The Bicol Region is located at the Southeastern stretch of Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, and is surrounded by natural barriers.

     It is bounded by Lamon Bay on the north, Pacific Ocean on the east, and Sibuyan Sea and Ragay Gulf on the west.

     It also has access to the rest of Luzon through its neighboring provinnce, Quezon.

     Of the region's six provinces, four (4) are contiguous - Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, and Sorsogon, while two are island provinces - Masbate, and Catanduanes.

     It has a total land area of 1, 811,400 hectares or 18,114 square kilometers.

     Camarines Sur is the largest occupying 526,682 hectares or around 30% of the total, while Catanduanes is the smallest with only 151,148 hectares or 8.6% of the total.

     Of the region's total land area, around 71% is alienable and disposable while the remaining 29% is public forest areas.

     The region is generally hilly and mountainous except for a few stretches of plains extending from Camarines Sur to the southwestern part of Albay and several smaller coastal and inland plains in other parts of the peninsula.

     It has many rivers, lakes, bays, mountains, volcanoes, and waterfalls, caves and springs.

     The beautiful and interesting spots are well distributed in the area. The region is dotted with volcanoes with the imposing and majestic Mayon Volcano as the most domiant.