both covering an area of 201.9 sq. km. Odiongan follows with an area of 137.9 sq. km. Romblon has a land area of 72.3 sq. km. Concepcion is the smallest with 19.8 sq. km.

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