page_title: Bohol (province)
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Bohol (province) / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Chocolate Hills, Bohol, Philippines
context_page_description: The Province of Bohol is an island province of the Philippines in the Central Visayas region, consisting of one main island, Bohol, and more than 70 smaller islands. Its capital is Tagbilaran.
  The province is a popular place among tourists because of its beaches and resorts. The Chocolate Hills, many small hills of limestone formations, is the most popular attraction. There are many hotels in the southern beaches.
  It is the home province of Carlos P. Garcia, the eighth president of the Republic of the Philippines who was born in Talibon.
context_section_description: The Bohol island has many small hills. There are two mountain ranges that run roughly parallel on the northwest and the southeast. The main mountain range of the island is Sierra Bullones on the southeast, along the south coast.  It begins near Loboc, goes to the east and then to the northeast to end near Candijay.  The highest point of this range and in the entire province is Mount Mayana, 870 m (2,850 ft) high.
  A plateau in the interior plateau of the island has many limestone hills. In Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan, these hills form near perfect cones in great numbers and are known as the Chocolate Hills.
  The are many white sandy beaches along the coast of the main island and in other islands of the province. The most well known of these beaches are in Panglao Island, and there, numerous islets have similar, yet untouched and beautiful beaches.
  The Panglao island is relatively flat with two hills. The island is known for its beautiful beaches, and the most famous of these is Alona Beach on the south side of the island.
  The Lapinig island is to the northeast of the Bohol island, in front of the municipality of Pres. Carlos P. Garcia. The island is flat with hills in the middle to a height of 100 m (330 ft).
caption: The Chocolate Hills of Bohol
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