Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Also known as Eglises baroques des Philippines, Églises baroques des philippines
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Philippines
Inscribed
1993
List reference
677
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Baroque Churches of the Philippines is about 17 km south-west of Laoag. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic City of Vigan, about 55 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Laoag · about 207,000 peopleabout 17 km north-east
- Vigan · about 49,000 peopleabout 55 km south
- Tuguegarao · about 115,000 peopleabout 140 km east
- Baguio · about 448,000 peopleabout 180 km south
- Dagupan · about 164,000 peopleabout 220 km south
- Tarlac · about 184,000 peopleabout 290 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PhilippinesCultural56 km away
PhilippinesCultural141 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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