Iloilo

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Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Iloilo City and is located at the southeast portion of Panay Island, bordering Antique to the west and Capiz to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is the island-province of Guimaras and across Panay Gulf and Guimaras Strait is Negros Occidental.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Province of Iloilo

Region: Western Visayas (Region VI)

Capital: Iloilo City

Founded: —

Population:
2000 census—1,925,002 (7th largest)
Density—408 per km² (11th highest)

Area: 4,719.4 km² (22nd largest)

Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—1
Component cities—1
Municipalities—20
Barangays—1,901
Congressional districts—6†

Languages: Ilonggo

Governor: Niel D. Tupas

† Includes the district of Iloilo City

1 People and culture
2 Economy
3 Geography
- 3.1 Political
  - 3.1.1 Cities
  - 3.1.2 Municipalities
- 3.2 Physical
4 History
5 External links

[edit] People and culture

People from Iloilo are called Ilonggos. Hiligaynon is spoken in the city while numerous variants of it called Karay-a is spoken in almost every town and municipalities away from the city. Most Ilonggos are bilingual in English and Hiligaynon; English is taught from grade school to college. The Ilonggos are mostly Malayo-Polynesian people although there are small pockets of populations with Negrito, Chinese, and European ancestry.

Spanish colonial architecture in the Province of Iloilo.

Spanish architectures can be seen in old buildings in downtown Iloilo. Merchants from China and India have long traded with the Ilonggos even before the Spaniards came. The ruling spanish government encouraged these foreign merchants to trade in Iloilo but they were not given privileges like ownership of lands. The mestizo class eventually was born from the marriages of the Spaniards and merchants with the local Malayo-Polynesian people. They later emerged as the ruling class of the Ilonggos (see Principalía).

The town Fiesta is one of the most important events of the Ilonggos. Almost every town ( municipalities) in Iloilo has a fiesta celebrated on different times of the year. You can eat "free" at any house at any town that is celebrating its fiesta that week if you go with somebody who knows somebody at that house.

[edit] Economy

[edit] Geography

[edit] Political

Iloilo is subdivided into 42 municipalities and 2 cities.

[edit] Cities

[edit] Municipalities

[edit] Physical

[edit] History

[edit] External links

Cities and Municipalities of Iloilo
Cities:	Iloilo \| Passi
Municipalities:	Ajuy \| Alimodian \| Anilao \| Badiangan \| Balasan \| Banate \| Barotac Nuevo \| Barotac Viejo \| Batad \| Bingawan \| Cabatuan \| Calinog \| Carles \| Concepcion \| Dingle \| Dueñas \| Dumangas \| Estancia \| Guimbal \| Igbaras \| Janiuay \| Lambunao \| Leganes \| Lemery \| Leon \| Maasin \| Miagao \| Mina \| New Lucena \| Oton \| Pavia \| Pototan \| San Dionisio \| San Enrique \| San Joaquin \| San Miguel \| San Rafael \| Santa Barbara \| Sara \| Tigbauan \| Tubungan \| Zarraga

	Philippines
Capital	Manila \| National Capital Region
Provinces	Abra \| Agusan del Norte \| Agusan del Sur \| Aklan \| Albay \| Antique \| Apayao \| Aurora \| Basilan \| Bataan \| Batanes \| Batangas \| Benguet \| Biliran \| Bohol \| Bukidnon \| Bulacan \| Cagayan \| Camarines Norte \| Camarines Sur \| Camiguin \| Capiz \| Catanduanes \| Cavite \| Cebu \| Compostela Valley \| Cotabato \| Davao del Norte \| Davao del Sur \| Davao Oriental \| Eastern Samar \| Guimaras \| Ifugao \| Ilocos Norte \| Ilocos Sur \| Iloilo \| Isabela \| Kalinga \| La Union \| Laguna \| Lanao del Norte \| Lanao del Sur \| Leyte \| Maguindanao \| Marinduque \| Masbate \| Misamis Occidental \| Misamis Oriental \| Mountain Province \| Negros Occidental \| Negros Oriental \| Northern Samar \| Nueva Ecija \| Nueva Vizcaya \| Occidental Mindoro \| Oriental Mindoro \| Palawan \| Pampanga \| Pangasinan \| Quezon \| Quirino \| Rizal \| Romblon \| Samar \| Sarangani \| Shariff Kabunsuan \| Siquijor \| Sorsogon \| South Cotabato \| Southern Leyte \| Sultan Kudarat \| Sulu \| Surigao del Norte \| Surigao del Sur \| Tarlac \| Tawi-Tawi \| Zambales \| Zamboanga del Norte \| Zamboanga del Sur \| Zamboanga Sibugay
Other subdivisions	Regions \| Cities \| Municipalities \| Barangays \| Legislative districts
Territorial disputes	Sabah \| Scarborough Shoal \| Spratly Islands